What a demeaning way to talk about a country’s law making body! Ghanaian columnist and critic, Sydney Casely-Hayford has just said the ‘unsayable’ about the Parliament of Ghana. And although it’s an extremely hilarious statement, you can’t help but come back to give it a serious thought. Speaking at a seminar on “The Economic and Political … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Mr. Bright Kwabena Acheampong as Deputy Chief Executive of the National Youth Authority (NYA). Mr. Bright Acheampong is an alumnus of the University of Ghana, having graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science. A student activist, Mr. Acheampong has held various political positions on campus … Read more
Contrary to President Akufo-Addo’s pledge to “preserve, protect and defend the constitution” and to “do right to all manner of persons” regardless of their ethnic or religious background, appointments by the president so far indicates that he is far from sticking to his own pledge. The aL-hAJJ’s analysis of appointments made by President Akufo-Addo in … Read more
An unprecedented confusion has rocked Ghana”s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, bringing about what some members are calling “international embarrassment to the country.” The troubles followed the refusal of Fred Opare Ansah, NPP MP for Suhum, to step down as a Member of the regional legislature. The Suhum MP has been a member of the … Read more
The Ghana Parliament House started trending recently for the most amusing reasons. Now, you’ll love to follow us down the memory lane of how it all started… The roof of the Parliament house of Ghana got ripped off as a heavy rainstorm descended on the city of Accra on Tuesday evening. It happened that an enormous … Read more
President Mahama and his NDC government corrupt practices have resulted in excessive public spending, less efficient tax system , needless high public deficit and destabilization of national budgets, heightened capital flight and the creation of perverse incentives that stimulate income-seeking rather than productive activities. “When public money is stolen for private gain, it means fewer … Read more
“When public money is stolen for private gain, it means fewer resources to build schools, hospitals, roads and water treatment facilities. When foreign aid is diverted into private bank accounts, major infrastructure projects come to a halt. Corruption enables fake or substandard medicines to be dumped on the market, and hazardous waste to be dumped … Read more
It is quite bizarre that President Mahama does not seem to be fretted over the numerous bribery and corruption allegations that have been levelled against him. Apparently, the idiosyncratic allegations include, inter alia, ‘the furtive gift (the Ford Expedition)by the Burkinabe Contractor, Djibril Kanazoe; the Embraer 190 scandal; Armajaro; the STX Housing deal ; SADA; … Read more
“… Member of parliament Kobina Tahir Hammond…called the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill a minefield, cautioning MPs: ‘We must be very, very conscious as a nation, extremely conscious. There can be proper governance without a certain amount of secrecy…You don’t open up the entire gamut of government to the prying eye of the entire public’… … Read more