Category: Politics

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his Deputy John Kumah must also leave office immediately, a member of the Peoples National Convention (PNC) Bernard Mornah has said. In his view, Mr Ofori-Atta is not the answer to the economic challenges facing Ghanaians. “Investors don’t have confidence in the economy because of Ofori-Atta,” he said on the Big...

Member of Parliament for Asante-Akim North who was one of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmakers who held a press conference calling for the removal of the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry Charles Adu Boahen, Mr Kwame Andy Appiah-Kubi has welcomed the sacking of Mr Adu Boahen. Speaking on...

Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has said he is determined to move the motion of vote of censure to get the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta removed from Office, on Thursday November 10. He explained that the Minority will need the support of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament to achieve their desire to remove the Minister....

Members of the Economic Fighters League say they will fully participate in the planned demonstration to be organized by private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu. They accused the government of engaging in thievery. Martin Kpebu wants the president to resign over the economic challenges hence the planned demonstration. In a post on Facebook, Mr. Kpebu announced; “Ku me...

Alhaji Ibrahim Fuseini Faila has beaten his main contender, Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman Survivor to emerge the winner of the chairmanship position of the NDC Madina Constituency. This happened last Saturday October 29 at the Madina Social Welfare after the elections were postponed from the previous week due to inadequate ballot papers. At the end...

As Ghana considers some debt restructuring, the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has clarified that the president’s assurances of no haircuts with respect to money invested in bonds cover just the principals for the time being. “My understanding is that no principals will be touched. No principals will have a haircut,” Mr. Nkrumah said on...

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, says President Akufo-Addo failed to take and accept responsibility for the economic mess he has created when he addressed the country on Sunday. “He appeared as if he’s still on a campaign platform,” he said in an interview on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, adding that the president...

The former president John Dramani Mahama has called for the public funding towards the building of National Cathedral to stop. According to the former president, the situation of the economy is so hard that calling people to contribute towards such a project is certainly a misplaced priority. John Dramani Mahama said he is also a staunch Christian who believe...

The mood of the nation is tilting toward a possible resignation of the Finance Minister. It has been a long time coming but following a meeting between Majority Members of Parliament and President Akufo-Addo last night, it is now a matter of ‘when’, not ‘if’. Ken Ofori-Atta’s grasp as manager of the country’s purse, has...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has given clearance for a report from the Privileges Committee on three absentee Members of Parliament to be tabled and discussed in the House. Mr. Bagbin, on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, dismissed attempts for the Speaker to declare some of the seats vacant without a formal debate of the...