POLITICS

The new minority leadership seems to have hit the ground running in spite of the turmoil generated by the reshuffle of the leadership of the minority caucus. Addressing the media this morning the minority leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson after a meeting with the party leadership at the headquarters announced a general caucus meeting with the National Executives next week ...

The leadership of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has removed Harruna iddrisu as the Minority Leader.  He has been replaced with Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam lawmaker Dr Cassiel Ato Forson. The party has also removed James Klutse Avedzi as Deputy Minority Leader. He has also been replaced with Ellembelle Member of Parliament Kofi Armah Buah. The party says these changes form part of ...

Former Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC) boss, Alex Mould and Gavivina Tamakloe who stood surety for former MASLOC boss, Sedinam Tamakloe have been asked by the high court to pay GH¢ 5 million which was the bail bond for the former MASLOC boss. Sedinam Tamakloe who is on trial for wilfully causing financial loss to the state has been absent ...

The Special Prosecutor has directed the criminal prosecution of Mr Sumaila Abdul–Rahman, the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority and two of his deputies Mr Stephen Yir-eru Engmen and Mr Patrick Seidu for breaches of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA). The Chief Executive of A&QS Consortium Limited, Mr Andrew Kuundaari, will also face criminal prosecution for his role. The two deputy ...

Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong has described himself as an underdog ahead of the contest to elect a flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2024 general elections. However, he said, he is confident of winning the internal election. Mr Agyapong will be competing against Former Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen, Former Agric Minister, Dr Owusu ...

The financial sector cleanup that was undertaken by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance which resulted in the collapse of nine domestic banks and several Microfinance companies, badly affected the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 general elections, Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has said. He noted that ...

The Minority in Parliament has hinted at more damning revelations on how the government expended COVID Funds when Parliament resumes in February. It comes on the back of revelations in the Auditor General’s Special Report on Ghana’s COVID-19 expenditure which revealed serious procurement breaches and financial misappropriation. According to the report, the Ministry of Health paid over 10 million cedis ...

The Government of Ghana and the Ghana Association of Banks (GAB) have made a headway on the terms of participation of Banks in the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). The new agreement includes final improvements to the terms of the programme. These include; an agreement to pay a 5% coupon for 2023 and a single coupon rate for each of ...

Former Minister of Health under the John Mahama administration, Alex Segbefia says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) feels vindicated following the findings of the Auditor General’s Report. The Auditor General’s special report on Ghana’s COVID 19 expenditure has revealed some huge payment made by the Ministry of Health. According to the report, the Ministry paid over 10 million cedis in ...

Two eminent clergymen and members of the Board of Trustees of the controversial National Cathedral project have called for its immediate suspension and audit. The two – Archbishop Duncan Williams and Reverend Eastwood Anaba say their call is based on the controversies surrounding the project. According to them, the suspension will pave the way for transparency and accountability to be ...