POLITICS

Government will no longer continue sharing free food to the vulnerable following the lifting of the partial lockdown in some selected areas in the country. It may be recalled that government started the distribution of free meals to over 400,000 Ghanaians in locked-down areas amidst the COVID-19 outbreak in Ghana. The distribution of “food packages and hot meals” was to ...

Ten suspended electoral area coordinators of the ruling NPP, in the Akyem Oda Constituency of the Eastern Region are demanding a reverse of their suspension, describing it as arbitrary attempt to disqualify them from partaking in the upcoming Parliamentary election. The aggrieved coordinators are – Frank Nkansah (Nsenaa Electoral Area), Roland Bruce Appiah(Community 2 electoral area) George Appiah Sakyi (Community ...

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has hinted that public sector workers who were affected by the partial lockdown imposed on Accra, Tema and Kumasi will, at the end of the month, be paid their due salaries in full. He said, “Public sector salaries it is my understanding that it would be paid in full.” The Minister made this known while ...

The Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammi Gyamfi says the decision by President Akufo-Addo to lift the lockdown on Accra and Kumasi despite the spike in coronavirus cases in Ghana is political. According to him, the move is intended to allow the electoral commission compile a new voters register for the December polls. “It is clearly ...

A private real estate company, Mariville Homes Ltd, wants the MD of state transport company STC, Nana Akomea, and six others convicted for contempt after suing them for trespassing on its private property. Mariville Homes Ltd had sued Akomea and nine other tenants for engaging in a reconstruction exercise on its property without its consent, which is also a clear ...

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has lifted the 3-week lockdown on Greater Accra and Kumasi, with effect from Monday, April 20. Addressing the Nation on Sunday, April 19, 2020, the President, however, stated all other social distancing measures are still in place. Churches, Schools both Public and Private, will still remain shut. According to President, the decision to enforce ...

An outspoken member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yayra Koku has claimed the decision by the government to lift the partial lockdown is contrary to the norm. Three weeks ago, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo partially locked down Greater Accra, Kasoa, Tema and Greater Kumasi as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. But addressing the nation ...

Minority members on the Mines and Energy Committee have denied receiving bribes paid by AKSA energy for the 370MW plant. The Managing Director for the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) Asante Berko on Wednesday resigned after an allegation by Securities and Exchange Commission in the US that he paid bribes to government officials and MPs on behalf of the Turkish IPP ...

Outspoken political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof Ransford Gyampo has asked Ghanaians to tread cautiously and not be quick to criticize policymakers when they introduce new initiatives. He stated that although everyone was at the liberty to critique government it did not warrant for people to make misplaced and misguided comments about matters, they may not understand or be ...

Longstanding journalist and widely respected critic Afia Pokuaa has declared that no amount of attacks or threats will stop the Ghanaian media from playing its watchdog role of ensuring accountability of the government, emphasizing the point that the media’s role is not to sing the praises of any government. Ms Pokuaa, known for her bluntness of speech, lashed out at ...