Category: Politics

The Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of the scheduled parliamentary election rerun in the Kpandai constituency and instructed lawyers for New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate Matthew Nyindam to serve court documents on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate through substituted service. The directive was issued on Tuesday after the apex court heard an application...

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, and the Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, to withdraw the Private Member’s Bill that seeks to repeal the Act establishing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The directive, contained in an official statement issued by the Presidency and signed by the President’s spokesperson,...

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has taken aim at the Electoral Commission (EC), accusing it of acting with “indecent haste” in announcing a rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election. Dr. Bawumia argued that the Commission’s decision disregards ongoing judicial proceedings at both the High Court and the Supreme Court involving New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that the rerun of the Kpandai Constituency Parliamentary Election will take place on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. The decision follows a ruling by the Tamale High Court on Monday, November 24, 2025, which directed that the election be conducted within 30 days. The move was further reinforced after the...

The Minority in Parliament has urged the withdrawal of a letter that formally announced the Kpandai parliamentary seat as vacant, following a High Court directive for a rerun of the constituency’s election. Parliament, on Monday, December 8, 2025, officially notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of the vacancy. This communication was in line with a ruling...

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has taken issue with Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, accusing him of inconsistent and partisan conduct in relation to the Kpandai parliamentary re-run. Speaking on Joy Midday News, Mr Awuah questioned why the Speaker permitted the Clerk of Parliament to notify the Electoral Commission...

The Parliamentary Service has officially informed the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacant seat in Parliament for the Kpandai Constituency, following a court directive ordering a fresh contest of the 2024 Parliamentary Elections in the area. The communication, dated December 4, 2025, signals the formal start of the administrative procedures necessary to conduct the re-run...

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has cautioned that Ghana’s democracy is only as strong as the institutions and citizens who defend it, warning that hard-won gains could be reversed if complacency sets in. In the final section of his address on the state of the nation one year after the...

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has cautioned that Ghana risks being left behind in the global technological race if the government continues to prioritise political score-settling over long-term national development. In a follow-up section of his statement on the state of Ghana’s democracy, Mr. Afenyo-Markin said the world has entered...

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has raised concerns about the state of Ghana’s democracy, warning that the country risks sliding into “retribution” politics just a year after voters ushered in political change. In a strongly worded statement titled “One Year After: Ghana’s Democracy at the Crossroads,” Mr. Afenyo-Markin said Ghanaians...