POLITICS

The NDC Holland Chapter in The Netherlands has endorsed former President, John Mahama as the most qualified person to lead the NDC into election 2020. The endorsement of the over sea’s branch of the party comes shortly before the flagbearership election of the NDC, slated for Saturday, February 23, 2019 at various centres across the country. A statement from the ...

Mr Speaker, I am glad to be here with you again in this august House, the Parliament of our Republic, to perform, for the third time, the pleasant duty of fulfilling my constitutional obligation, by giving Honourable Members and the Ghanaian people a message on the state of the nation. In accordance with protocol and convention, it is good to ...

Minority Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has slammed President Akufo-Addo for detaching himself from disturbing phenomenon of vigilantism in the country. President Akufo-Addo served notice during Thursday’s State of the Nation Address he would initiate a legislation to deal with the growing vigilantism menace in the country if the two main political parties —NPP and ...

President Akufo-Addo says sports infrastructure will be upgraded ahead of the 2023 All Africa Games. The Sporting industry will receive a hike in terms of facilities as the country prepares to host the rest of Africa for the first time in the competition. Ghana was given the rights to host the next edition of the multi-sports competition after winning a ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s 2019 State of the Nation’s address was “disarming.” In a tweet reacting to the address, Mr Rawlings expressed the hope that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will join forces to disband political vigilantism which was on the increase. “I do hope ...

Former president Jerry John Rawlings has lauded Nana Akufo-Addo for his call on political party leaders to disband militias within their setup. Delivering his State of the Nation Address Thursday in Parliament, President Akufo-Addo gave the leadership of the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress up to next week to dialogue over the issue else he will initiate ...

President Akufo-Addo on Thursday said Ghana’s recent GDP growth is among the highest in the world. “Our efforts are bearing fruits and the world is taking notice of the improvement in our economic fundamentals,” he said. Addressing his 3rd State of the Nation Address in Ghana’s Parliament in Accra, Akufo-Addo further noted despite the improvements in Ghana’s economic fundamentals “we ...

NDC’s Koku Anyidoho says his party will forever remain in opposition if whoever will emerge winner in the upcoming flagbearership race on Saturday, February 23, 2019 does not unite the party. He admitted the party is “disunited” and if it does not put up a united front – they will forever be stuck in opposition. Speaking on NEAT FM’s morning ...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has disclosed that aside from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) sidelining its members, its financiers in the Ashanti Region have been abandoned, feel angry and disappointed, MyNewsGh.com reports. According to him, persons who never contributed to the fortunes of the party are rather those enjoying the juicy contracts while those who ...

In a first-ever move, the major celebrations to mark Ghana’s Independence Day celebration anniversary will take place in the Northern regional capital, Tamale. The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo disclosed this when he delivered his third State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday. “In order to reinforce and support the process of reconciliation and the restoration of peace ...