Author Archives: larryehu

FULL TEXT: Akufo-Addo’s speech at 2017 IDU Executive meeting lunch

It is with considerable pleasure that I welcome you formally to Accra, and to the seat the Ghanaian Presidency. I recall fondly my participation in the 2011 London and 2014 Seoul Party Leaders’ meetings of the International Democratic Union. On both occasions, I attended in my capacity as leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the then main opposition party ...

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NDC, NPP ‘fight’ over which party is more corrupt

It was fireworks on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Wednesday Morning when panelists on the show decided to each other up. Their debates which later turned into an argument was about deciding which of the two main political parties – the NPP and the NDC – has shown tendencies of being more corrupt whiles in power. While Agbesi ...

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Elect MMDCEs or put up with the confusion – Nduom

The 2016 Presidential Candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) and President of Groupe Nduom, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has reiterated his call for the election and resourcing of MMDCEs to ensure development at the micro-level. His comments came at the wake of recent developments, where there were a lot of agitation and confusion over the acceptance of some MMDCEs ...

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I own Ghana Music Industry – Shatta Wale

Dancehall Artiste, Shatta Wale has said he owns the Ghana Music Industry because he has bought the industry. The artiste who claims to be the Dancehall King in a post on Facebook said “I say Ghana Music Industry be my own I buy am…end of Story”. Shatta Wale has dominated the Ghana music scene for almost four years and has ...

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Table Tennis: Immigration, Emefs to thrill fans

With round one matches ending this weekend at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra Stadium, a special media challenge tournament for sports journalists covering the league would be staged alongside the main league. A cracker between second placed Immigration, and third placed SmartLine@Emefs would climax the first round. The two glamourous teams battling for the second position have ...

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Woyome hasn’t received court order for oral examination – Aide

The office of Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome, has indicated that, he has not been served with the Supreme Court’s order for his impending oral examination on June 29. The Court granted an application for the Attorney General’s Department to orally examine the businessman on the means and capacity to repay the over fifty-one million Ghana cedis judgment debt to the ...

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Minority castigates Akufo-Addo gov”t over excuse not to increase cocoa price

The Minority in parliament has described as unacceptable government’s decision not to increase the producer price of cocoa for the 2017 crop season. The Ranking Member on the Finance Committee, Casiel Ato Forson said reasons given by government for the non-payment including a drop in the world price for cocoa is unfounded. Addressing a news conference in Parliament Wednesday, he ...

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The President has no business appointing IGP, Chief Justice – Emile Short

Former Head of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has described as misplaced and inappropriate, the appointment of an Inspector General of Police and the Chief Justice by Presidents. According to him, the President’s appointments should be strictly restricted to his ministers and cabinet members while the appointments of Heads of institutions and Public ...

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