Category: Politics

 The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has paid a working visit to the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, to brief him on the Committee’s ongoing Zonal Public Hearing in the Region as part of its oversight responsibilities. Chairperson of the Committee, Hon. Abena Osei Asare, explained that District Assemblies and public schools in...

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has criticised the former administration led by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, accusing it of leaving behind a fragile and under-resourced local governance system. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, April 20, Mr Ibrahim said the current government inherited a decentralisation framework that...

 The Greater Accra Zongo Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has formally appealed to the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to postpone the upcoming branch elections originally scheduled for May–June 2026. In a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the NDC at Adabraka, Accra, and signed by Hon. Horoya Ismaila Ali, Greater Accra...

President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed claims circulating on social media that tricycles distributed under the Free Primary Healthcare Programme are ambulances. Speaking on the first day of his #ResettingGhana tour of the Northern Region, the President explained that the vehicles are designed to support community outreach, not emergency medical transport. “Recently, at Dodowa, where...

The Committee on Defence and Interior has met with officials from the Ministry of the Interior, the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, the Prisons Service, the Fire Service, and the Gaming Commission to deliberate on the Community Service Bill 2026, alongside the 2024 Audit Committee’s annual report on the Ministry and its agencies. In...

 In a decisive response to mounting public concern over escalating fuel costs, President John Dramani Mahama’s Cabinet has announced a series of measures aimed at easing the financial burden on citizens. At its latest meeting, Cabinet directed the Ministers for Finance and Energy to immediately remove selected taxes and margins on petroleum products. The directive...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has unveiled a sweeping revision of its internal election rules, citing what it described as “practical challenges” encountered during ongoing registration and electoral activities. The decision was reached at an emergency session of the National Executive Committee (NEC) on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at the party’s headquarters. Acting on behalf...

 Former Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention after a judicial order on April 7, 2026. His legal representatives confirmed that he has since returned home to his family. In a statement issued by Minkah-Premo, Osei-Bonsu, Bruce-Cathline & Partners, the law firm representing Mr. Ofori-Atta, the...

Assin South MP and sponsor of the anti-LGBT bill, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called for former President John Dramani Mahama to be held accountable for his pledge to introduce legislation on LGBTQ issues. Speaking at the NPP headquarters on behalf of the Minority, Rev. Ntim Fordjour also raised concerns about what he described as...

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has pledged to advocate for cocoa farmers to ensure they receive fair rewards for their labour and improved livelihoods. The assurance was given during a visit to Osahene Kwaku Atekyi II, Paramount Chief of the Kukuom Traditional Area, and Nana Osei Kofi Abre II, Paramount Chief of the Kenyasi Number...