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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has stated he feels vindicated following accusations by some unidentified staff of the Electoral Commission (EC) commission against the Chairperson Mrs. Charlotte Osei for dishing out contracts without recourse to the Public Procurement Act. According to him, corrupt practices clad in shady deals existed long before the ...

The MP for Ashaiman is asking Parliament to summon the Education Minister over delays in the completion of over 100 Community Day Senior High Schools started by the Mahama administration. Ernest Henry Norgbey wants Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh to appear before the Education and Government Assurance committees with a guarantee that the schools dotted across the country will be completed. ...

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has proceeded to court with a suit against the lawyer for some faceless petitioners to court. Charlotte Osei is seeking damages from the court against Maxwell Opoku Agyemang, who on behalf of some unnamed workers of the Electoral Commission petitioned the president to remove the Chairperson of the Commission over stated misconduct. In a ...

This year’s registration process for national service personnel turned chaotic at the El-Wak Stadium when the military police stepped in to maintain law and order. According to some of the personnel, they were assaulted by the uniform men after being asked to reform a queue. The personnel alleged there was pandemonium in the process of forming the queue again and ...

Cabinet has given its approval for the submission of the appropriate legislation to Parliament to place a cap on Ghana’s fiscal deficit. The proposed amendment to the Public Financial Management Act is expected to limit the fiscal deficit to between 3% and 5% of GDP from the year 2018, to ensure greater fiscal discipline. Fiscal deficit is the difference between ...

The Ghana Health Service has expressed worry over the increasing number of child mortality in the country. At least 90 deaths are recorded daily in health facilities and about 21,000 deaths annually across the country, the GHS revealed. Speaking at the national newborn stakeholders’ meeting in Accra, the Director General of the GHS Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare said the government ...

The Minority in Parliament has for the third time insisted the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s Bill must be withdrawn from Parliament with immediate effect. The leader of the Minority Haruna Iddrisu said while the spirit behind the Bill may be well intended, it was improperly laid before the House. He is demanding that the Attorney-General goes through the full ...

Chairman of the National Peace Council Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante has said calls for the commissioners of the Electoral Commission to step aside following mud-slinging among themselves are premature. The Chairman of the Council said stepping aside is “jumping the gun”. There is a leadership crisis at the electoral management body. What began as a petition from some staff ...

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) will soon scrap the tax on the 20 percent commission it charges its operators. The NLA will also scrap the taxes that lotto winners pay on their lump sum, according to the Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) Kwaku Osei-Ameyaw has disclosed. The move, according to him, is part of efforts to rope ...

Pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) is demanding immediate action from the Presidency on the fallouts from the EC. According to the group, affiliated to the ruling government, President Akufo-Addo must within a week set up a commission of inquiry to ascertain the merits or otherwise of the barrage of allegations against commissioners of the EC. AFAG’s calls come ...