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Ghana’s former president, John Agyekum Kufuor, has said that a president should have the confidence to sack or move his appointees from their positions if it turns out they are no longer delivering on their mandates. According to the elderly statesman, it is the president’s responsibility to ensure that when …

A member of the Council of State, Sam Okudzeto, has suggested that the framers of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana got it wrong when they stated that Members of Parliament (MPs) could simultaneously serve as ministers of state. According to him, MPs working at the same time as ministers of state make them …

Joshua Makubu, the Oti regional Minister has narrated the physical and emotional ordeal he had to endure after he lost his legs at age 9. Living with a disability left him with suicidal thoughts on several occasions due to society’s attitude toward him, after his amputation. According to him, the …

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 …

Section 13 of the Civil Service Act 1993 (PNDCL 327) outlines the duties of a ministry as: “A Ministry shall Initiate and formulate policies, taking into account the needs and aspirations of the people; undertake development planning in consultation with the National Development Planning Commission; and co-ordinate, monitor and evaluate …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been clear in his response to public calls for him to reshuffle his appointees, including ministers. His stance followed calls from various sections of the public, CSOs and some NPP members for a reshuffle. Amidst these calls have been suggestions about possible reasons beyond the stated …

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has asserted that many of the ministers appointed by successive governments do not add value to the governance of the country. Speaking at a public lecture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Tuesday, he described some persons appointed as ministers as …

Opanyin Samuel Kwame Agyepong, the late father of the Executive Chairman and Founder of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, will be laid to rest on September 10, 2022, in his hometown at Obom Kwahu in the Eastern Region. This was announced by the Agyepong family …

Mrs. Anne-Marie Davis, the wife of the Prime Minister of Bahamas, will on Saturday attend the enstoolment of Mr. Christopher Davis (her son) as ‘Safohene’ in the Ahanta West Traditional Council to represent the Ahanta Traditional Area in The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean. According to a statement issued by …

The founder and leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, is advocating for an amendment to the 1992 Constitution. She wants the constitution to be amended to ensure proper checks and balances within government structures. In her view, the section of the constitution that allows the …