POLITICS

Two pressure groups, Fixing The Country Movement and Patriotic Troopers, Ghana have announced a decision to organise a counter-demonstration against the protest by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the voters register for the 2024 general elections. A joint statement issued by the two groups stated that they are appalled at the manner in which the Electoral Commission (EC) has ...

The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has called for the immediate resignation of the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, following his remarks regarding the demands for a declaration of a state of emergency to tackle illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey. During a media engagement in Accra, Minister Jinapor described the calls for President Nana Addo Dankwa ...

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, Presidential Candidate for the Alliance for Revolutionary Change (ARC) and Founder and Leader of the Movement for Change (M4C), has nominated Elijah Kwame Owusu Danso, Esq. (E-KOD), as his vice presidential partner on the electoral ticket of the ARC. At the youthful and yet epochal age of 40, E-KOD’s nomination as a vice presidential candidate meets ...

The Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has finalized plans for a nationwide demonstration against the Electoral Commission (EC) over concerns about anomalies in the Voters’ Register. The demonstration, scheduled for September 17, 2024, will take place simultaneously across all 16 regional capitals. According to Fifi Kwetey, General Secretary of the NDC, a team from the party met with the Greater ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has accused the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government of preventing the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) from being an impartial electoral body. Speaking in an interview on TV3 on September 10, 2024, the Speaker of Parliament indicated that some of the appointments made by the government to the leadership of the commission have contributed ...

New Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has told Ghanaian farmers that their lives and future will be secured only when the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) remains in office. Dr Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as Napo, said it is only the NPP administration that has the interest and well-being of farmers, especially cocoa farmers, at heart. ...

Former Deputy Sports Minister and New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Asuogyaman constituency, Pius Enam Hadzide, has openly acknowledged for the first time that he facilitated the travel of some Ghanaians to Australia during the 2018 Commonwealth Games. This admission comes amidst his current campaign for parliamentary office, where he promises to provide similar opportunities for his constituents ...

Gabby Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has responded to allegations made by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, regarding the acquisition of state lands. In a statement, Otchere-Darko revealed that the Lands Commission has provided further particulars and incontrovertible facts, which prove that the property occupied by Asaase 99.5 was never part of the dispute. Otchere-Darko’s response comes ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo, Edward Bawa has stated that the distribution of fertilizers in the community is influenced by partisan considerations. He noted that since Bongo is a closely-knit community where everyone is familiar with each other, this political bias is more noticeable. Speaking on JoyNews AM show, Mr Bawa said, “Even issues of Planting for Food and Jobs, ...

The Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has officially filed his nomination to run for re-election in the 2024 general elections under the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Following the submission of his paperwork at the Electoral Commission’s office, Mr. Mercer expressed strong confidence in his ability to retain the Sekondi seat, which he has held since 2017. In ...