POLITICS

The opposition National Democratic Congress is sharply divided between those with integrity and those without, former President Jerry John Rawlings has said. In an obvious reference to former deputy Chief of Staff Valerie Sawyerr, who lampooned him for comments he made against the current leadership of the NDC and former President John Mahama, Mr. Rawlings said, “…NDC is at a ...

The 2015 Auditor General’s report has revealed that the National Identification Authority (NIA) is heavily indebted to the tune of GH¢4, 132,795.00. The Management of the Authority were therefore admonished to “make efforts to settle the liabilities” and also operate henceforth within “actual income received in future.” The Authority was also cited for illegally using its Internally Generated fund to ...

Deputy Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused renowned Bible teacher, Pastor Dr Mensah Otabil of ensuring the collapse of Capital Bank through his poor managment of the financial institution of which he served as the Board Chairman. According to Kwaku Boahen, Pastor Mensah Otabil whose church, businesses and family allegedly have a huge stake in ...

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has bemoaned the poor academic performance in public first and second cycle schools and advised directors of education to provide the kind of leadership and supervision that is conducive for teaching and learning. “That leadership should provide an environment for the teacher to work with dedication, commitment and a sense of responsibility. ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings during a public lecture at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) was described as a gentle giant after delivering his speech but the former President immediately interrupted the MC saying he isn’t a gentle giant so shouldn’t be called so. He claimed former President John Agyekum Kufuor should rather be referred to ...

The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations has said Ghanaians are worried over President Akufo-Addo’s inability to act decisively on cases of corruption that hit his government since assuming office. “…There is considerable public frustration,” said Prof Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi, the Executive Director of the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) Wednesday when the Coalition paid a courtesy call on the president. “I ...

Former president Jerry John Rawlings has called for the revision of the processes leading to the composition of the membership of the Council of State. “We must ensure that the processes for pre-qualifying, electing and appointing these members are tightened-up,” he said. “In the traditional system, an elder who misbehaved was expected in the past to commit suicide but honorably. ...

Former President Rawlings has finally responded to Valerie Sawyerr for attacking him, describing her as a person without integrity who should be ignored. The former Deputy Chief of Staff, criticized the founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over what she described as demonizing comments he made against the current leadership of the NDC. In an article, she accused Mr. ...

An elaborate plan to make Ghana a major force in the export of petroleum products in the West African sub-region and beyond should make significant strides by the end of this year, Deputy Energy Minister in charge of Petroleum, Mohammed Amin Adam, has revealed. Dr. Adam says a Petroleum Hub taskforce has already been established to develop a master plan ...

A group calling itself Integrity Against Corruption (I.A.C) which professes association to the National Democratic Congress has condemned recent attacks on former President Jerry Rawlings. Many party people have taken Rawlings to the cleaners and questioned his motives for constantly charging the party and officials of corruption, a move often met with denials by party officials. About a fortnight ago ...