POLITICS

Former Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya Sarah Adwoa Safo has said that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will bring former Vice President and former Presidential Candidate of the NPP in the 2024 general elections Dr Mahamudu Bawumia back in the 2028 general elections. She says that Dr Bawumia is marketed and deserves to be president because he is a ...

Member of Parliament for Suame and Counsel for the Minority Caucus, John Darko, has strongly criticized the arrest of media personality Okatakyie Afrifa, questioning the rationale behind the move and the treatment he received while in detention. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Thursday, Mr. Darko expressed his disapproval of the actions taken by national security, particularly their ...

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Ministry of Finance to rescope the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam project, incorporating it into his administration’s Big Push infrastructure initiative. This move, he explained, is to ensure the project receives the necessary financial and technical attention to enhance agriculture, irrigation, and flood control in the Upper East Region. Mahama made the announcement during his ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has referred former Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, to its National Disciplinary Committee over her recent media remarks on the party’s 2024 electoral defeat. This follows the NPP’s earlier directive cautioning members against public statements that could create division within the party. In a statement on Thursday, March 20, 2025, NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua ...

Member of Parliament for Mpraeso Constituency in the Eastern Region, Davis Opoku Ansah, has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership to exercise sensitivity and fairness in its handling of former Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, who has been referred to the party’s Disciplinary Committee. In a statement, Opoku Ansah admitted that Adwoa Safo endured intense criticism during the 8th ...

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has strongly criticised the controversial e-levy, stating that it played a significant role in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse show on Thursday, March 20, she shared her reasons for opposing the levy, emphasising how it failed to serve its intended ...

Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo has described the NPP Election Review Committee headed by Prof. Mike Oquaye, established to look into the loss of the 2024 elections as a “bogus” committee. The former lawmaker who lost her seat in the 2024 primaries of the party said the Prof. Mike Oquaye Committee has only been established to ...

The Acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Sammy Gyamfi, has stated that while gold smuggling cannot be entirely eliminated, the right policies and systems can significantly reduce it. “No one can totally eliminate smuggling. It is like any other crime, you can’t eliminate crime. But with the right systems and policies, you can mitigate it and ...

President John Dramani Mahama is set to begin a ‘Thank You Tour’ today, visiting the Upper East and Northern Regions to express his gratitude to the Chiefs and people for their support and overwhelming endorsement in the 2024 general elections The tour aims to acknowledge the contributions of the regions to his electoral victory and strengthen ties with traditional and ...

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced an initiative aimed at restructuring and sanitising Ghana’s small-scale mining sector. As part of the government’s ongoing efforts to promote sustainable and responsible mining practices, a Technical Small-Scale Mining Review Committee has been established to ensure that operations in the sector adhere to legal and environmental standards. The ...