Category: Politics

 The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has turned down a request from Hajia Amina Adam, widow of the late Ayawaso East Member of Parliament, Nasser Toure Mahama, to undergo online vetting ahead of the party’s parliamentary primaries. Her representatives submitted the appeal on Tuesday, January 27, citing her period of...

The Supreme Court has, in a 4–1 majority ruling, set aside the High Court’s judgment that nullified the election of the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary candidate for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam. Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, who chaired the panel, delivered the lone dissenting opinion. The ruling came after Mr. Nyindam filed an application invoking the Supreme...

Alhaji Abdulsalam Mohammed Daaru has officially withdrawn from the race to become the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for the upcoming Ayawaso East by-election, citing party unity and wise counsel from senior party figures. In a press release dated January 27, 2026, Daaru expressed deep gratitude to the youth of the constituency, especially the...

The Minority in Parliament has renewed demands for the resignation of the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, citing his management of the Ewoyaa Lithium Agreement. Government’s attempt to reintroduce the mining deal with Atlantic Lithium at Ewoyaa in the Central Region included a proposed 5% royalty—half of the 10% earlier put...

The Minority in Parliament has pledged to fiercely resist any move by government to push legislation through under a certificate of urgency. Speaking at the Minority Caucus’ “Holding Government to Account” press briefing, Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, accused the Majority side of exploiting the urgency procedure to fast-track bills without proper parliamentary...

Hajia Amina Adam, widow of the late Ayawaso East MP, has officially declared her intention to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries for the constituency’s vacant parliamentary seat. In a heartfelt statement dated 22 January 2026, Hajia Amina described the passing of her husband as the most difficult experience of her life, noting the...

The Acting National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Danquah Smith Butey, has appealed to flagbearer aspirants to prioritize the collective interest of the party over personal ambition as the NPP prepares to select its presidential candidate. The Peace Pact, signed by the five aspirants on Thursday, January 22, 2026, is intended to foster...

Former President Nana Akufo-Addo has advised flagbearer hopefuls of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to place the collective interest of the party above personal ambition, stressing that the NPP is greater than any individual. Addressing the peace pact signing ceremony for NPP aspirants ahead of the January 31, 2026 presidential primaries, the former President underscored...

Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has linked the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) weakened showing in the 2024 general elections to entrenched internal divisions that discouraged some respected members from voting. Speaking at the peace pact signing ceremony for NPP presidential aspirants ahead of the January 31, 2026 primaries, Mr. Afenyo-Markin cautioned that disunity carries grave and...

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has cautioned party members and the public against any attempt to disrupt the party’s presidential primaries slated for January 31, stressing that security agencies will act firmly against offenders. Speaking at the signing of a peace pact by NPP presidential aspirants on Thursday,...