POLITICS

Former President John Kufuor has backed calls by the Minority for the Voter ID card to be added to the requirements for registration for the Ghana card. “Documents that will help identify a citizen as a citizen will be sovereign authority in him or her so if your voter ID is not incorporated…I think it should be added,” the former ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed satisfaction with the Ghana government and how it is handling the economy. In a statement to announce the conclusion of its staff visit to Ghana, the team leader Annalisa Fedelino said: “Macroeconomic stabilization is ongoing. Growth prospects remain positive, supported by strong oil production. Investor confidence has improved, as indicated by a successful ...

Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong could be permanently removed from office if he is found guilty of contempt of Parliament, his colleague, Inusah Fuseini has said. According to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member Tamale Central Constituency, the Privileges Committee of Parliament, which has the powers of a court, can pronounce sanctions ranging from a caution to removal from ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Tuesday for Lome, Togo, to facilitate the dialogue aimed at resolving the ongoing political crisis in that country. He has been mandated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to ensure smooth peace talks in the French-speaking country. President Akufo-Addo will return to Ghana on Wednesday, 27th June, 2018, and ...

The National Identification Authority (NIA), says it has been trying to engage former President John Mahama on his concerns with the registration and instant issuance of the Ghana Card Mr. Mahama has criticized the decision not to accept Voters’ ID cards as proof of citizenship for those applying for the cards. The NIA per the law backed by parliament, only ...

A nine-member Commission of Enquiry set up by President Nana Akufo-Addo has recommended to the President, the creation of six new regions to bring the total of regions in Ghana to sixteen (16). The six regions recommended for creation are Oti (Volta Region), Ahafo (Brong Ahafo), Bono East (Brong Ahafo), Western North (Western Region), North East (Northern Region), and Savanna ...

The founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings, has successfully registered for his Ghana card despite an ongoing boycott by the NDC minority in Parliament. The former president was registered for the card earlier today [Tuesday]. The Minority in Parliament boycotted the Ghana card registration process for parliamentarians citing among other reasons that the use of only ...

The Assin Central Youth organizer Mr. Edward Boakye has stated emphatically that, government does not seem to have a clear agenda for the youth at its best, it is the same deadwood leadership approach to youth development that has failed this generation. There is no clear sense of direction on how this government intends to address critical issues facing the ...

The Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has been asked to be cautious of the spirited defense he is mounting for ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong said, the veteran journalist risk losing his credibility if he provides the incriminating evidence he [Ken] has against his protégé. ...

A former Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Baba Jamal, was chased out by irate National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters at Nima in Accra last Saturday. Baba Jamal has over the years voted at Akwatia in the Eastern Region where he represented the people in Parliament between 2012 and 2016. DAILY GUIDE gathered that he had since transferred his ...