POLITICS

The 2024 polls will be the most important in the history of Ghana’s politics, former President John Mahama has said in a lecture at Chatham House, London. In December, next year, “what I consider to be the most important elections in Ghana’s history will be held”, he told the audience, adding: “The electioneering period will offer a scope for deeper ...

The Director of Communications for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Richard Ahiagbah has said Ghanaians must support the government in building the economy. He said the government is building long-term economy. “Ghana is building long-term, and it is all coming together! Let’s support the government in regenerating the economy,” he tweeted after the Government of Ghana and the Ghana ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has told African countries to collectively institute measures to fight illicit financial flows out of the continent. The president said this while speaking during the closing session of the maiden African Prosperity Dialogues dubbed, ‘the Kwahu Summit’,. “We need to pay serious attention to and arrest illicit financial flow out of the continent which is ...

A delegates-based survey conducted by Outcomes International Ghana and Centre for Sustainable African Development Initiatives (C-SADI) UK has projected Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to win the flagbearer elections of the governing New Patitoc Party (NPP) ahead of the 2024 general elections. the survey stated that Ghana is an emerging democratic country seen as a good example for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. ...

The most preferred candidate for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer position among delegates of the party is Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The Vice President is leading in all 16 regions. The closest contenders to Dr Bawumia are Mr Alan Kyeremanten and Mr Kennedy Agyapong respectively. This is according to a delegates-based survey conducted by Outcomes International Ghana and Centre for ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) cannot accept a situation where New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament are cooperating with Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin when NDC lawmakers are not doing same even though Mr Bagbin is from the NDC, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has said. Addressing the NDC UK/Ireland Chapter during a visit to London after ...

Former Deputy Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine is unhappy with the way and manner national executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) changed the leadership of the Minority in Parliament. For him, announcing their removal in a statement without the input of the Functional Executive Committee (FEC) and the lawmakers is an affront to the dignity of the Minority caucus. ...

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Air Vice Marshal Frederick Asare Kwasi Bekoe as the new Chief of Air Staff. His appointment takes immediate effect from today, Thursday, January 26, 2023 The appointment was in consultation with the Council of State, pursuant to provisions of Article 212 of the Constitution, a release from the Communications Directorate of the Jubilee House and signed ...

A Vice President of Imani Africa Bright Simons has described the agreement between the government of Ghana and the Ghana Insurers Association regarding the dept exchange participation as landmark. In a tweet, Mr Simons said “In a spectacular breakthrough, the government of Ghana reaches landmark deal with insurance firms, further increasing the debt exchange participation rate and the overall debt ...

A former Deputy Managing Director of the National Investment Bank (NIB), Alfred Thompson has said two main factors accounted for the removal of Haruna Iddrisu as the Minority Leader. He says the removal was occasioned by Haruna’s refusal to support the current National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia during the party’s recent congress to elect ...