Category: Politics

Former Minister of Trade and Industry Alan Kyerematen has indicated that transformational leadership is required in Ghana to stop the country from going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support. He indicated that Ghana has been to the Fund seventeen times but the problems have not been solved. To him, in order to tackle the fundamental...

The Member of Parliament of Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has added his voice to the petroleum products imported under the gold for oil (G4O) programme. He said the gold for oil policy doesn’t make sense to Ghanaians. In an interview on Kumasi-based Sompa FM, the maverick politician said instead of selling the raw gold, the government...

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said that many factors will determine who leads the party into the 2024 general elections. He said delegates of the party will look beyond good grammar and educational titles in determining who will lead the governing party in the next elections. In...

Actor-turned-politician Fred Nuamah says he will not step down from contesting in the upcoming NDC parliamentary primaries in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency despite John Dumelo’s candidature in the race. Speaking to Graphic Showbiz, he said that he was taken aback by his colleague, John Dumelo’s declaration to contest once again after previous assurances that...

Head of the legal team of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Abraham Amaliba has alleged that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo no longer flies in “luxurious” private jets not because he listened to calls for him to desist from it but that the funds are no longer available. “The money is finished that’s why he can’t fly now,”...

Former Deputy Finance Minister Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan  has said Ghana is currently in economic difficulties due to the recklessness of the Akufo-Addo administration. Although he said, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo disputes this claim, economic facts and figures point to an economy that has been mismanaged. Speaking on the Ghana Tonight show on TV3 Wednesday, March 8 while reacting...

The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, Alhassan Bashir Fuseini popularly known as Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini, has said that while National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmakers are in the House working for the party, some MP aspirants are busily campaigning against the MPs in attempt to unseat them. He said the aspirants are explaining to the constituents that the...

Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Gyampo is happy former President John Dramani Mahama has seen the light and is advocating to outlaw the payment of ex-gratia in the country should he become President again. John Mahama last week vowed to cancel the policy if he wins the 2024 presidential elections...

Builsa South Member of Parliament Dr Clement Apaak has told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to accept responsibility for the economic situation in the country in his State of the Nation Address. Dr Apaak described the current situation in Ghana as miserable. “Akufo-Addo should take responsibility for the current miserable state of our nation when he addresses the...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said he will not be part of the Independence Day anniversary in Ho today, Monday, March 6. The theme for the event will be: ‘Our Unity, Our Strength, Our Purpose’. Mr Mahama accused the organizers of the event of turning the occasion into a political party jamboree where New Patriotic...