A former Minister of Water Resources Works and Housing, Hackman Owusu Agyeman, has asked members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to desist from putting undue pressure on President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo, ahead of his ministerial appointments. Mr. Owusu Agyeman said Akufo Addo should be allowed to name his own ministers at his own time ahead … Read more
Barely a day after President-Elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo asked for more time to enable him select ministers for his government; Citi News can confirm that some smaller opposition parties are also looking forward to appointments in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration. Ahead of his official swearing-in on January 7, 2017, Nana Akufo-Addo was … Read more
Barely a day after President-Elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo asked for more time to enable him select ministers for his government; Citi News can confirm that some smaller opposition parties are also looking forward to appointments in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration. Ahead of his official swearing-in on January 7, 2017, Nana Akufo-Addo was … Read more
Majority Leader and incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency of the Upper West Region, Alban Bagbin, has retained his seat. He polled 14,044, beating his two other contenders, Elvis B. Botah of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Bernard Mornah of the People’s National Convention (PNC) who polled 9,154 and 5,393 respectively. The … Read more
MPs Alban Bagbin, K. T. Hammond and Kennedy Agyapong have all retained their seats in this year’s general elections. Mr Bagbin, who is the majority leader in parliament with won with 6,923 votes, according to provisional results. The People’s National Convention’s Bernard Mornah got 1,917 votes while the candidate of the main opposition New Patriotic … Read more
Majority Leader, Alban Sumana Bagbin is most certainly cruising to a comfortable win in the 2016 elections as provisional results has placed the veteran politician ahead in the tie. Results collated from most polling stations from the constituency has set the pace for Bagbin to retain his seat as the Member of Parliament, with some … Read more
Political observers have been struck by a strange – or perhaps smart – campaign strategy that has left many in wonderland over the parliamentary choice for Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency in the Upper West Region for Wednesday’s general election. Campaign paraphernalia advertising the faces of President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the People’s … Read more
The woos of the Majority leader in Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin seem far from over just four days to the December 7 general elections. This is because, campaign posters of President John Mahama and the Peoples National Convention’s (PNC) candidate, Bernard Mornah has surfaced in the constituency creating tension. This new development somewhat gives … Read more
As Ghana goes to the polls on December 7, the People’s National Convention and the progressive people’s Party have agreed to support each other’s parliamentary candidates in 12 constituencies. In a statement signed by leaders of the two parties, members of the PNC are to campaign and support the PPP candidates in Wa East, Bongo, … Read more
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples National Convention (PNC), Dr. Edward Mahama, has stated that, his party’s 6th position on the ballot paper in this year’s election, is an endorsement of his candidature by the late ‘Big Six’. Dr. Mahama said this in Bolgatanga at the party’s manifesto launch on the theme, ‘New Beginning! New Deal!! … Read more
The presidential candidate of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Dr. Edward Nasigre Mahama, has issued a strong indication that civil disquiet will not cease in Ghana until the citizens cease to be a barrier themselves to a move he says God began in 1996. Dr. Mahama, who is in his fifth run at 71 for … Read more
The Nadowli/Kaleo District Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organised a debate for parliamentary candidates in the area. It was to provide the electorate the opportunity to engage with aspirants on matters affecting their lives and keep them abreast with civic and electoral information. The European Union sponsored the debate which … Read more
Two opposing camps of the People’s National Convention (PNC) clashed in the early hours of today Friday, November 11, at Kaleo in the Nadowli/Kaleo Constituency of the Upper West Region. The incident happened when a group calling itself Concerned PNC Youth of Upper West was about to hold a press briefing on what they termed … Read more
The PNC national chairman who is also the party’s parliamentary candidate for the Nadowli-Kaleo constituency Bernard Mornah has discounted reports making rounds in the constituency that he has been disqualified. Speaking at separate meetings in Tandouri, San and Kuuri on Tuesday, Mr. Mornah described the rumours as false, explaining that he was in Accra to … Read more
The PNC national chairman who is also the party’s parliamentary candidate for the Nadowli-Kaleo constituency Bernard Mornah has discounted reports making rounds in the constituency that he has been disqualified. Speaking at separate meetings in Tandouri, San and Kuuri on Tuesday, Mr. Mornah described the rumours as false, explaining that he was in Accra to … Read more
The General Secretary of the People’s National Convention(PNC), Atik Mohammed has said the party looks sick because of the attitude of some individuals who are scheming to see the downfall of the current leadership. “How do you expect the party to move forward when there are these distractions by these individuals,…instead of them to complement … Read more
An Accra High Court has abridged the the date for the hearing of the suit by the People’s National Convention (PNC) challenging the disqualification of their presidential candidate, Edward Mahama. The court presided over by justice Norvisi Afua Aryeni took the decision in order to deal with the PNC’s suit in an expeditious manner due … Read more
Charlotte Osei is a poor choice to lead the EC It is exactly one month to the crucial Presidential and Parliamentary elections, but everything is in a limbo. Instead of the count-down, we are now counting the number of court suits against the Electoral Commission. When an Accra High Court, presided over by Mr. Justice … Read more
Ebo Quansah in Accra. It is exactly one month to the crucial Presidential and Parliamentary elections, but everything is in a limbo. Instead of the count-down, we are now counting the number of court suits against the Electoral Commission. When an Accra High Court, presided over by Mr. Justice Kyei Baffour, ruled on Friday in … Read more
The Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) has questioned the ruling National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) silence on the disqualification of some political parties. According to Bernard Mornah, it creates the impression that NDC agrees with the Electoral Commission in everything it does. Thirteen political parties were disqualified from contesting the December 7 elections. After … Read more