POLITICS

The Nana Akufo-Addo government is determined to continue infrastructure projects began by previous administrations to ensure Ghanaians enjoy the full benefits of such expenditure. Government will also revive projects began by the Kufuor administration, but were abandoned by the Mills and Mahama governments, especially housing projects, in order to address the country’s housing deficit which is in excess of 1.7 ...

Deputy Communications Director of the NPP-USA branch has endorsed Madam Obaa Yaa Amponsah Frimpong as his preferred choice to win the chairmanship position of the party in the impeding conference. In an article published on Thursday, Kwame Kyeretwie-Amponsah, who is popularly referred to as Stonash, said Obaa Amponsah, if elected would work to heal the wounds of disillusioned party members ...

Talk of one humorous person within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the party’s Central Regional Chairman , Allotey Jacobs would easily be mentioned. Allotey Jacobs had said, he would succeed Akufo-Addo by marrying his wife, Rebecca Akufo-Addo if he [Akufo-Addo] dies. Showering praises on the First Lady during her birthday, Allotey Jacobs indicated that the First Lady was very ...

The Second Lady Samira Bawumia is confident that Ghana is blazing the trail in Africa when it comes to leaders who are ensuring that public interest is the underlying principle in government decision making. According to her, Africa can no longer wait after decades of being in the dark due to poor leadership, despite its rich and abundant natural resources. ...

The first deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu, is lamenting the rate at which law enforcement agencies and the general public are watching on unconcerned as others destroy the environment. Mr. Owusu bemoaned the fact that wrongdoers have had their way in the Ghanaian setup for far too long and that has largely contributed to the breakdown in law ...

Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has assured lenders that the company is on course to meet its financial obligations in respect of the $1.3billion syndicated loan, in spite of a dwindling crop harvest caused by dry weather and plant disease. “We have shown over the past 25 years that Cocobod is credible and has never ...

The Minister in charge of Public Procurement Sarah Adwoa Safo has stated categorically that her office only exist to advice the President on procurement and not to involve in procurement processes of ministries. “I am the Minister of State, I don’t have a ministry”, she emphasized. Providing clarity on her office she said the minister responsible for Public Procurement exists ...

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, has described the attempts to prosecute former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Dr Stephen Opuni, as an exercise in futility. Some 27 charges, including willfully causing financial loss to the state, have been preferred against Dr Opuni in a case set to be called on 23 March 2018 at the Accra High Court. ...

Former head of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Emile Short has called on Ghanaians to desist from politicising corruption cases. The call comes on the back of claims by the Ashanti regional branch of the NDC that the suit leveled against former CEO of COCOBOD Dr. Stephen Opuni is a political witch-hunt. The Attorney General and ...

The Minority in Parliament has described the suit against former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD as a sign of desperation by the state to hold him accountable for his stewardship. The Attorney General and Minister for Justice Gloria Akuffo has charged Dr. Stephen Opuni and one Seidu Agongo for causing financial loss to the state to the tune of GHC217 ...