The Office of the Administrator General (OAG) is woefully under resourced, the Administrator General, David Yaro has disclosed stating that “I feel impotent being in such an office.” According to him, he harbored the thought of leaving, but decided to stay and fight to get the right things done. Section 9.1 of the Presidential Transition … Read more
The Administrator General has blamed the numerous cases of seizure of state assets on ignorance of the Presidential Transition Act 2012. According to him, most past and present government officials are having a first taste of the law since its promulgation; hence, the rough edges. Speaking on TV3’s News 360 on Monday, February 6, David … Read more
The government and the country’s largest opposition, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have crossed swords over retrieval of state assets from appointees of the Mahama administration. While the Chief of Staff issued a statement that announced the establishment of a taskforce to retrieve assets, including vehicles and landed properties, the NDC has challenged the government … Read more
The Administrator General of the Presidential Estates Unit (PEU) will not be able to enforce the powers of eviction under the new Presidential (Transition) Bill, 2016. This is because the bill has not been assented to by the President or gazetted for it to become effective. Amendments to the Presidential (Transition) Act 2012 (Act 845) … Read more
Mr. David Yaro, the Administrator-General, has urged Ghanaians to be bold and patriotic and report individuals and personalities unauthorised to possess government vehicles to the ministries concerned for prompt action. He said government vehicles belonging to any ministry had been provided with special codes on top of the number plates, therefore the sector ministry could … Read more
The handover notes of Ministries, Metropolitan, Departments and Agencies (MMDAs) will be made public by the Public Records and Archives Administration Department (PRAAD) for Ghanaians to access them. This follows the submission of copies of the notes by the Office of the Administrator General of the Presidential Estate Unit (PEU) to PRAAD as required by … Read more
Mr David Yaro, the Administrator-General, has tasked the would-be Ministers of State to peruse their predecessors’ handing-over notes so as to protect State assets and to perform their duties effectively. He said should they find any state asset unaccountable for or missing, their predecessors should be held accountable. That was why, he explained, the respective … Read more
Former President John Mahama’s insistence on keeping his official bungalow after he was ousted from office in elections last month is attracting stern opposition from the public. Sentiments expressed on Facebook and Twitter about the ex-President’s refusal to pack out from the bungalow suggest severe discontent, with some saying the move by the former leader … Read more
Acting General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has vowed to stage a ‘one-man demo’ against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo if he allows former President John Dramani Mahama to keep his Cantonments official residence as part of his retirement package. According to him, the President “must not allow” any such … Read more
Former President John Mahama’s decision to keep his official residence as his retirement home is unlawful, Accounting Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare has said. He said the former President’s action is in clear violation of provisions of the Presidential Transition Act. Section 10 of the law requires that the President and Vice-president shall vacate their official … Read more
The president, Nana Akufo-Addo may have granted the request for his predecessor John Mahama to keep his official bungalow in flagrant violation of the country’s laws, Myjoyonline.com is learning. Credible sources close to the new president told Myjoyonline.com the president gave the approval but yet to make it public. Given the controversy the issue is … Read more
To do obsequious sorrow; but to persevere In obstinate condolement is a course Of impious stubbornness; ‘its unmanly grief; It shows a will most incorrect to Heaven, A heart unfortified, a mind impatient, An understanding simple and unschool’d For what, we know, must be, and is as common As any the most vulgar thing to … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Bantama in the Ashanti Region, Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has called for the immediate resignation of the Administrator General, David Yaro, for not doing his work well to enhance the smooth transition of power. The outgoing Bantama MP said that he has very reliable information that … Read more
A member of Ghana’s Parliament on the ticket of the outgoing National Democratic Congress has challenged members of the New Patriotic Party in Parliament to reject their end of service benefits if they think President Mahama should not be to passing last minute agreements. The NPP have expressed concerns about President Mahama’s approval of fresh … Read more
With only a day left for the sixth Parliament of the fourth republic to rise, the relationship between the Minority and the Speaker of Parliament appears to be getting sour. Minority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu after engaging the Speaker in a feisty banter on the floor on Wednesday told Joy News on Thursday the … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has expressed disappointment and disagreement in government for delaying hand-over notes and yet recruiting and contracting loans. Addressing the press at Job 600 of the Parliament House Thursday, Minority Leader Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu said, “we in the NPP Minority Caucus notes with considerable consternation the attempt to procure new loans in the … Read more
Members of the Minority side in Parliament have served notice they may boycott the last minute approval of certain agreements which they say government is illegally pushing through. According to the Minority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, the sheer disregard of the house in relation to handover notes in the ongoing transition process as a … Read more
Members of the Minority side in Parliament have served notice they may boycott the last minute approval of certain agreements which they say government is illegally pushing through. According to the Minority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, the sheer disregard of the house in relation to handover notes in the ongoing transition process as a … Read more
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Minority Leader in Parliament, has expressed worry over the delay of the Administrator General to furnish the House with a copy of the handing over notes to enable them get up to speed information on the state of the outgoing government. He could not fathom why the legislature had not been given its … Read more
All 31 ministries have submitted their handover notes to the Joint Transition Team, with the exception of the Office of Government Machinery, the team announced after its sitting in Accra yesterday. Last Wednesday, the Chief of Staff and Leader of the Government Transition Team, Mr Julius Debrah, gave an assurance that “by next Monday all … Read more