POLITICS

Kennedy Agyapong addressed teeming supporters over the weekend at a gathering dubbed, THE SHOW DOWN WALK. The speech was to round off a fitness walk through parts of Accra, as he drummed support for his candidature. Known for his blunt nature, the Assin North lawmaker and New Patriotic Party (NPP) …

Deputy National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jennifer Oforiwaah Queen has expressed her frustration regarding the Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo. Recall that Adwoa Safo faced scrutiny when she was absent from parliamentary and government duties for a prolonged nine-month period. This absence led to …

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) Dr Serebuor Quaicoe has defended the EC’s decision to restrict the limited Voter Registration exercise to its district offices, explaining that rather than a way of suppressing voter registration, the aim is to prevent foreigners from getting onto …

Even though the November 4 presidential primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will have four names on the ballot paper, the uncontested and general view is that it is going to be a ‘showdown’ between the establishment, represented by Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the anti-establishment fronted by the maverick Kennedy …

Accusations of incompetence and claims of nepotism have come up as legal practitioner Martin Kpebu criticizes the Electoral Commissioner of Ghana, Jean Mensa, for her alleged failure to extend the voter registration exercise and what he perceives as the Electoral Commission’s questionable decisions. Kpebu did not mince words as he …

It has been reported that the party secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Awutu Senya East in the Central Region, Tauriq Amadu is dead. According to a 3news.com report, Tariuq was receiving treatment at the Ridge Hospital in Accra for an illness when death laid its icy hands …

Dr. Lawrence writes:Nana Akufo-Addo has already surrendered to the next leader Does anybody know the direction Ghana is going now? Is there any institution in Ghana that is working now, except the Office of the Special Prosecutor, which is also playing with the minds of Ghanaians. The soul and spirit …

The Coalition of National Youth Organisers (CNYO) is calling on the youth of Ghana to boycott the just-started limited voter registration exercise as a result of the snub of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to accept alternative proposals. “The Electoral Commission is behaving as if the views and concerns of …

Kennedy Agyapong, Member of Parliament for Assin Central and a hopeful flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has surged to the top of Twitter trends within just 24 hours of the party’s ballot process to determine the candidates’ order on the ballot. In the aftermath of the balloting, Kennedy Agyapong secured …

The largest opposition party, NDC, has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to call the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) to order. The party accuses the Electoral Commissioner, Jean Adukwei Mensah of engaging in voter suppression with its decision to conduct the ongoing Limited Voter Registration Exercise …