POLITICS

50% electricity cut will make your lives worse – John Jinapor to Ghanaians

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 …

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Crucify me for not politicizing coronavirus – Koku Anyidoho hits back at NDC ‘small boys’

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 …

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Majority MPs to donate GHS100,000 to COVID-19 Fund

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 …

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NPP, NDC officials unite to feed thousands of ‘kayayei’ in Accra

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 …

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Coronavirus cannot stop 2020 election – Elvis Afriyie Ankrah

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 …

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Minority exopses Osafo Maafo over UNIPASS deal

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 …

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Coronavirus: Wa East MP ‘missing’

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 …

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MPs recall: I won’t attend Parliament; I’m home with my family – Ras Mubarak

The Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak says even though he’s currently in Accra he’s unable to attend to Parliament after the Speaker recalled the House because he’s spending quality time with his family. Hon. Ras Mubarak joins many of his colleagues in the Minority caucus who are unhappy …

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You promised ‘kayayes’ GHC10 daily, give it to them – Yagaba MP to govt

The Member of Parliament for Yagaba/Kumori has raised concerns about what he calls inconsistencies from government on the provision for Kayayes and other vulnerable groups suffering the biting edge of the lockdown in Accra and Kumasi. According to Ibrahim Abdul-Rauf Tanko, claims of the Minister of Gender, children and social protection that …

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COVID-19 interventions: I’m grateful Akufo-Addo listened to me – Mahama

Today is the 9th day of the partial lockdown declared by the President. Yesterday, we received with concern news of the hospitalisation and transfer for intensive care of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. COVID-19 is proving to be a highly infectious disease and no respecter of persons. This is the reason why …

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