POLITICS

The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has rejected calls for the December 7 general elections to be suspended in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The experienced Legislator said it is too early and over-exaggerated to have such a conversation. Some political actors like the …

A Deputy Chief of Staff, Samuel Abu Jinapor has descended on his brother of the opposition NDC, John Abdulai Jinapor in relation to government’s recently announced electricity reliefs for Ghanaians. President Akufo-Addo who addressed the nation on Thursday on measures put in place to ease challenges Ghanaians were compelled to …

Social Media Commentator and ardent critic of government, Ekwow Kelvin Taylor for the first time has commended President Akufo-Addo for decision to absorb electricity bills of low-income consumers in Ghana for April, May and June. “Thank you Nana Addo for listening to John Mahama on the electricity reduction”, he posted …

A former Deputy Minister of Power under the erstwhile Mahama administration, John Abdulai Jinapor, has taken a swipe at President Akufo-Addo’s 50% electricity power reduction stating that it will make consumers worse off. According to him, the president’s 50% electricity rebate is meant to mislead the poor Ghanaian who queued to …

Former presidential spokesperson, Koku Anyidoho, has hit back at his critics for praising President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his social intervention programs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on Okay FM’s ‘Ade Akye Abia’ Morning Show, Koku Anyidoho claimed to have heard all the insults rained on …

The Majority caucus in Parliament is set to donate GHS100,000 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. A cheque for the stated amount will be presented to the Board of Trustees of the Fund at the Jubilee House later today, Thursday, April 9, 2020. Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu in …

Some of Ghana’s political movers and shakers have aside their ideological differences to support the trustees of the Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund as they distribute hot meals to head porters, popularly known as ‘kayayei’ in Accra. The Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund was established to raise money to complement …

NDC’s Director of Elections, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah said the coronavirus outbreak will not in any way affect the upcoming 2020 general elections. He explained, considering the projections from World Health Organization (WHO), it is likely the disease will fade out before the general elections. “There is nothing that points to …

78-year-old Yaw Osafo-Maafo, the Senior Minister, is reported by the Minority in Parliament to have written to GCNet, proposing to pay off the company with taxpayer’s cash so that they hand over operations of the Ghana National Single Window (GNSW) to Ghana Link/UNIPASS. The revelation comes as a surprise because government has insisted …

Whereas many organisations, individuals, philanthropists and opinion leaders are devoting time and resources to support the underprivileged, who are highly affected by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the Member of Parliament for Wa East, Hon Godfrey Bayon Tangu is nowhere to be found, neglecting his constituents. The Wa East Constituency Executives of the …