POLITICS

Low Point Rankings (Starting with the worst) Plagiarism-gate No matter how you slice it, the findings of plagiarism in the inaugural day speech of President Nana Akufo-Addo must be one of the most embarrassing moments of the young administration. It put us on CNN; it made us the laughing stock of the international media; it was simply embarrassing in a ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised to construct 1000 metric tonne-capacity warehouses across the country to store foodstuffs in each of the 216 districts in the country. “Government intends to construct a 1000 metric tonne capacity warehouse in each of the 216 districts. The purpose of these warehouses will be to handle produce as well as to store the ...

A deputy Finance Minister Abena Osei Asare is accusing the minority of deception over claims of conflict of interest against her boss Ken Ofori-Atta. The minority at a press briefing on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 cited the finance minister for conflict of interest and lack of transparency in the issuance of $2.25 billion 15-year bond. Government issued 15 and 7-year ...

Come the next general elections, leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) including a former deputy communications minister, Felix Ofosu Kwakye will vote President Akufo-Addo or any candidate the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will put forward for a second term in office, a party official has observed. A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. George Ayisi ...

Former President John Dramani and outspoken Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Daniel Bugri Naabu came face to face for the first time after allegations of attempts by the former president to bribe him. At the 41st National Congress of the Gonjaland Youth Association held at Sawla in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Northern region, both met ...

The Vice President of IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil has stated that the Akufo-Addo-led government is on the right track. According to him, even though, the government in its first 100 days had been fraught with some challenges security-wise, it has performed creditably in the policy think-tank’s assessment. “Our view is that generally speaking, the government is on track. There are ...

A deputy Finance Minister Kwaku Kwarteng has dismissed allegations by the Minority that the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta cooked up a $2.25 billion bond for cronies. The Minority at a press conference Tuesday April 18, 2017 accused Mr Ofori-Atta of conflict of interest as far as the issuance of the government’s recent 15 year bond was concerned, demanding his ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has had a strong message from one of its leading members, Alban Bagbin. The second deputy speaker of parliament is admonishing party members to refrain from not believing the fact that their main political rival – New Patriotic Party (NPP) – has won political power. “It is important to take advantage of that change ...

In their most scathing remarks yet against President Akufo-Addo since losing power, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) last Wednesday accused him of being complicit in the recent Delta Force breach of the law in Kumasi. The NDC also expressed dismay at what the party said was the paltry fine of GH¢2,400 slapped on each of the Delta Force members who ...

A former Minister of Food and Agriculture Alhaji Mohammed Muniri-Limuna has disclosed that the loss of former President John Dramani Mahama at the party at the December 7, 2016 polls could be self-inflicted. He disclosed in an exclusive interview with mynewsgh.com that the possibility that some elements within the party were sabotaging the then president for him to lose in ...