POLITICS

President Akufo-Addo has unveiled the first Volkswagen vehicle to be assembled in Ghana, following the establishment of the VW assembly plant in Ghana. At the unveiling ceremony, held at the Kempinski Hotel, on Monday, 3rd August 2020, President Akufo-Addo expressed his delight at the decision taken by Volkswagen “to assemble a number of its brands right here in Ghana, not ...

Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has challenged former President John Mahama to back his claim of voter suppression and intimidation by the military in the ongoing voter registration exercise. The former president in a social media post sighted happenings in the Volta region and Banda constituency where the military has been reportedly preventing people that seem to be NDC supporters from ...

Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo has advised Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, running mate to former President John Mahama to talk about the economy when she gets the least opportunity to do so. According to him, she cannot speak without talking about the economy which is one of the most important issues in governance. “She ...

The Electoral Commission has described this year’s voter’s registration exercise as the best the country has had. The remarks come as the EC completes its final phase of the exercise. According to the Commission, despite the initial challenges with overcrowding and non-compliance to social distancing and other COVID 19 protocols, its quick introduction of measures to resolve the issues has ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle Constituency in Western Region, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has called for calm following the decision an electorate in his constituency to challenge the identity of Kwasi Bonzoh, his opponent representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 Parliamentary elections. He says what happened was completely out of step with his political career, ...

Supervisors and Deputy Supervisors of the ongoing nationwide voters registration exercise are aggrieved over some treatments being meted out to them by the Electoral Commission (EC) as regards payment for their services. According to the Supervisors who are being engaged for three months, the EC has been unfair in respect of rate and allowances. The officials who spoke to GhanaWeb ...

The Member of Parliament for the Ketu South Constituency Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey has described as unfortunate government’s continuous denial of alleged military intimidation and targeted attacks on people of Ewe origin in the ongoing Voter registration exercise. The lawmaker’s comments are in reaction to earlier claims by President Akufo-Addo that he is unaware of any form of intimidation at any ...

It has come to light that former President Jerry John Rawlings was so much in support of late President John Evans Atta-Mills that anyone opposed to Mills incurred his anger. According to Professor Kwamena Ahwoi, in his new book, working with Rawlings, Bede Ziedeng suffered for being a supporter of Obed Asamoah and being opposed to Atta Mills at the ...

48% of Ghanaians surveyed in the Ghana Election Poll say they would vote for former President John Dramani Mahama if elections were held today, while 35% of the respondents were rooting for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The first wave of results of the Ghana Election Poll conducted online via the renowned market research firm MSI-ACI from May 1 through to June 30, ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is unaware of any form intimidation by any group of people in any of the Electoral Commission’s voters registration exercise centres across the country. “One thing that excites me most is that the registration exercise in Ashanti region and other areas has been very peaceful, I haven’t heard of any person being ...