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Five reasons Akufo-Addo does not want to sack his cousin Ken Ofori-Atta

The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party, NPP, government witnessed a tumultuous day on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 with majority of the NPP caucus in Parliament pressing for the removal of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The move by the over 80 Members of Parliament to go public with …

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How NPP stronghold of Ashanti Region is becoming economic protest hub

The Ashanti Region is undoubtedly a crucial zone to the electoral fortunes of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, but in recent weeks and months, it is proving to be a catalyst for protest against economic hardship. Long before the economy-related protests, the region saw a rise in political agitation …

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3 reasons Mahama can’t call for Ofori-Atta’s sack – Ken Agyapong lists

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has criticised former President John Dramani Mahama over his call for the dismissal of Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance. According to him, Mahama should lack the impetus to make such a call stressing that he was not being fair to the minister. …

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‘I’ve not backtracked’ – Leader of ‘Ofori-Atta Must Go’ MPs asserts

Andy Appiah-Kubi, the Member of Parliament for Asante-Akim North has dismissed reports that he and other MPs demanding the removal of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and Charles Adu Boahen, Minister of State at the Finance Minister; had backtracked on their demand. The reports started after it emerged that the MPs …

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Asiedu Nketiah manipulated 2016 figures for Mahama to lose – Anyidoho alleges

Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has accused his former boss Asiedu Nketiah of causing the downfall of John Mahama in the 2016 general elections. He alleged that he overheard the incumbent General Secretary confirming to an unknown person in a phone conversation that he has changed …

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We all have an interest in the NPP; we will not sit for you to destroy it – Kofi Kapito to Akufo-Addo

The Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Protection Agency, Kofi Owusu Hene, a.k.a. Kofi Kapito, has bemoaned the current state of his party, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Speaking in a Neat FM interview monitored by GhanaWeb, Kofi Kapito accused the party’s leadership and council of elders of looking on unabated as …

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Ghana in hands of bungling ministers Akufo-Addo sees as ‘excellent’ – Mahama jabs

Former president John Dramani Mahama has lamented the state in which Ghana finds itself economically stressing that the buck stops with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He holds, however, that Akufo-Addo has refused serially to take responsibility for the current mess. Mahama, whiles delivering a lecture titled ‘The Ghana We …

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Majority heads to Supreme Court over Adwoa Safo

The Majority in Parliament has initiated an action at the Supreme Court with regard to Speaker Alban Bagbin’s ruling on Adwoa Safo‘s absenteeism case. The Writ, yet to be filed, titled Sulemana Adamu Sanid, the plaintiff vs The Attorney General is to challenge the Speaker’s ruling not to automatically activate the …

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What Does Afenyo Markins mean by “Anti Ofori Atta MPs?

    By Nana Kweku Ofori Atta, (CEO Avcontech Security Masters). What does the Deputy Majority Leader of Parliament and MP for Effutu Constituency, Hon Alexander Kwamena Afenyo Markins mean by “Anti Ofori Atta MPs? Can he elaborate or throw more light on his statement, being used as headline, published …

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Mahama speaks on Ghana’s ‘collapsed’ economy today

Former President John Dramani Mahama will this evening (October 27) address the nation on matters relative to the economic crisis in which the country finds itself. The event is scheduled to start at 7pm at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) auditorium. It is under the theme: ‘Building the Ghana we …

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