POLITICS

As Ghana heads toward Election 2024, presidential candidate Alan Kyerematen has taken his campaign to the Ahafo Region, where he engaged with community leaders and pledged sweeping constitutional reforms aimed at empowering traditional chiefs. Starting his two-day campaign tour in Asunafo South, Kyerematen reaffirmed his commitment to including chiefs in his government if elected as president. Addressing traditional leaders and ...

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday November 12, 2024 deliver its landmark judgement on the controversial declaration of four vacant seats by Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin. The court on Monday, November 11, 2024 postponed judgement to Tuesday after lawyers for Alban Bagbin were absent in court. “I quote the judgement of this matter will be delivered tomorrow, November 12, ...

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has made it clear that he will never sit in the seat of the Minority Leader due to what he describes as spiritual reasons. With just three weeks left to the December general election, Afenyo-Markin asserted that it would be unwise and symbolically improper for him to occupy that seat. According to ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has failed to submit a statement of case in the Supreme Court regarding the legal dispute over vacant parliamentary seats. There was a notable absence of representation from the Speaker’s side in court proceedings on Monday, November 11. The case involves the eligibility of certain Members of Parliament to retain their seats after declaring ...

The Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Searchlight, Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie, has formally requested that President Nana Akufo-Addo dismiss Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng from office. He alleges serious breaches of conduct, including violations of his oaths of office and secrecy. In an October 18, 2024 letter, Kuranchie argued that Agyebeng’s actions meet the criteria for removal outlined in Section 15.(1) of the ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has accused the Judiciary and Executive of undermining the authority of Parliament. The Speaker raised serious concerns over what he described as interference and a growing power struggle between the arms of government, accusing According to him, the judiciary and executive’s recent actions directly challenge the jurisdiction and powers of Parliament, which he called ...

Movement for Change, has hinted of plans to establish a dedicated “Traders Bank” if their presidential candidate is elected in the December 7 2024 elections. The proposed bank, according to the leaders of the Movement for Change, will be designed to support both micro and macro businesses across the country, with a particular focus on providing financial assistance to traders ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to reject former President John Dramani Mahama’s bid for the presidency. According to President Akufo-Addo, Mr. Mahama’s leadership would be a setback for the country. Speaking on Wednesday, 6 November 2024, during his tour of the Central Region, President Akufo-Addo emphasised the importance of selecting a leader who can advance Ghana’s development, ...

Dr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the immediate past National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized the government’s economic policies, blaming them for the financial difficulties faced by many Ghanaians. Speaking in Battor, North Tongu Constituency, during the NDC Vice-Presidential Candidate Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s Volta Regional campaign tour on Tuesday, Dr. Ofosu Ampofo described the current administration’s economic ...

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has dismissed claims that Ghana is facing a constitutional crisis. Addressing the media on November 6, he assured that Parliament remains functional despite recent adjournments due to lack of quorum. He added that the legislative body has neither been dissolved, suspended, nor terminated. “There is no constitutional crises in this country, I repeat there is ...