POLITICS

Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate annulment of the concession agreement between the Government of Ghana and Power Distribution Services (PDS), describing it as highly inimical to Ghana’s power sector. According to them, the concession, if left to continue had the potential to destabilise the energy sector with …

Earlier today Former President John Dramani Mahama, flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress via his Twitter account shared his vision for Ghanaian youth should he be re-elected into office come December 2020. According to him, when he is re-elected, he would create jobs and reduce the high cost of …

Dr. Nana Ama Browne Klutse has affirmed that she has never been a New Patriotic Party sympathiser, adding that allegations were only being peddled against her by some NPP members who feels threatened by her popularity. At the centre of the allegations is the incumbent Member of Parliament for the …

The First Vice-Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Region, Horace Ekow Ewusi, can no longer hold and exercise his authority as the second-in-command of the elephant family in the region. This follows his indefinite suspension from the party for grossly misconducting himself. The decision for Ewusi’s …

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has condemned government for its indebtedness to some road contractors and has charged it to “employ every means possible to find money to pay them”, MyNewsGh.com reports. He has described the development as worrying, saying, “I share the frustrations of the contractors that …

Special Prosecutor Martin A.B.K Amidu is demanding an unqualified apology and retraction of the defamatory publications Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, Member of Parliament (MP) for Aumako-Enyan-Esiam Constituency made and caused to be made against him in both the print and electronic media. According to the Special Prosecutor, the MP is …

Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has stated that he knew for a fact, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was never going to honour his promises made to Ghanaians prior to the 2016 polls. According to him, the extent of regression in what was promised …

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Akufo-Addo administration of fudging the original Power Compact II agreement to handover the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to surrogates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). “This project was expected to significantly improve access to electricity, ensure operational efficiency, turn …

Members of the Communication Team of the govering New Patriotic Party in the Upper East Region have been cautioned against joining a campaign to get government to resume and complete work on the Bolgatanga-Bawku road. A campaign dubbed #FixBolgaBawkuRoadNOW emerged in the past few weeks, spearheaded by an advocacy group …

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament over the proposed increase in components of the Energy Sector Levies (ESLA) which will lead to increase fuel prices. COPEC in its petition said the “current fuel price increase is coming at the wrong time.” The mid-year budget …