Category: Politics

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...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said he does not have money to refund the ex gratia that was paid to him. Speaking at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professional Forum Dinner and Awards Night in Accra on Sunday, March 5, Mr Mahama said amidst laughter from his audience that “I say we will cancel ex gratia, if...

Members of the Defunct Banks and Other Financial Institutions Network (DEBOFIN) have thrown their support behind the bid of former President John Dramani Mahama to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 general elections as flagbearer. They believe that if Ghanaians had renewed John Dramani Mahama’s mandate in 2016, a management of the banking sector clean-up under...

Numerous reactions have trailed a hint by Olive Barker-Vormawor at forming “Labour Party” in Ghana following the sterling performance of Nigeria’s Labour Party in the country’s just-ended general elections. The #FixTheCountry convener disclosed this in a brief post on his Facebook page on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, catapulting his followers into a reaction mode. “Labour Party loading…,” he...

The creativity of former President John Dramani Mahama in building a workable Ghana is not based on rhetoric but on a sense of urgency and commitment, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Professor Joshua Alabi has said. Speaking at the campaign launch of former President Mahama to enable him to contest in the presidential...