POLITICS

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Akufo-Addo led administration of attempts to collapse the local car dealership in favor of foreign interests. According to the caucus, the recently passed customs amendment acts allows importation of already assembled vehicles without paying duties. This, the minority argues, will put all local dealers out of business. President Akufo-Addo recently assured the dealers ...

The Director of the legal team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Abraham Amaliba, has expressed shock at the decision by the Supreme Court to dismiss a review application filed by his party on the apex court’s earlier decision concerning the voter registration exercise. The dismissal of the case followed the failure of the NDC’s lead counsel, Mr Tsatsu ...

The member of Parliament for Offinso South Constituency, Hon. Ben Abdalla Banda suggested that all Political parties in Ghana should Amend their constitution to preferably appoint or protect the best performing MP’s in their various constituencies. Ben Abdallah, MP for Offinso-South and Chairman of Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee made the call for an extension of the tenure of lawmakers on ...

Did John Mahama increase electricity tariffs by 45% annually? And has Nana Akufo-Addo reduced electricity tariffs? Claim: John Mahama increased electricity tariffs by 45% annually. Nana Akufo-Addo has reduced electricity tariffs. Verdict: Mostly True Background On Monday July 27, 2020 the National Democratic Congress held an outdooring ceremony for the party’s running mate to partner flagbearer and former President John Mahama ...

The Supreme Court of Ghana has dismissed an application filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) which sought a review of the court’s judgement on the compilation of a new voters register for the upcoming December polls. The action was taken by the court after the lawyer for the NDC, Tsatsu Tsikata, failed to move the party’s application in court. ...

A former appointee of former President Jerry John Rawlings, Professor Kwamena Ahwoi has said the founder of the opposition National Democratic Congress was a listening head of state during the transistion to a constitutional rule but he was never ready to leave power. According to Professor Kwamena Ahwoi, it took a great deal to convince the then head of state ...

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has said that some Chiefs who complained about government deploying Military men to the Borders of the country especially in the Volta Region work for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Prior to the start of the voters’ registration exercise, Chiefs of the Volta Regional Traditional Council condemned the government’s ...

The Electoral Commission has suspended the voter registration exercise on Friday, July 31, 2020. A press statement issued by the EC on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 said the decision was to allow the Eid-ul-Adha celebration by the Muslim community. The exercise will resume on Saturday August 1. “The public is hereby informed that the Commission will not undertake the Voters ...

Controversial son of Ghana’s first President, Dr Sekou Nkrumah, has sent a warning to members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the effect that if they insult him, he will retaliate by insulting their flagbearer and former President John Mahama. Describing persons who insult him as “rats”, Dr Nkrumah warned that if any of them insult him, he ...

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has clarified that only 12 million cedis out of the 54 million cedis captured in his mid-year budget review presentation was used for provision of hot meals during the Covid-19 lockdown. Many including the minority questioned the amount asking for details following the Minister’s presentation. Mr Ofori-Atta also expressed displeasure over the seeming politicization of ...