POLITICS

The Minority in Parliament has rejected claims by Information Minister Mustapha Abdul-Hamid that Members of Parliament belonging to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) leaked the controversial military agreement between Ghana and the United States of America (USA) to stir up disaffection for the Akufo-Addo government. Mr Abdul-Hamid, at a press conference on Wednesday, 21 March 2018, accused the Minority ...

Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Tetteh, is likely to be hauled before Parliament to answer questions about allegations she signed a military cooperation agreement granting the United States military unrestricted access to Ghana’s military facilities in 2015. The allegation against the Minister under the erstwhile John Mahama administration was made by the current Defense Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, on Wednesday. At ...

Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, is convinced that Dominic Ayine, who has filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging his appointment, is being sponsored by officials of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Martin Amidu, who is a member of the party, said in his response to the suit brought against him that, the NDC officials are seeking to derail ...

The Minority in Parliament has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to take action on his ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ mantra and desist from rhetoric. This comes on the heels of the approval of a €13 million loan agreement in parliament on Wednesday, 21 March 2018. The loan is meant to ensure adequate funds for the establishment of the Deposit Protection Fund with ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has slammed civil society groups for being quiet and not putting the Akufo-Addo government on its toes in same manner as was done to his government. Addressing members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in London, the former President said even religious leaders who hitherto were loud during his tenure as President, have all gone ...

The Akufo-Addo government should be applauded by Ghanaians for not hiding the security deal between Ghana and the government of the United States of America contrary to what the Mahama administration did in a similar 2015 agreement, Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has said. The Bimbilla lawmaker told journalists in Accra on Wednesday, 21 March that unlike the 1998 and 2015 ...

An opposition MP has dragged the Akufo-Addo administration to court over the allocation of more than seven billion cedis for development programmes. The Bawku Central MP says there are no guidelines to ensure that the multi-billion cedi funds are not abused or misused. The Akufo-Addo administration is supervising the rolling out of expensive existing and new social intervention programmes like ...

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sam Pyne has quizzed if the purchase of numerous radio stations and the subsequent poaching of star presenters by former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffour can be said to be part of the causes of the takeover of uniBank. Sam Pyne speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen Wednesday said he ...

The Information Minister Mustapha Hamid has slammed the Minority in parliament for allegedly leaking the military agreement between the governments of Ghana and United States even before the House commenced the debate to ratify it. The conduct of the Minority, according to Hamid undermines the sanctity of the Parliament. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday where the Defence Minister Dominic ...

Former President Jerry Rawlings has kicked against the proposed “enhanced” military cooperation between Ghana and the USA. According to him, “Ghanaians have enough foreigners dominating their economic and social life” and that adding foreign troops to the “discomfort” would be a bit too much. Mr Rawlings made the comments on his Twitter handle Wednesday. Cabinet has approved an agreement, giving ...