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The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has called on civil society organisations and the Peace Council to pressure President-elect John Mahama to rein in supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). This comes amid reports of post-election violence and hooliganism by some supporters of the NDC across the country. Speaking at a press conference ...

President-elect John Dramani Mahama visited the Jubilee House today, Wednesday, December 11, at the invitation of President Akufo-Addo. The meeting centered on the inauguration of a joint transitional team to oversee a smooth transfer of power following Mr Mahama’s electoral victory. Ahead of the official engagement, the two leaders had a brief and cordial interaction, during which President Akufo-Addo assured ...

The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of nine more individuals in connection with the recent arson attack on the Electoral Commission office in Ayensuano, Eastern Region. This brings the total number of suspects arrested for election-related disturbances to 106. All suspects are currently in custody and are assisting with ongoing investigations into the violence and vandalism that occurred ...

The team Saglemi Not for Sale has called on the president-elect, John Dramani Mahama to urgently halt all ongoing construction processes following the growing concerns about the current state of the housing project and the involvement of private enterprises who only seek to profit rather than creating affordable housing for many Ghanaians. They urge the government to initiate a thorough ...

The Director of Elections and Information Technology (IT) for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 elections, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, says the party was determined to protect every parliamentary seat in the recently concluded general elections. According to him, the NDC experienced marginalization in the 2020 elections, and as a result, the party entered this year’s polls with ...

Former Minister for Energy Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko has released a statement calling for self-analysis within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following the tensions rising after the December 7 elections. The letter, signed by Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko and dated 10th December 2024, reflects a call for reconciliation. It addresses the aftermath of a challenging situation, metaphorically described as a storm, which ...

Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the special aide to President-Elect John Dramani Mahama, says she expects the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, to resign. Madam Mogtari says the current Commission, which is heavily partisan, needs a complete reset to restore integrity and credibility. Speaking on Channel One Television, Joyce Bawah Mogtari said the violence recorded in the just-ended 2024 election ...

The Joint Presidential Transition Team will be meeting today, Wednesday, December 11, 2024, as part of the transition process. President Akufo-Addo announced the date in a statement that released the list of the government’s team. “We agreed on an early inauguration of a joint transitional team as early as Wednesday, the 11th of December,” President-elect John Dramani Mahama announced in ...

A Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons has said that he predicted last year that a good number of the base of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will not turn out to vote in the 2024 general elections. However, he said, a political party’s base has layers, which together creates a “winning coalition”. The outer layer, he explained, can ...

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua has cautioned against any attempt to tamper with the results of the parliamentary elections. Speaking at press conference on Sunday night, he urged Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), to uphold law and order at collation centers throughout the nation. Justin Kodua accused supporters ...