POLITICS

Posters of Mr. Kwesi Ahwoi for Presidential Candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has popped up and flooded social media. Although the NDC has not opened nominations yet, some bigwigs and other members of the party have shown their interest in taking flag-bearer position to lead the party, the National Democratic Congress in 2020. Last three months, similar ...

The Government will provide four core textbooks for all first-year students when the Free Senior High School (SHS) takes off next September, Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, announced on Monday. Additionally, there will also be “one hot meal a day for day students.” In a Mid-Year Review of the 2017 Budget, presented to the House, Mr Ofori-Atta said in order ...

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, will present his midyear Budget Review and Economic Planning to Parliament Monday, July 31, 2017. The presentation is in fulfilment of the constitutional mandate requiring the Minister to give an account of the performance of the economy before the commencement of the second half of the year. The Presentation today will not see a request ...

The Northern Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Daniel Bugri Naabu, has accused the party’s MPs in the region of fomenting trouble in the governing party. According to him the MPs are behind the rejection of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s District Chief Executive nominees for some areas in the region. Addressing party functionaries at the Northern Regional Delegates’ conference ...

A private legal practitioner, Nii Kpakpo Samoah Addo has called for the removal of legal fees associated with lawsuits seeking an interpretation of the Constitution. He argues that the high cost of litigation, particularly involving cases at the Supreme Court discourage people from testing acts of public officers against the provisions of the constitution. The Rules of Court Committee in ...

Former Ashanti regionall Minister Peter Anefi Mensah has cast doubts over the success of government’s flagship policy- free SHS. “I wish it is successful but I doubt, it is my wish that is should be successful, but I doubt the success of it. We are not saying it is not good to have free SHS but it should be progressively ...

Three government officials of the former administration have been invited by Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to assist with an ongoing probe into alleged financial malfeasance with the Ameri power contract. Former Power Minister, Dr Kwabena Donkor, his deputy, John Jinapor and former Deputy Attorney General, Dominic Ayine say they will honour the invitation on Monday despite objections by both ...

Vice President of think tank, IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Kofi Bentil, says although concerns over the sustainability of the free SHS policy are legitimate, government’s resolve is rubbing off on critics. Mr. Bentil said Thursday on current affair programme PM Express that fears over the economy’s inability to sustain the project notwithstanding, Nana Akufo-Addo and his appointees in ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sagnarigu Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini has criticized the Speaker of Parliament Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye for what he described as his “gross bias and disrespect” against the Minority. “I’m telling you that the Speaker is exhibiting such gross level of bias. He is, as it were, trying to protect his political party [the ruling NPP],” ...

A former National Security Coordinator, Mr Yaw Donkor, is protesting the circumstances under which he has been invited to answer questions with regard to a $279.4 million contract. Mr Donkor, in a petition dated July 26, 2017 and addressed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), stated that although he had no hand in the so-called contract which was awarded ...