Tag Archives: MINISTER

Highlights of 2023 budget presentation by finance minister

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has appeared before parliament to fulfill his constitutional mandate by presenting the government budget to the House. The presentation was in accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and section 21 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921). GhanaWeb in this article highlights …

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Former Finance Minister Prof. Kwesi Botchwey is dead

A former Finance Minister of Ghana, Professor Kwesi Botchwey has been reported dead, according to Accra-based Asaase Radio. According to the portal, the 78-year-old finance minister passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital where he was said to have been receiving medical care. Prof. …

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Lobbying intensifies for Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to replace Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister – Report

Even before the fate of Ken Ofori-Atta is decided, intelligence picked up by The Chronicle Newspaper has suggested that some people are fiercely lobbying to replace him. This suggests that the agenda to force President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sack Ofori-Atta is an orchestration by some who aspire to become Ghana’s …

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Accra Skytrain Project postponed due to coronavirus restrictions – Minister

Minister for Railways Development, John Peter Amewu, has revealed that the inability of government and its partners to implement the Accra Skytrain Project is due to travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the minister, following pre-feasibility studies the parties were set to undertake a 9-month long feasibility studies to enable the …

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Akufo-Addo, other big names who debated a vote of censure against a minister in 1999

In 1999, when Ghana’s sitting president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was the Member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South, the House considered a motion that was filed against the Minister of Finance at the time. It was a debate that had been prompted by a motion filed by a member of …

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Police arrest 42-year-old man for insulting Ashanti Regional Minister

A 42-year-old man, who allegedly hurled insults on Mr Simon Osei Mensah, Ashanti Regional Minister without any provocation, at Ntobroso in the Atwima Mponua District, has been arrested and kept in police custody. Dominic Adu Boi verbally attacked the Minister, who was in the community together with other government officials …

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‘Agric Minister turns market queen?’ – Tarzan asks

Dr. Charles Wereko Brobby, Chief Policy Analyst at the Ghana Institute for Public Policy Options (GIPPO), is questioning whether the Minister of Food and Agriculture is now a market queen. His comments follow an earlier statement by the sector minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto when he told farmers in Sefwi …

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Rishi Sunak: Meet the new UK Prime Minister with East African roots

Rishi Sunak, is a British national but with Indian descent. At 42-years-old, he is on track to becoming the youngest British Prime Minister in the modern era. For many celebrating his ascent to the highest political office in the United Kingdom, Sunak’s feat is worth celebrating because as a person …

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UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss resigns days after Kwasi Kwarteng’s sack

Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister of the UK some 45 days after her she took office. This comes about a week after UK-born Ghanaian Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked amid fallouts from the mini-budget presented before UK parliament. “I recognise given the situation I cannot …

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Excavators seized by Lands Minister missing – Defeamekpor

South Dayi Member of Parliament Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor has asked Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor to account for some excavators he seized which allegedly went missing According to Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, the Lands minister has to answer questions in regard to illegal mining activities across the …

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