POLITICS

It has emerged that Ghana’s Parliament under the leadership of Prof. Mike Aaron Ocquaye was lawless and reckless in the handling of the procurement procedure to get architectural design for the proposed new chamber. In a statement to the press, the Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA) revealed that they were part of a “panel to adjudicate the design of New ...

The Independent Presidential Candidate for the 2016 election, Jacob Osei Yeboah has disclosed that the ghost of the late former Vice President, Kwasi Amissah-Arthur has in recent times been revealing himself to him and questioning him about Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. According to him, the ghost has been asking him repeatedly if Dr. Bawumia has eventually been able to answer ...

Former President John Mahama has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to ensure that the 2020 general elections are not rigged. According to him, there were issues arising from the 2016 elections that needed to be addressed going into the 2020 polls. He said it was imperative that those concerns were addressed to ensure that whoever wins in 2020, it would ...

The Ashanti regional chairman for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Bosiako aka Chairman Wontumi has described the demonstration by the Coalition for Social Justice (CSJ) as a keep fit exercise. Speaking to Kwabena Agyapong on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, he said the demonstration was an exercise for the participants in appreciation of the good governance by ...

National Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party has described as problematic, the main opposition NDC’s inability to mobilize tens of Thousands of Ghanaians to join them on the streets in yesterday’s Kum Yen Preko demonstration organized by the Coalition for Social Justice (CSJ). “This shows clearly that they are losing it in their bid to gain a foothold in ...

Ashanti Regional Deputy Communication Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Alex Kwaku Asafo-Agyei has sent a stern warning to former appointees in the party turning who are their backs at it in its time of need. According to the NDC Executive member, appointees in the erstwhile John Mahama administration after benefitting are now refusing to support the ...

Ghanaian president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government has, over the last two and a half years, acted to correct the fundamentals of the Ghanaian economy, which, prior to his assumption of office, were in considerable disarray. According to President Akufo-Addo, “The fiscal deficit, which stood at 9.3% in 2016, has been brought down to 3.9% at the end ...

Barring any last minute hiccups the Electoral Commission (EC) is meeting former President John Mahama. The meeting is scheduled to take place around 11:am at his Office located East Cantonments near Captain Hooks. It forms part of the Commission’s engagement with key stakeholders which has seen it already meeting former Presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John A. Kufuor. It is ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his administration is on the path of fulfilling many of the promises made to the Ghanaians in the run up to the 2016 elections. Addressing members of the Ghanaian community resident in France on Monday, July 8 as part of his official visit to that country, he indicated that in the last two and ...

The Akufo-Addo-led administration must stop borrowing and look inwardly for funds to support projects, Mallam Issah, a former Minister for Youth and Sports, has said. According to Mallam Issah, ahead of the 2016 general elections the New Patriotic Party (NPP) told Ghanaians that the Mahama administration engaged in excessive borrowing in spite of the nation’s rich resources. He noted that ...