Category: Politics

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,...

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...