POLITICS

Member of Parliament (MP) for Klottey-Korley Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings is disappointed that the Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Cynthia Morrison has flatly denied claims that food meant for the vulnerable in the midst of the fight against the novel Coronavirus is being shared on partisan lines. For her, the Minister should have, at least, pledged to launch an investigation ...

Klottey-Korley Member of Parliament Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings has called on President Akufo-Addo to institute a probe into reports of politicisation of food aid to the vulnerable in the lockdown areas in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It comes after the Gender minister Cynthia Morrison denied her claims that NADMO officials are demanding party identification before dishing out food to ...

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has commended the hardworking staff of the COVID-19 Call Centre for their contributions to the national fight against the pandemic. Speaking during a visit to the Centre on Thursday 16th April 2020, the Vice President emphasised that the gathering and availability of data have played a significant role in Ghana’s battle against COVID-19 so ...

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) insists that only a new voters’ register can ensure Ghana has a credible 2020 elections. The EC since last year has justified why they need to compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 general elections. The EC has said it wants to ensure that the register that is used on the election day ...

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commended the National Information Contact Centre for the role they are playing in Ghana’s fight against COVID-19. The Vice President, who is Chairman of Ghana’s COVID-19 Monitoring Team, paid a working visit to the Centre, which has been turned into the National COVID-19 Call Centre, on Thursday to be abreast with their operations. ...

The National Youth Authority (NYA) is set to train about 2,000 young volunteers to augment the government’s efforts in the fight against the novel Coronavirus pandemic. The authority will train and equip additional thousands with entrepreneurial skills ostensibly to address the issues of job losses resulting from the pandemic. Speaking at the Ministry of Information press briefing today, April 16, ...

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers has predicted an imminent constitutional crisis in a case where the December general election is delayed or postponed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the group, although some constitutional experts are working round the clock to find viable options for worst-case scenarios, the constitution did not envisage a period where there ...

Given the uncertainties surrounding the compilation of a new voters’ register and the possible postponement of the December general elections, the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has proffered an alternative to the Electoral Commission if the Coronavirus pandemic persists. According to CODEO, the option of using the old voters’ register to conduct the December polls still remains unexplored by ...

Cousin of President Akufo-Addo who hold much influence in the circles of government and the ruling New Patriotic Party, Gabby Otchere Darko has conceded opposition National Democratic Congress Chief Communicator Sammy Gyamfi is a “smooth and eloquent communicator”. Sammy Gyamfi who was recently admitted to the Ghana Bar has been a thorn in the flesh of the ruling NPP before and after his election as ...

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has chastised Council of State member, Lawyer Sam Okudzeto over his call on the Electoral Commission (EC) to start the voters’ registration exercise in places not under the partial lockdown. The NDC scribe said as a member of the Council, the former lawmaker is supposed to advise the ...