POLITICS

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to hold a 3-day training seminar for its National and Regional executives as well as some selected government appointees. The training which starts Friday, April 26, 2019 to Sunday, April 28, 2019, will be held in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital. “The training seminar is being held under the theme: “REENERGIZING, RETOOLING ...

The Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is accusing the Electoral Commission (EC) of deliberately undermining the Inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC). According to the largest opposition party, the Jean Mensah-led commission conceals vital information from key stakeholders, one of such, is the failure of the EC to disclose its budget for the upcoming limited voter registration exercise. The NDC is ...

The Minority in Parliament has raised alarm that Ghana could lose a staggering $7 billion in the latest oil discovery by Hess/Aker petroleum. According to the minority, the discovery which is estimated to be around $30 billion in today’s crude oil price, cannot be deemed to be part of the expired exploration agreement signed between Ghana and Aker petroleum. “The ...

It has emerged that former Works and Housing Minister under the erstwhile John Mahama’s administration, Collins Dauda, bypassed Parliament in reviewing the $200 million Saglemi Housing Project. Former President Mahama accordingly granted an Executive Order on August 15, 2012, for the Ministry of Works and Housing to oversee the construction of 5000 housing units for the sale to the general ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye has directed that Parliament reconvenes for sitting from Monday, 29th April to Friday, 3rd May, 2019. This is in accordance with the power conferred on the Speaker by Order 42(3) of the Standing Orders of the Parliament of Ghana, a press release by the Parliamentary Service said on Wednesday. The Order provides ...

Former President John Mahama has described as untrue claims by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia that he is opposed to government’s Free SHS policy. He accused Dr. Bawumia of deliberately trying to court public disaffection for him in relation to the free SHS policy. In a statement, Mr. Mahama’s office said: “We have noted yet another propaganda churned out by Vice ...

On March 7 this year, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, and the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, officially communicated Ghana’s intention to exit from the extended credit facility (ECF) programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in April 2019. The letter was addressed to the Managing Director of IMF, Ms Christine Lagarde. It ...

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has described claim by former President John Mahama that the nationwide roll-out of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme is causing hardships as untenable and not supported by the facts. Dr. Bawumia noted the hardships and suffering of Ghanaians during the tenure of the former president and pointed out that “even without Free SHS, ...

National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has dismissed suggestions that he is lacking credibility on claims that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is collapsing under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. “I have seen NPP social media commentators calling me a liar. Calling someone a lair does not mean I am a liar”, ...

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Mr. Alex Mould has indicated that he is not prepared to be running mate to flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama. Though he admits having the qualities to become a good running mate, he disclosed to Lexis Bill on Personality Profile that it has ...