POLITICS

Akwasidae is strictly a colourful cultural affair of the Ashanti Kingdom but it has over the years taken on other aspects of significance. Political to diplomatic and entertainment aspects have characterised the celebration that sees the Asantehene sitting in state and receiving homage from his subjects and visitors from across …

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has hailed the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region for the tremendous show of love shown him. He described the gesture not only as surprising but also tremendous urging the rank and file of the party in the region to continue to forge ahead in unity. …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will, on Monday, March 20, 2023, deliver ‘the true state of the nation address”. The event will take place at the University of professional studies (UPSA) and will be delivered by the chairman of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah. The event will focus on the economy and …

Kennedy Agyapong, Member of Parliament for Assin Central has demanded that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) should apologize to Charles Adu Boahen, a former Minister of State at the Finance Ministry. Aside from the party, the lawmaker believes the president and his vice must also apologize to the now dismissed …

A former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, has criticised the commission for its move to discard the guarantor system for the continuous voter registration exercise. In a statement made exclusively to the Daily Graphic, he said the contention of the EC that the guarantor system was not robust and, …

Member of Parliament for Asawase Constituency, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has sued 11 branch executives in the Asawase constituency. The defendants are said to have issued a press statement of various defamatory statements which claims that the MP owns 15 stores at the newly built Asawase Market and the MP cannot …

Some 11 branch executives of National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been suspended by the Ashanti Regional Secretariat for breaching an order which urged them to desist from the use of press conferences and press statements in addressing internal party matters. According to the Ashanti Regional Secretary, Dr Frank Amoakohene, the …

Five political parties with no representation in Parliament have endorsed the new Constitutional Instrument (CI) proposed by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana for the 2024 general elections. The Political Parties namely, the Liberal Party of Ghana, LPG, The Great Consolidated peoples Party GCPP, All People Congress APC , the …

A private legal practitioner, Lawyer Maurice Ampaw has lambasted the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong for threatening to collapse the party. According to him, Kennedy Agyapong lacks the constitutional right or power to take such an action against the party. In an interview with Sompa FM (March 10), Kennedy Agyapong claimed that there was a plot …

The Omanhene of Goaso Traditional Area, Nana Keasi Bosomprah, has advised Presidential Aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to consult Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister for Education for innovative ideas for their campaigns. He said the Education Minister is full of ideas which he must not deny the various …