Anti-corruption campaigner, Martin Amidu believes President John Mahama’s appointment of Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Commissioner a few weeks to his handover of power is an indication of the imbibed corruption within the outgoing National Democratic Congress government. In Mr. Amidu’s view, “impunity and corrupt behavior once internalised is difficult to change over-night.” … Read more
Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has added his voice to the condemnation of the outgoing government’s last-minute appointments, contracts and recruitments. Describing the move by the outgoing government as arrogance, Mr Amidu suggests that the incoming government could reverse the decisions after January 7, 2016. “…How come this Looter Government is so arrogant even after … Read more
The complaints of the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government over President John Mahama’s appointment of new Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Commissioner could be valid. The Dean of the Faculty of law at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Kofi Abotsi, “exercising this power at this point in … Read more
The complaints of the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government over President John Mahama’s appointment of new Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Commissioner could be valid. The Dean of the Faculty of law at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Kofi Abotsi, “exercising this power at this point in time certainly raises … Read more
President John Mahama is currently well within his right to make appointments before the handover of power on January 7, 2017, the Dean of the faculty of law at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Kofi Abotsi has stated. At the moment, the President can do anything he is mandated to do … Read more
The newly appointed Commissioner for the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Whittal, has downplayed assertions that his appointment by President John Mahama amounts to an abuse of power. President John Mahama swore in Mr. Whittal as the new CHRAJ Commissioner barely two weeks to his handing over of power to the … Read more
President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo might review the appointments of the new heads for the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). President John Mahama Tuesday swore in Ms Josephine Nkrumah and Mr Joseph Whittal as chairpersons for the NCCE and CHRAJ respectively after the two … Read more
The newly appointed Commissioner for the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Whittal, has downplayed assertions that his appointment by President John Mahama amounts to an abuse of power. President John Mahama swore in Mr. Whittal as the new CHRAJ Commissioner barely two weeks to his handing over of power to the newly-elected … Read more
The incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has indicated it may review the recent appointments of the new heads for the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). President John Mahama swore in Joseph Whittal as the new CHRAJ Commissioner on Tuesday and the NPP has said … Read more
The incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has indicated it may review the recent appointments of the new heads for the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). President John Mahama swore in Joseph Whittal as the new CHRAJ Commissioner on Tuesday and the NPP has said … Read more
A member of the legal and communications team of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, says President John Mahama should rather be lauded for his last minute decisions instead of bastardized. President Mahama on Tuesday generated a public outcry following his decision to appoint and swear in two commissioners for Commission for Human … Read more
The transition team of the incoming government has condemned the appointment Tuesday of Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and Chairperson of National Commission for Civic Eduction (NCCE) by the outgoing administration. According to the incoming government, have been done in contravention of an earlier agreement at the Transition Committee’s … Read more
Oh what joy! The day I feared may never come in 2016 came on December 7th, when Ghanaians voted massively to kick President John Dramani Mahama and his governing National Democratic Congress out of office. This was my prayer on January 6, 2016 . It was my fervent prayer that we could get rid of … Read more
Oh what joy! The day I feared may never come in 2016 came on December 7th, when Ghanaians voted massively to kick President John Dramani Mahama and his governing National Democratic Congress out of office. This was my prayer on January 6, 2016 . It was my fervent prayer that we could get rid of … Read more
The National Peace Council and West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP) with its other partners have deployed 750 accredited observers in prioritized risk areas based on hot spot mapping analysis across the 10 regions of Ghana to monitor the voting process. The Council has set up an Election Situation Room (ESR) to monitor, report, … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Director of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mrs. Mercy Larbi, has called for concerted effort to give more protection to children and shield them from abuse and forced marriages. She said their fundamental rights could not continue to be violated with impunity. Speaking at the launch of a … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Director of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mrs. Mercy Larbi, has called for concerted effort to give more protection to children – shield them from abuse and forced marriage. She said their fundamental rights could not continue to be violated with impunity. Speaking at the launch of a … Read more
Veteran Journalist and Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has urged ex President J. J Rawlings to desist from always wanting to resort to the gods to clear his name whenever his integrity is questioned, and rather use constitutionally mandated bodies such as the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). Mr … Read more
The Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA) will host a public forum on the theme “Ensuring Credible Elections; The Role of the Electorate” today, October 5, 2016, at 2:00 pm at GNAT Hall, Ho. In a press release by the group, the forum, scheduled at t 2:00 pm at GNAT Hall in Ho, will include … Read more
Mahama can take no pride in botched CHRAJ Report One of the happenings in society that interested me in politics as a boy growing up was the return of one-time opposition leader Kofi Abrefa Busia from exile in Europe, after the February 24, 1966, coup d’etat, and heading the Centre for Civic Education – fore-runner … Read more