POLITICS

Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced that the government’s One-Student-One-Laptop distribution initiative will commence today, June 12, 2024. President Akufo-Addo launched the initiative on March 25, 2024, to promote e-learning and digitalization. The program aims to enhance computer literacy and technological proficiency among young Ghanaian students by providing each SHS student ...

The flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia received an enthusiastic welcome from the residents of the Ashanti Region as he embarked on a three-day campaign tour. The tour, aimed at consolidating support ahead of the 2024 elections, saw massive crowds gathering to greet the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate. Dr Bawumia’s visit included meetings ...

Mr. Alan Kyerematen, leader of the Movement for Change (MFC) and the independent candidate endorsed by the Alliance for Revolutionary Change (ARC) for the December 7, 2024, general elections, brought his regional campaign to the Northern Regional capital, Tamale, on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 with a call for change in the country’s political landscape He engaged with the electorate and ...

In a significant development for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) campaign efforts, Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, has thrown his support behind Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s bid for the presidency. Following his defeat in the NPP primaries, Kennedy Agyapong reassured his followers and party members of his unwavering commitment to the NPP cause by declaring his intent ...

The government is preparing to present the Free Senior High School (SHS) Bill to Parliament. This is aimed at regulating and ensuring the sustainability of the Free SHS policy amidst growing concerns of potential cancellation by future administrations and the challenges currently facing the programme. Stakeholders in the educational sector, including EduWatch, have voiced their opinions on the policy. They ...

The Minority in Parliament has announced their decision to boycott parliamentary proceedings whenever their leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is required to attend court sessions for the ongoing ambulance trial. This decision comes in response to the refusal of the presiding High Court judge, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, to grant a request from Dr. Ato Forson’s lawyers for a leave ...

Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced that the pension scheme for cocoa farmers will be rolled out this year. Speaking in Kumasi as part of his three-day tour of the Ashanti region, Dr. Bawumia informed farmers that the database of cocoa farmers has been compiled, and the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) ...

The flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says he will be more accountable to Ghanaians than his main contender, former President John Mahama, if elected as president during the December 7 polls. This, according to him, is because he will be seeking re-election after his first term in office. Addressing professional bodies in Kumasi as part of his three-day ...

Edem Senanu, Co-chair of Citizens Movement against Corruption, has observed that President Nana Akufo-Addo could have avoided his commendations for Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Godfred Dame Yeboah due to his alleged professional misconduct in the ongoing ambulance purchase trial. The High Court judge, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, presiding over the ambulance purchase trial, which involves Minority Leader Cassiel Ato ...

The ranking member of the Energy Committee in Parliament, John Abdulai Jinapor says the Minority in Parliament will use every legal means to retrieve $12 million dollars sunk in the Pwalugu multipurpose dam. Addressing the media at the Pwalugu dam site, the ranking member disclosed that his side would use every legal means to retrieve the cash since the project ...