POLITICS

The Director of Communications for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Richard Ahiagbah has said the move by the Minority in Parliament to vote against the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is unmeritorious. For this reason, he says, the NPP Members of Parliament will not support their move. “The NDC’s reasons to censure the finance minister lacks merit, that is ...

A Former Speaker of Parliament Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye has admitted that he could not deal with the issue of absenteeism among Members of Parliament successfully during his tenure in the 7th Parliament. Although he attempted, he could not succeed in that action, he said. Speaking in an interview with TV3’s Alfred Ocansey on the Ghana Tonight show on Wednesday ...

The Minority Leader in Parliament Haruna Iddrisu has expressed optimism that his side in the House will win the vote of censure against the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. He said the ballot will be secret voting. “It will be secret ballot. I am very certain that with a secret ballot, I will win, I am very optimistic,” he said while ...

The Employment and Labour Relations Ministry has expressed its readiness to continuously engage the striking teacher unions even after they call off their industrial action. The National Labour Commission (NLC) on Wednesday ordered the three teacher unions to immediately call off their strike and return to the negotiation table with government. The three pre-tertiary unions had embarked on a strike ...

The Minority in Parliament is today, Thursday, November 10, 2022, expected to move a motion that seeks to censure Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs accuse the Finance Minister of acting outside the powers of the office and largely blame him for the country’s current economic woes. This motion, if passed, will compel President Akufo-Addo to ...

The New Patriotic Party Communications Director, Richard Ahiagbah, has downplayed the growing discontent with the Akufo-Addo government, which has been reflected in polls and recent protests. Speaking on The Point of View, Mr. Ahiagbah maintained that Ghana’s economic crisis has external causes because “the whole world is not going in the right direction.” A recent poll by Global Info Analytics ...

The Member of Parliament for Adansi-Asokwa, K Hammond, has accused the Bulk Oil Distributors and Oil Marketing Companies of contributing to the rampant hikes in fuel prices. Mr Hammond, who is also a member of the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, said inasmuch as prices of petroleum products may be high on the international market, firms within the value ...

The Police have arrested Francis Xavier Sosu, Member of Parliament for Madina for alleged reckless and inconsiderate driving. the Police said this in a statement on Friday November 4. The Police said that the lawmaker, who broke the law was arrested on 3rd November, 2022 after he was seen driving in the middle of the road around Airport in his ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama also told Ghanaians that his administration was not going to seek support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but he made a U-Turn to seek a bailout from the Fund, a Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Abdul Kamal Deen, has said. He made this comment on the Big Issue with Roland ...

Former President John Dramani Maama has visited the National Chairman of his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to commiserate with him and his family on the loss of their mother, Madam Mary Gyawubea Badu. Accompanied by a former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, Mr. Mahama expressed his condolences to the bereaved family and signed a book of condolence opened ...