POLITICS

Ghanaians should honour me – Akua Donkor

The Founder and flag bearer of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor claims she deserve to be honoured, acknowledged and applauded by Ghanaians for being the only outstanding female to have founded a political party in the country. Madam Akua Donkor, who was robbed at gunpoint last year by three persons believed to be executives and members of ...

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Corruption claims: I’ll cooperate with CID – Ursula Owusu

The Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful is ready to present herself to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service to answer to corruption claims leveled against her by the Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong. The allegations were in relation to a contract given to a foreign company for the production of national identification cards. Kennedy Agyapong had claimed that ...

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Sue Ken Agyapong over corruption claims – Casely Hayford tells Ursula Owusu

Social commentator, Casely Hayford has advised Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu to sue Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong over corruption claims leveled against her. Kennedy Agyapong had alleged that Ursula Owusu-Ekuful disregarded a bid [he had interest in] for a contract to print NIA cards in favour of more expensive bidders who had paid her money. Ursula, in a rebuttal, ...

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National ID Cards: Corruption claims probe apt – Ursula Owusu

The Minister of Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says she supports the CID’s investigation in the allegations of corruption levelled against her in the award of the contract for the production of National Identification Cards. “I welcome the investigations by the CID and even though I am yet be contacted, I will cooperate with the law enforcement agencies to ascertain the truth,” ...

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NDC better than NPP when it comes to resignation – Amaliba

A National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has a better record than its New Patriotic Party (NPP) counterpart as regards appointees resigning on principle, Abraham Amaliba has said. Mr Amaliba, a member of the legal team of the NDC, said mention can be made of the likes of Murtala Ibrahim Mohammed, a former Deputy Trades and Industry Minister, and Dzifa Ativor, ...

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Ken Agyapong’s allegations against me borne out of ignorance – Ursula Owusu

The Minister of Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has refuted allegations of corruption made against her by maverick politician, Mr. Kennedy Agyepong in connection with the award of a supposed contract for the Production of national identification cards. The Assin South legislator in a recent media outburst alleged that the Minister of Communications acted wrongly in the award of the contract for ...

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Police inciting public against me – Ken Agyapong

Maverick politician and Member of Parliament for Assin South, Ken Agyapong has said he believes some officers of the Police Service have an agenda and are inciting the public against him by putting out false information. According to him, the unnamed police officers are feeding the public with false information that suggest he’s given evidence of corruption against the two ...

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National ID Cards: Corruption claims “patently false” – Ursula Owusu

The Minister for Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has strongly refuted allegations of corruption in relation to the award of the contract for the production of national identification cards. The corruption allegations were levelled against her by Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyepong but in a statement, Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful described the allegations as scurrilous. She challenged the controversial NPP member to provide evidence ...

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Kenyan election annulled; Mahama, Mbeki exposed

A ruling by Kenya’s Supreme Court yesterday – which annulled the results of last month’s presidential election due to irregularities – has undoubtedly cast doubt on the credibility of key observers of the Kenyan polls, including former Presidents John Dramani Mahama of Ghana and Thabo Mbeki of South Africa. The observers had praised the conduct of the Kenyan election, held ...

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