POLITICS

Stop inciting electorates against MPs – Speaker to UG pollsters

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, has slammed the Political Science department of the University of Ghana after they released a poll ranking performance of MPs. According to the Speaker, the poll is seeking to incite electorates against lawmakers. The poll published on Monday stated over 186 MPs are likely to lose their seats. The Survey had 42.6% of ...

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We left GHS120bn debt, not GHS122bn – Minority

The Mahama administration left behind a public sector debt of GHS120 billion, not GHS122 billion as claimed by some communicators of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), a former deputy minister Mr Casiel Ato Forson, has said. The MP for Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam told journalists at a press conference on Tuesday, 11 June 2019 that the government is using the 2017 exchange ...

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Breaking news: Ofosu Ampofo arrested over kidnapping, arson

Information reaching DGN Online indicates that National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has been arrested. Police are said to have arrested him earlier this afternoon in Accra apparently in connection with alleged arson and kidnappings in Ghana. DGN Online is informed that Mr. Ofosu Ampofo had been hopping from hotel to hotel and has ...

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Blame ‘midfielder’ Ken Ofori-Atta for MPs’ poor performance – Deputy Minority Chief Whip

The Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has been described as the worst minister Ghana has ever had. The Deputy Minority Chief Whip in Parliament and Member of Parliament (MP) for Banda constituency, Ahmed Ibrahim, believes Mr Ofori-Atta must be blamed for the poor performance of some MPs. To him, the Finance Minister has failed to discharge his duties by failing ...

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Speaker of Parliament didn’t appear to understand MPs’ privileges – Prof. Asare

One more voice has joined the debate between a High court judge and the Speaker of Parliament over the privileges of an MP facing criminal prosecution. Avid constitutional law adherent, Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare (who prefers to be called Kwaku Azar), has argued the Speaker of Parliament “got it wrong” in his letter asserting the privileges of Bawku Central MP ...

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Ayariga dares Amidu

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has challenged the capacity and qualification of the Special Prosecutor, Martin ABK Amidu, to investigate him. In an application filed at an Accra High Court, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP contended that the charges levelled against him by the Special Prosecutor do not fall within the powers conferred on ...

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More MPs to lose seats – Survey

About 49.5% of Ghanaians will vote out their Members of Parliament (MPs) over poor performance if elections were held today, a new survey report has revealed. The Survey conducted by the Political Science department at the University of Ghana had 42.6% of the respondents ready to retain their lawmakers with 7.9% of the respondents still undecided. Also, a majority of ...

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Collins Dauda is the best Ghanaian MP – Legon research reveals

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Asutifi South Constituency, Alhaji Collins Dauda has been adjudged the best Ghanaian MP per a research conducted by the Department of Political Science School of Social Sciences in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. The study was conducted on the 275 constituencies by questioning 100 persons from each of the constituencies. 27,500 people were ...

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