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Former President John Kufuor has backed calls by the Minority for the Voter ID card to be added to the requirements for registration for the Ghana card. “Documents that will help identify a citizen as a citizen will be sovereign authority in him or her so if your voter ID is not incorporated…I think it should be added,” the former ...

Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong could be permanently removed from office if he is found guilty of contempt of Parliament, his colleague, Inusah Fuseini has said. According to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member Tamale Central Constituency, the Privileges Committee of Parliament, which has the powers of a court, can pronounce sanctions ranging from a caution to removal from ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Tuesday for Lome, Togo, to facilitate the dialogue aimed at resolving the ongoing political crisis in that country. He has been mandated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to ensure smooth peace talks in the French-speaking country. President Akufo-Addo will return to Ghana on Wednesday, 27th June, 2018, and ...

The National Identification Authority (NIA), says it has been trying to engage former President John Mahama on his concerns with the registration and instant issuance of the Ghana Card Mr. Mahama has criticized the decision not to accept Voters’ ID cards as proof of citizenship for those applying for the cards. The NIA per the law backed by parliament, only ...

Watch a Livestream of Adom TV’s morning show, Badwam as hosts; Omanhene Kwabena Asante and Nana Yaa Brefo, together with panellists on the show share their opinions and scrutinise issues making the headlines in the country. Topical issues making the news nationwide, as well as trending stories in the world of business, entertainment, sports and others, will be discussed on ...

The founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings, has successfully registered for his Ghana card despite an ongoing boycott by the NDC minority in Parliament. The former president was registered for the card earlier today [Tuesday]. The Minority in Parliament boycotted the Ghana card registration process for parliamentarians citing among other reasons that the use of only ...

The Assin Central Youth organizer Mr. Edward Boakye has stated emphatically that, government does not seem to have a clear agenda for the youth at its best, it is the same deadwood leadership approach to youth development that has failed this generation. There is no clear sense of direction on how this government intends to address critical issues facing the ...

A Member of the Finance Committee of Parliament and MP for Okaikoi North, Issah Fuseini, has defended government’s decision to use a portion of the oil revenue to fund its free SHS programme. PIAC’s 2017 report mentioned the use of 61 percent of the Annual Budget Funding Amount on recurrent expenditure in the education sector, mainly on free SHS, instead ...

Journalists covering proceedings at Privileges Committee of Parliament’s sitting on the Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong’s demeaning claims against Parliament have been ordered out of the room. The MP was hauled before the Committee after he allegedly called his colleague legislators “useless” for making Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu the Majority Leader. His comments were deemed to be in contempt of parliament and ...

Government’s intention to set up a Special Education Resource Centre in the Mawuli School for special needs of students have has suffered a setback for about 12 years. The project, which started in 2006 was awarded to a contractor, Messrs Sabu Dav Enterprise, and was to be completed within a year. But the contractor has seemingly hijacked the project over ...