POLITICS

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has accused his party of not being ‘tolerant’. According to him, if the party was tolerant, it would have taken his criticisms in good faith instead of threatening him. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has warned that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be careful of how it handles ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has challenged African governments not to rely on the World Bank and other institutions to decide on the choices they have to make concerning policies and the funding of education on the continent. “We should not get into arguments with foreign agencies about our priorities. We must set our own priorities and we must accept ...

The Leader and Founder of the All People’s Congress (APR), Mr Hassan Ayariga, has asked President Akufo-Addo to concentrate his efforts first on strengthening security at home. “Instead of traveling outside the country, the President as commander in chief ought to concentrate his efforts first on strengthening security at home,” he stated. Sharing his thoughts on the governance process and ...

Maverick politician and New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker for Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Agyepong has admitted he has challenges defending the composition of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s cabinet. He said on Adom TV’s Morning Show “Badwam” on Tuesday that persons he expected would have been critical in the composition of cabinet were excluded a move he finds difficult in ...

Embraced by his earlier claim that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government ordered the purchase of some 43 new vehicles a few days before leaving office at the behest of the new government, Dr. Clement Apaak is charting a new course, saying they were acting on behalf of the State. “Up until we handed over, we were still in charge; ...

Contrary to claims that he received $2 million which was used for a nationalistic project, emerging evidence indicate that that the former President of Ghana received $5 million. Managing Editor of the Al Hajj Newspaper, Alhaji Bature Iddrissu on TuesdayJune 6, 2017 disclosed that the founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Jerry John Rawlings received $5 million dollars from ...

The Managing Editor of the Al Hajj Newspaper, Alhaji Bature Iddrissu has revealed that the litany of problems that have bedeviled the country must be blamed on former President Jerry John Rawlings. “He ruled this country for 19 years and I am telling you that the current problems we are facing must be laid at his doorstep. 19 wasted years ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday visited family of the late Major Adam Mahama to commiserate with them. There, he again, expressed his deepest condolences for their loss and disclosed that in agreement with the Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. Obed Akwa, the late Captain be promoted to the rank of Major. He also revealed that a monument ...

One of the most difficult decisions President Akufo-Addo had to take since he was sworn into office five months ago was to decide who among his “large size” and lopsided Ministers join his 19-member Cabinet, The aL-hAJJ can confirm. Though the President has been reluctant naming his Cabinet, sources in government say the pressure on him from some sections of ...

Having come to the realization that President Akufo-Addo will be unable to fulfill most of his lofty campaign promises, First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo and some kingpins of the ruling New Patriotic Party have resorted to begging Ghanaians on the president’s behalf. The first lady and some NPP apparatchiks, The aL-hAJJ has gathered, are overly worried about the high expectations ...