POLITICS

The Minority in Parliament which demanded that President Akufo-Addo sacks deputy Agriculture minister William Quaitoo over his tribal comment has welcomed his resignation. Minority Spokesman on Communications A. B.A Fuseini told Starr News the move is a positive step. “This is a positive step, and going forward we will see what comes out but at least this points to the ...

The resigned deputy minister for food and Agriculture William Quaitoo has said he left the post in order to bring peace among those offended by his comments. “Thank you all for your kind words. In addition to the sincere apology, I resigned to bring peace among all those who were offended and to save the President and the entire party ...

The Ghana Police service is on the heels of the leader of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Dr Edward Mahama after he failed to honour an invitation to appear before them. The case which is currently before the Kotobabi Police station was brought against the Ambassador-at-Large by the party’s suspended General Secretary Atik Mohammed. Mr Mohammed defied the National Executive ...

The under-fire deputy minister for food and Agriculture William Quaitoo has resigned, a statement from the Flagstaff Hous has said. “The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, this evening accepted the resignation from office of the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Hon. William Quaitoo, MP, which takes immediate effect. The President wished him the very best in his future ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament, has commended Presidential Staffer, Clara Napaga Tia Sulemana for the huge role she played leading to the resignation of her former colleague in government and Deputy Agric Minister, William Quaitoo on Tuesday. Ms Clara Napaga Tia Sulemana, publicly condemned the former deputy Minister’s ethnocentric comment when he described farmers from the ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has applauded the entire membership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on the successful conduct of the 25th Annual Delegates Conference held in Cape Coast at the weekend. “The peaceful, orderly and yet lively manner in which the conference, rally and thanksgiving service were held, reinforced our commitment and dedication to the noble goal of ...

It is emerging that controversial musician and a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Asare Obeng widely known as A Plus, rakes in a whooping sum of GHc12,000 every month from his BOST contract. The musician turned politician, is the man currently handling contract for hauling oil for the state owned company, Bulk Oil Storage and Transport (BOST ...

Some people at the presidency and within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are charging $20,000 from private individuals who want to gain access to President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House, Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong has said. Mr Agyapong, who has been sounding the alarm bells within his own government, told Adom TV’s Badwam programme on Tuesday, 29 August ...

The battle for the legalisation of homosexuality in Ghana wages on as a member of parliament for Assin South, Mr.John Ntim Fordjour has hit hard on some Ghanaian gay activists calling for the rights of the LGBT community to be respected. Earlier,a group of gay activists in Canada have secured 1000s of signatures from top politicians of Canada in favour ...

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyepong, has backed claims that some appointees at the Flagstaff House take money from people seeking to meet the President. “Abu Jinapor and Asenso-Boakye are not the only two alleged to be involved in corrupt activities at the presidency, they are many others as well. When I started complaining about the president ...