POLITICS

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, on Tuesday, 8 November 2022, officially inaugurated the Premium Application Center (PAC) in London. This is a premium service to complement the existing consular services provided by the mission. Prior to the establishment of PAC, the ministry, led by Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, in charge of ...

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his Deputy John Kumah must also leave office immediately, a member of the Peoples National Convention (PNC) Bernard Mornah has said. In his view, Mr Ofori-Atta is not the answer to the economic challenges facing Ghanaians. “Investors don’t have confidence in the economy because of Ofori-Atta,” he said on the Big Issue on TV3 ...

The principle of natural justice will play out properly when the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry who has been sacked by the President, Charles Adu Boahen, gets his day before the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to answer allegations of corruption made against him, a member of the Government’s communication team, Kofi Tontoh has said. Mr Tontoh ...

Vice President Bawumia has announced that he’s committed to embark on a fundraising effort to support the party’s agenda of registering all members to help with its data and membership analyses and shall raise funds for the party membership registration especially with the registration of Polling Station Executives, Electoral Area Coordinators, Constituency Executives, Regional Excutives and National Executive Commmitee. Dr. ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament who earlier called for the the removal of the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta have said that their position on the Minister is not the same as the position taken by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Member of Parliament for Effiduase/Asokore, Nana Ayew Afriyie said at a press conference in Parliament on Thursday November 10 that they ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has warned its members not to exhibit signs of complacency ahead of the 2024 elections. The party contends that all and sundry must contribute as the NDC aims at winning the next polls. Speaking to Citi News after launching his campaign to contest the General Secretary position, Director of Elections for the NDC, Elvis Afriyie ...

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is asking suffering Ghanaians to blame the myriad of economic hardships on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and not the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta. The National Communications Officer of NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, reminded Ghanaians to lay the blame on the president and not his debilitating finance minister while reacting to calls for ...

The Director of Communications for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Richard Ahiagbah has said the move by the Minority in Parliament to vote against the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is unmeritorious. For this reason, he says, the NPP Members of Parliament will not support their move. “The NDC’s reasons to censure the finance minister lacks merit, that is ...

A Former Speaker of Parliament Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye has admitted that he could not deal with the issue of absenteeism among Members of Parliament successfully during his tenure in the 7th Parliament. Although he attempted, he could not succeed in that action, he said. Speaking in an interview with TV3’s Alfred Ocansey on the Ghana Tonight show on Wednesday ...

The Minority Leader in Parliament Haruna Iddrisu has expressed optimism that his side in the House will win the vote of censure against the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. He said the ballot will be secret voting. “It will be secret ballot. I am very certain that with a secret ballot, I will win, I am very optimistic,” he said while ...