Tag Archives: Kufuor’s

The death of the former First Lady of Ghana, Theresa Kufuor, wife of the oldest living former president of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, was reported in the late hours of Sunday, October 1, 2023. While there is no official statement yet from either the Kufuor family or the government, sources close to …

For most governments under the Fourth Republic in Ghana, corruption-related scandals have always dominated their tenure and marred some of the successes chalked. While the sentiment of the average Ghanaian is that the two major political parties; National Democratic Congress and New Patriotic are both corrupt, there is the recurring …

According to the constitution of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), members of good standing are the only persons eligible to endorse forms of candidates of persons aspiring for various positions. In the case of flagbearer aspirants, each region is required to provide 10 signatories of constituency party members for a candidate. Barely …

It would not be the first time he has spoken about how he came to be known as General Mosquito, but in his most recent narration of the events that led to it, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) made some interesting revelations. Speaking in an interview on Otec …

The sages say that when a man attains the physical height of his fathers, it does not make him their agemates, but John Dramani Mahama may as well lay claim to being an equal to John Agyekum Kufuor. The two, being former presidents of Ghana, can dare say they fall within the same …

During the second term of John Agyekum Kufuor’s presidency, he set up a commission called the Chinery Hesse Commission that was to, among other things, draw up an emolument package for officeholders captured in Article 71 of Ghana’s constitution. The report, when made public, became a contentious one with many people …

An old video of ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor talking about press freedom within the general context of freedom of expression has popped up online. The undated video in which he is captured touting the ruling New Patriotic Party’s credentials in championing press freedom is likely a party event. It was republished …