POLITICS

A High Court Judge, Sulemana Issifu, has descended on the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong over his recent attacks on the judiciary. He describes the conduct of the lawmaker as lawless which is worse than the infamous Montie 3. Mr. Kennedy Agyapong has described as “stupid” a decision by a judge to grant an injunction against ...

The National Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress George Opare Addo says he will resign from the party if former President John Mahama apologises over the ‘Akyem Sakawa boys’ controversy. ” If that happens I will leave the NDC. Because there is nothing to apologise for. The article was in the context of those who are involved in the ...

There seems to be a turf war stoking as a group calling itself the Progressive Akyem Citizens (PAC) fires back at another group with the name Concern Citizens of Okyeman, following the latter’s demonstration against the NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama. The Concern Citizens of Okyeman on Wednesday embarked on a demonstration, protesting against the usage of the “Akyem Sakawa ...

Koku Anyidoho, a former deputy secretary of the National Democratic Congress has denied assertions that his perceived criticism of the party and some of its members is due to the defeat he suffered at the party’s congress two years ago. Asiedu Nketiah was retained as General Secretary of the party at the expense of Anyidoho who polled 1,625 of the ...

Former Deputy Finance Minister, Mona Quartey, has reiterated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will deliver one million jobs within its first year in office. The party’s flagbearer John Dramani Mahama had earlier revealed that the NDC would create a million jobs if voted into power on December 7. Speaking on JoyPrime’s Morning show, Mona Quartey indicated that her party ...

The spokesperson for the 2020 campaign team of the National Democratic Congress, James Agyenim Boateng, has dismissed calls for the flagbearer of the party, John Mahama, to apologise for sharing an article that described some members within government as a ‘sakawa’ group. Mr Agyenim Boateng in an interview on Starr News said attempts to deliberately misinterpret the statement is mischievous ...

Renowned pollster, Ben Ephson has cautioned former president John Dramani Mahama who is seeking re-election on the ticket of the NDC and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the risks posed to their respective parties in engaging in public rebuttals. His comments follow recent string of unsavoury political statements on ethnic lines made by John Mahama and a subsequent reply from president Akufo-Addo. John ...

A former Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Hon. Betty Mould-Iddrisu has called on women leaders in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to mentor and encourage women who want to go into politics. According to her, it takes courage for a woman to be able to be in politics as Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has been courageous to take the ...

The Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, has lauded the opposition National Democratic Congress for not wasting time attacking their political opponents during their manifesto launch in Accra on Monday. “I didn’t hear the name of the current president and even Bawuima, unlike what was done in Cape Coast where ...

Sekou Nkrumah has described the recently launched ‘The People’s Manifesto’ of the opposition National Democratic Congress as a “fraud”. Sekou Nkrumah in a series of posts on his Facebook timeline wrote, “I was asked to describe the recently launched NDC manifesto in one word. My answer is Fraud!” Sekou, one of the sons of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has been an active ...