Abraham Ossei Aidoo, a Member of the Parliamentary Service Board and former Majority Leader has cautioned that the ongoing parliamentary impasse could have serious consequences for Ghana’s legislative and governance process. The deadlock erupted after Speaker Alban Bagbin indefinitely adjourned Parliament, following heated disputes between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucuses. The primary contention centres ...

Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, former Member of Parliament for Bantama and previous Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, has urged the government to eliminate the payment of ex- gratia for members of the 8th Parliament. His call, he stated, follows recent disputes in Parliament, which he attributes to obstructionist behaviour from the Minority Caucus. Describing the Minority’s actions as ...

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has suspended printing of ballot papers for the presidential election slated for December 7, 2024. This follows the death of one of the candidates, the Founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor. This was announced by the Commission through a press release dated October 29 and signed by the Deputy Chairman ...

The Leader and Founder of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, has confidently predicted an unexpected outcome in the upcoming December 7 general elections, promising what he describes as a “big surprise” in favour of his grassroots-focused campaign. Convinced that his message is resonating with ordinary Ghanaians, Mr. Kyerematen believes his appeal is reshaping the political landscape in ways traditional ...

With a mandate to ensure free and fair elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) faces the steep challenge of regaining public trust, and Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah believes transparency is key. In an interview on PM Express on Tuesday, the former senior UN Governance Advisor spoke on actionable steps the EC could take to regain legitimacy and trust following Afrobarometer’s revealing data on institutional ...

Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has described the five questions asked him by former President John Dramani Mahama as flimsy. Dr Bawumia said he thought Mr Mahama would have agreed to debate him one-on-one for these issues to be addressed however he has not accepted to debate him. This was after the presidential ...

Sporting Lisbon have announced that they have been approached by Manchester United for the services of Ruben Amorim – and that the Premier League club are happy to pay his £8.31million release clause. The Portuguese giants released a statement this afternoon to the stock market confirming United’s intent to replace Erik ten Hag with their highly-rated head coach. It added that Sporting’s directors informed the Old Trafford club ...

The Institute for Energy Securities says Ghana faces renewed threat of power crisis as 560MW Sunon Asogli Power Plant shuts down amid debt dispute. “In case you are experiencing a low-key dumsor, be prepared to see an extended version of the same, due to the government’s reluctance to act decisively on the root cause,” the Institute said in a statement. It ...

Former President John Mahama has asked Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia “why the exchange rate is GHS17 to the dollar?” This is just one of a series of questions that the flagbearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress posed to his main rival in the 7 December 2024 presidential contest while campaigning in the Northern Region. In Mr Mahama’s view, ...

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced the suspension of its strike action against illegal mining, also known as galamsey, effective immediately. This decision comes after a nationwide vote by UTAG members, who expressed their views on the ongoing crisis, calling for an end to it. Background of the Strike UTAG initiated the strike to address the devastating ...