POLITICS

Government is to renegotiate existing Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights as it firms up plans to establish a new national airline to serve the West African market. Large European, American and Gulf carriers, by virtue of the Fifth Freedom, are able to operate flights directly from their respective bases into Accra and then fly into a neighboring West Africa country before ...

Former Presidential Staffer and member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communication team, Agbesi Nutsu, has accused a former chairman of the party, Obed Asamoah of acting like a “political vulture”. Agbesi Nutsu was reacting to Mr Asamoah’s assertion that former President Jerry John Rawlings is not the founder of the opposition party and that there are many founding fathers. ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has served notice that public officials will be held accountable for their decisions, actions and inaction in the management of public resources. He gave an assurance that the government would ensure the strict implementation of the Public Financial Management (PFM) Act to bring sanity into public financial administration. That, he said, would enhance the fight ...

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has defended the International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissing claims that it is bent on jailing African leaders. He was speaking in the wake of calls by the African Union (AU) for the mass withdrawal of member states from the ICC in January, after a divisive debate at its annual heads of state summit in ...

The Works and Housing Minister has assured land owners at Adjen Kotuku in the Greater Accra region that government will pay their over ¢1 million compensation in two weeks time. Samuel Atta-Akyea said he is aware a committee is studying the reports to come out with its recommendations but it ought to be nudged into action. “We should not give ...

Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier, says it’s an error for the Attorney General (AG) to haul him before the Supreme Court over the GH¢51.2 million judgement debt paid to him by the state. According to the visibly miffed businessman, there already exists a payment plan between him and the AG, and wondered why he had been ...

After several months of denial by government spokespersons, President Akufo-Addo has finally confirmed The aL-hAJJ’s May 2, 2017, publication that he will not seek re-election after serving his first term in office. Without mincing words; leaving his Ministers and party supporters dumbfounded, President Akufo-Addo openly announced his disinterest in leading the party into the next presidential election in 2020. At ...

A former Schedule Officer at the Flagstaff House Emelia Arthur has dismissed claims that monies accrued from a 10 percent pay cut ordered by former president John Dramani Mahama in 2014 cannot be traced. The deputy Controller and Accountant General told Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee that the 10% salary cut policy which affected Mr. Mahama, his deputy and all appointees, ...

Suspended General Security of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Atik Mohammed has sued the party over his suspension. He is praying the court to quash his suspension as null and void, and also order his reinstatement. Again, Mr. Mohammed filed a complaint with the police for the prosecution of some party functionaries who allegedly locked up his office as he ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings’ public outbursts against the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is killing the spirit of almost every member of the party, Kwadwo Addai, Former District Chief Executive of Sekyere East, has said. According to him, the NDC leadership will need to find appropriate ways of handling Mr Rawlings’ issues without further aggravating the party’s woes in opposition. ...