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First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu banned from campaigning

The people of Behenase in the Bekwai Municipality have dared the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bekwai, Lawyer Joseph Osei Owusu, the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Kyei Baffuor, Bekwai constituency party executives and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) machinery not to step in the community to campaign for votes towards …

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Stop vote-buying – Emile Short to political parties

A former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has called on the leadership of the two major political parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to take steps to deal with vote-buying in Ghana’s politics. His comment …

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NPP Asawase Elects Alidu Seidu As Its Parliamentary Candidate

The New Patriotic Party of Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region yesterday, elected Alidu Seidu as its parliamentary candidate for the 2020 elections in a well-organized serene and peacefully unanimous voter acclamation as recognised by the party as a form of electing candidates by all party delegates in the constituency, …

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NPP chair calls for corruption court

The Madina Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Eric Nartey Yeboah, has called for the establishment of a special court for the fast track and effective prosecution of corruption cases. He made the call in a post on his Facebook wall, following which he told Adom News that President …

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Rise against ‘satanic’ CSE – NDC MP

The Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi Constituency, Mr Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has described the new health education manual which forms part of the new curriculum for basic schools in the country as “satanic” and called on Ghanaians to rise up against it. The Ministry of Education and Ghana Education …

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NDC leaders know they can’t win 2020 polls – Rawlings

Former President JJ Rawlings says the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is aware they cannot win the 2020 polls. Addressing the party’s Cadre’s conference at Ejisu in the Ashanti region Saturday, Mr. Rawlings claimed some people have bought leadership positions in the party when they know they cannot …

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3 NPP MPs who won’t return to Parliament in 2020

With barely a year to the 2020 general elections, the political climate is already heating up both parliamentary and executive contests. The main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has selected its flagbearer and majority of its parliamentary candidates for next year. However, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), …

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Mahama drags Finance Minister and friends before Catholic Bishops

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has called for full disclosure on the government’s role in the controversial Aker Energy deal. The former President asked the Conference and Ghanaians to query President Akufo-Addo, why the government would renegotiate a contract to the disadvantage of Ghanaians when …

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NDC dissociates from comments against Okyenhene

The Okyeman Caucus within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dissociated itself from comments made by Kwame Zu, the Ashanti Region Secretary, during the march by the Coalition for National Sovereignty last week. Kwame Zu’s comments had incensed the Okyeman Traditional Council, whose members joined a demonstration in Kyebi to …

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We became ‘poor’ when my husband became president – Former first lady

  Former first lady of the third republic, Fulera Limann, has revealed that her husband, Dr. Limann, put his love for Ghana over his personal interests, even to the detriment of his own family. She narrated how her husband’s decision to pursue politics was hard for her to accept because …

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