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Bawumia will contest NPP flagbearership – Spokesperson confirms

Vice president Mahamudu Bawumia will pick forms to contest in the New Patriotic Party’s presidential flagbearership race. His spokesperson Gideon Boako confirmed his boss’ interest in leading the NPP into the 2024 elections as flagbearer with the view to taking over from Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo come January 2025. Speaking …

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‘Kill for power’ NDC youth organizer granted bail

The Asokwa Circuit court 4 has granted a ¢50,000 bail to the Suame NDC youth Organizer Razak Koampa Avoliya. This comes after he was remanded by the same court, following his alleged call for an attack on NDC’s opponents in 2024 elections. His Lawyer, Evans Amankwah who pushed for his …

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NDC primaries: Ten ‘young’ MP aspirants to watch

  The opposition National Democratic Congress has slated its parliamentary primaries on May 13, 2023. Many new entrants are lacing their boots to contest for slots in the various constituencies to enter parliament in 2025 on the ticket of the party. While some are targeting seats in orphan constituencies with no sitting …

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It will be very difficult to ‘break the 8’ with current economic hardships – Osei Kyei Mensah admits

The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and the Majority Leader of Parliament, Hon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has admitted it will be difficult for the governing New Patriotic Party NPP to break the eight in the current economic hardship. The Member of Parliament for Suame believes Ghanaians may turn their backs …

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Election is brainwork, don’t recruit nonentities as polling agents – Afari-Gyan to political parties

Former commissioner of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan has advised political parties to ensure the recruitment of persons with knowledge in electoral processes as polling agents. According to him, it is important for political parties to rely on competent persons as polling agents rather than those who can foment …

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Alan was chairman of the Economic Management Committee, not Bawumia – Annoh-Dompreh to Buaben Asamoa

Majority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has refuted assertions by supporters of New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Alan Kyerematen, that Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia cannot be the flagbearer of the party because he will not be a good messenger. According to him, the suggestions by Alan’s supporters including the former Communication …

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‘I will beat Sammy Gyamfi in an open fight’ – NPP’s Jennifer Queen

The Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jennifer Oforiwaa Queen, has condemned recent comments made by the Suame Contituency Youth Organizer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), stressing that it is inappropriate for the organizer to make statements that could have an impact on national security. …

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Unlike Mahama’s government, we have found the solution to Ghana’s problems – Bawumia’s advisor

Dr Tiah Kabiru Mahama, a technical advisor at the Office of the Vice President, has warned Ghanaians against voting back former President John Dramani Mahama to power. Speaking in a Good Morning Ghana interview monitored by GhanaWeb, on Thursday, February 9, 2023, Dr Kabiru Mahama said that Mahama has had the …

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Actor Fred Nuamah to contest for NDC parliamentary primaries at Ayawaso West Wuogon

Posters of Actor Fred Nuamah announcing his intention to contest in the parliamentary contest of the NDC have popped up on social media. This contest comes after his colleagues John Dumelo lost the parliamentary elections in 2020 to Lydia Alhassan of the New Patriotic Party. Fred Nuamah is a film director and the …

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Haruna Iddrisu rejects Collins Dauda’s seat

Former Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu has rejected a chair offered to him by the minority in parliament following his removal as the leader of the caucus. According to him, Collins Dauda is his senior in age and also in terms of his stay in parliament, therefore as a well-trained man, he will not accept …

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