POLITICS

The Presidency in an unprecedented twist on Monday announced the simultaneous dismissal of four heads of state agencies. The Chief Executives for the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Paul Ansah Asare, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Felix Anyah, Ghana Export Promotion Authority, Gifty Klenam and the Managing Director of BOST, Alfred Obeng Boateng were dismissed yesterday. Also, Madam Gifty Klenam’s ...

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has alleged that undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw was ready to conceal the Ghana Football Association exposé if the Association’s President, Kwasi Nyantakyi paid money. Mr. Agaypong who has been on a crusade to “expose” Anas for what he says are unethical and corrupt practices by the journalist claims the journalist was ready ...

Government’s decision to dissolve the Ghana Football Association (GFA) following revelations of corruption and underhand dealings by key executives has been criticised as illegal. Chairman of Parliament’s Subsidiary Legislation Committee, Mahama Ayariga, says the government may be acting beyond the powers granted it by the constitution. “To the extent that there is no constitutional provision vesting government with those powers ...

Government’s decision to dissolve the Ghana Football Association (GFA) following revelations of corruption and underhand dealings by key executives has been criticised as illegal. Chairman of Parliament’s Subsidiary Legislation Committee, Mahama Ayariga, says the government may be acting beyond the powers granted it by the constitution. “To the extent that there is no constitutional provision vesting government with those powers ...

Parliament has waded into the explosive revelations on Ghana Football by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in his latest work. The secret filming that saw the President of Ghana Football Association Kwesi Nyantakyi and many other crucial football officials taking bribes has angered many Ghanaians, with football lovers asking for the resignation of the GFA boss. Mr. Nyantakyi is currently ...

Former Attorney-General, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, has called for education on corruption to be included in the curricula at the basic level of education in the country. According to her, such a practice will help to inculcate the spirit of patriotism and hatred for wrongdoing in the pupils as they form their character, and also help them develop a great love ...

The youth wing of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region, has issue a statement calling on President Nana Akufo-Addo to sack Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah for telling hawkers to “go sell cocaine one the streets if they say times are hard”, for which reason they trade at unauthorised places in Kumasi, the regional capital. ...

A former Attorney General Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong has condemned the leaking of the police statement written by Ghana FA boss to the media. Kwesi Nyantakyi is on a police enquiry bail having been reported by President Akufo-Addo two weeks ago for allegedly using his name to induce investors for money in an undercover project. Nyantakyi was captured in the documentary ...

Former Attorney General Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong has said there are grounds for prosecution of the officials who were captured in the investigative piece on Ghana football by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. The comment comes as several high profile officials of the Ghana FA including the President of the Association were seen taking bribes from Anas’ men to compromise their decisions ...

A former Sports Minister Nii Lantey Vanderpuye has called on the government to ignore potential sanctions from FIFA and dissolve the Ghana Football Association. The Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo in Accra said after watching the explosive exposé by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas on corrupt activities by referees and officials, there is the need for a house cleansing exercise at ...