Category: Politics

Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament Samuel Nartey George has asked the Minority in Parliament to immediately reorganize itself after the approval of the ministerial nominees. In a Facebook post, he expressed disappointment following the approval but said “We need to regroup as quickly as possible and have a proper introspection as individuals and as a...

Former President John Mahama will be vetted for the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s flagbearership contest today. The vetting is expected to commence at 10 am and the party’s headquarters in Accra. This is according to publicity material issued by the Mahama communications team. Ahead of the exercise, the  Chairman of the elections committee of the party,...

Parliament is debating the nomination of four nominees by President Akufo-Addo to the Supreme Court. Two of them, Barbara Ackah-Yensu and Samuel Adibu Asiedu, have already been approved by the House. In the President’s letter to Parliament in July last year, he indicated that the appointments have gone through the Judicial Council and also the...

Former President John Mahama has insisted that the country can be governed with 60 ministers and deputies. He said this will ensure the efficient use of the country’s limited resources for the betterment of all Ghanaians if given the nod. According to him, this will also curb the disparities in privileges enjoyed by political The...

The Member of Parliament for Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has filed her nomination forms to contest the 13th May 2023 primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The nomination forms were filed by the lawmaker’s manager, Dr. Francis Horbah, who was accompanied by some Jomoro NDC Constituency executives at the party...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has told the Minister of Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum not to close down nonperforming schools. He says the schools should rather be supported with teaching and learning materials to improve on their performance. Addressing branch executives of NDC earlier on Sunday, March 19, at Adudwama in the Ahafo Ano South...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament who are currently going around parts of the country trying to induce delegates with cash to support the candidature of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia should desist from their action, a group of some polling station executives of the NPP has said. The spokesperson for the group...

The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has expressed dissatisfaction about the ballooning size of parliament since the 1992 constitution came into force. He has proposed that the number of seats in Parliament be reduced from 275 to 200. Afenyo-Markin believes his proposal will ease pressure on the public purse. Speaking at this year’s GIMPA Law Conference...

Former President, John Dramani Mahama has stated that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will not immediately begin new projects but will instead, complete those that have been abandoned. According to John Mahama, the country’s economic situation will not allow the government in waiting to start new projects. Speaking to delegates in the Tano...

Renowned Political Scientist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Dr Amakye Boateng has taken a swipe at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) aspiring flagbearer Kennedy Ohene Agyapong over his presidential ambitions. The political scientist is of the view that Kennedy Agyapong lacks basic presidential skills and qualifications per Ghana’s cultural and moral standards,...