POLITICS

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said he is “worried” about the New Patriotic Party, the Parliament of Ghana, and the country’s democracy due to the exit of many experienced MPs from the legislature. “The longer a person stays in parliament, the better the performance of that person”, the Suame MP who voluntarily opted out of this year’s race, told state-own ...

The “unfortunate” decision by Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to withdraw from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) “is going to be very negative for the populations there”, Ghanaian leader Nana Akufo-Addo has said. The former ECOWAS chair, however, said the regional bloc “is yet to meet” on the withdrawals. “It happened on Sunday, and we are waiting ...

The Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye says he knew he would win the just ended parliamentary primaries of the party regardless of the machinations. “So I believed that I had done a lot of work and knew I could pull even bigger percentage but it did not happen. Because of the support my opponent had going into the ...

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), James Klutse-Avedzi has ordered the Kadjebi District Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to engage the Ghana Police and arrest the Former Head Teacher of Ahamansu LA Erishad Primary School, Mr. Krampah Patrick Wisdom for receiving GHS72,759.32 unearned salary. The Chairman of the Committee noted that Mr. Krampah Patrick Wisdom was ...

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has asked the Electoral Commission to release the timetable for the December 2024 general elections. The National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party have similarly expressed concern that the roadmap to the general elections should have been released by now to enhance good planning by stakeholders. According to the National Coordinator of ...

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is set to articulate his own vision for the future of Ghana in an anticipated national address scheduled for February 7, 2024. Themed ‘Ghana’s Next Chapter: Selfless Leadership and Bold Solutions for the Future’, the address will take place at the Kofi-Ohene Konadu Auditorium of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) in the Greater ...

Leader of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Rev. Christian Kwabena Andrews aka Kyiri Abosom, has scolded the flagbearer of the NDC, former President John Dramani Mahama over his proposed 24-hour economy policy. According to him, Ghanaians need factories, not the 24-hour economic hoax, describing the proposed policy as a joke that voters should not buy. “The 24-hour economy is not a company, neither an ...

The Second Lady of Ghana and Global Ambassador for the United Nations’ Clean Cooking Alliance, Hajia Mrs. Samira Bawumia, and the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA), Administrator Michael Regan have embarked on a significant tour of Jamestown, a suburb of Accra, focusing on cooking methods and the sources of fuel used for cooking. This visit underscores ...

Mr Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has said he is very disappointed in his own party, the governing New Patriotic Party, for failing to acknowledge its own achievements. The situation, President Nana Akufo-Addo’s cousin admits, makes him so frustrated that he has decided to quit local politics. “I have retired from domestic politics,” Mr Otchere-Darko told Asaase Radio in an interview. “I ...

Former President John Mahama has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of intentionally neglecting districts with National Democratic Congress (NDC) majority support. During his two-day tour of the Eastern Region, the flagbearer of the NDC told the people of Krobo Odumase that he was not surprised given Mr Akufo-Addo’s statements during his visit to Mepe in the Volta Region when the area ...