POLITICS

A stalwart of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has said Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has proven, once again, that he is not a democrat. According to Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe, the recent comment by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs that it was high time the NPP went for a non-Akan flag bearer after having produced two Akan presidents ...

A Senior Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) might suffer in future elections if its minority caucus in parliament does not act with a clear-cut principle and conviction. The NDC’s Minority in Parliament took the flak for giving the nod to all the Ministers-designate nominated by the President after ...

It is turning out that one of the main reasons why former President John Dramani Mahama does not appear to ‘gel’ with President Akufo-Addo and his administration is because of the bauxite concession that the NPP government took from the NDC leader’s brother, Ibrahim Mahama, in 2017. There are unconfirmed claims that the former President has said before he will ...

The Eastern Regional Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kwame Appiah Kodua, has advised members and supporters of the party to desist from campaigning for any person intending to be a flag bearer of the party ahead of the scheduled time. According to him, under Article 13 of the party’s constitution, campaigning for the flag bearer position could ...

The Takoradi Constituency, one of the three constituencies in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region, is a safe seat for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). Apart from 1992 when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) won the parliamentary seat, all other elections have been won by the NPP. It is believed by political analysts that the victory of the ...

Businessman Dr. Kofi Amoah has called on Ghanaians to demand accountability from the Akufo-Addo led government over the constant borrowing from the international market. The renowned businessman has started a petition to stop the government from accessing more loans from the International Monetary Fund and other financial institutions. His move follows similar petitions in some African countries to stop their ...

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Mavis Hawa Koomson has asked fisher folks at Osu in the Klotey Korle Municipality in the Greater Accra Region to cooperate with authorities in the ongoing investigations to ascertain the reasons behind the death of the fishes who were washed ashore on Friday. She said it was important for some examination to be ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured its unpaid field operatives for the 2020 polls that they will be paid by April 30, 2021. It comes after the operatives complained in the media over the delayed payment. In a statement Tuesday, the EC said it is working with the Finance Ministry to make the payment. The statement expressed gratitude to the ...

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured the chiefs and people of northern Ghana, especially residents of the Savannah Region, that work on the Daboya Bridge would begin this year. When constructed, the Daboya Bridge, spanning the White Volta, would be a critical link in the commercial and everyday life of people in the eastern parts of northern Ghana, ...

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the chiefs and people of Gonjaland in the Savannah Region to put aside any differences they may have and collaborate to accelerate the socio-economic development of the area. Speaking at the 45th Annual Congress of the Gonjaland Youth Association, which brings together all the youth in the area irrespective of tribe or religion, at ...