POLITICS

The Formal Member of Parliament and Formal Regional minister,Hon Paul Evans Aidoo has caution the president of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo that he must provide free certified face mask to citizen to reduce the spread of COVID-19. He made this call as he donate PPE’s to various chip compounds,Hospital,Clinis and health center’s at Sefwi Wiawso constituencies in the ...

Former President John Mahama has downplayed concerns that time is running out for him to name a running mate for the December polls. According to him, he is clear in his mind who will partner him for the elections but will announce him after the necessary consultations are done in the NDC. Speaking during his second live Digital Conversation, the ...

The leadership of parliament has denied news making the rounds on social media that each MP has been given GHS120,000 to fight COVID-19 in their constituencies. Both the majority and minority sides of the house want the general public to ignore the “fabricated” stories. Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu said the news puts lawmakers in bad light, hence the denial. “I understand that ...

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has urged the government to accept more students into medical school as the country does not have enough doctors. Mr. Agyapong stated that the deadly coronavirus pandemic has exposed the weakness in Ghana’s health sector, and one of them is the insufficient number of practicing health professionals. “The virus has exposed ...

Social Commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, says even though the 88 district hospitals yet to be constructed by the ruling government is commendable, he strongly believes that it cannot be done in a year. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced plans to construct 88 new district hospitals and six new regional hospitals within a year. In his eighth address to the nation ...

Private Legal practitioner, Edudzi Tamakloe, has firmly established that the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, had already chosen his running mate. This was in reaction to claims made by the party’s General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, that the party does not have a running mate yet due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. In an interview with ...

The General Secretary of the largest opposition (NDC) party Johnson Asiedu Nketia has stated categorically that he will not comment on matters relating to the December 7 general elections when the fight against COVID-19 in Ghana has not been won. According to him, being a good and responsible citizen he’s strictly going by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s advice to Ghanaians to ...

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency Sam Nartey George has descended heavily on Convener of pressure group Mass Action Committee (MAC), Atik Mohammed. The former General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC) had called for the arrest of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmaker for storming the City Escape Hotel at Airport last Saturday to question the basis of ...

Former president John Dramani Mahama has weighed in on the debate that the Akufo-Addo government has abandoned most infrastructural projects started by the previous government. The assertion by the opposition follows the promise made by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to construct 88 new district hospitals and six new regional hospitals within a year. President Akufo-Addo said that this is ...

The Deputy Ranking Member of the Health Committee of Parliament, Kuganab-Lem Robert Baba has described the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, as unfit for the position he occupies. According to Kuganab-Lem Robert, the Health Minister has displayed gross incompetence in handling the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana and must be removed from office by President Akufo-Addo. “The Health Minister is certainly ...