POLITICS

Former Minister of Health, Alex Segbefia is entreating civil servants in Ghana to resist attempts by government to deduct any monies from their salaries to fund the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). He is of the view that it behooves on government to find innovative ways of funding the NHIS than worsening the plight of the Ghanaian worker by deducting ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken a swipe at the members of the Minority in Parliament, saying they are “allergic to facts”. Delivering the 2018 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament Thursday, he said the inability of the opposition lawmakers to appreciate facts is a threat to smooth national debate. Walking the Minority through what he says are the ...

Jinapor brothers, John and Abu of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patroitic Party (NPP) respectively, found themselves in a heated debate regarding the content of the message of the President, Nana Addo’s State of the Nation address Standing between them was Ghana Broadcasting Corporation GBC’s Selikem Acolatse who was interviewing the two brothers John Jinapor who is also ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed his government has saved Gh¢800 million from restricted tenders. Delivering the 2018 State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday, February 08, 2018, he revealed that in 2017 there were 346 Requests for Restricted Tenders, and 167 (48%) were approved, and 179 (52%) were rejected. “The savings, made over the year as ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia appeared rather strong in Parliament accompanied by his wife, Samira, for the second State of the Nation address by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Dr. Bawumia took a 12-day medical leave to the United Kingdom after being taken ill on Friday, January 19. The leave was on his doctors’ advice. He returned exactly a week ...

President Akufo-Addo today [Thursday], took a rather unusual subtle jibe at members of the National Democratic Congress [NDC] minority in Parliament, when he suggested that they no longer recognize the Founder of the party, Jerry John Rawlings. The President made the observation when he appeared before the House to deliver his second state of the nation address since he assumed ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is delivering the 2018 State of the Nation Address before the house of Parliament. This will be the second since his coming into office following the first which focused majorly on revamping the economy and fixing the ‘mess’ which they claim to have inherited from the previous NDC administration. President Akufo-Addo in his first SONA ...

The President is set to deliver his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament this morning, in fulfilment of Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution. At 10:00 am today, Nana Akufo-Addo will present a sector-by-sector account of the general health of the country and outline policies and programmes to facilitate the country’s socio-economic development. He will also outline ...

A Senior Research Analyst with the Institute of Fiscal Studies, Dr. Saeed Boakye has asked the Akufo-Addo government to stop blaming its predecessors for the economic woes of the country. According to him, such blames games do not improve the outlook of the state and efforts to stabilize the economy. The comment comes as President Akufo-Addo is set to deliver ...

The acting general secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party John Boadu has said vigilante groups such as the Invisible and Delta Forces are part of the NPP and will continue to exist. The comment comes after a report by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) said Ghanaians want such groups disbanded and offendning members prosecuted by government. The survey ...