Late Chief’s Family Demands Apology From Haruna Iddrisu

The family of the late Nakpa, Naa Salifu Dawuni, one the of the contendents of Bimbilla chieftaincy title is demanding an unqualified apology from the Member of Parliament for Tamale South and Minority Leader in Parliament for comments he allegedly made on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday February 22, 2017. The Minority Leader is … Read more

Parliament Bans Placards On Budget Day

The Leadership of Ghana’s Parliament has banned the use of placards by members during the budget presentation on Thursday March 2, 2017. In a proposal on the floor of Parliament Friday, Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu argued that the development as has been in the past casts the image of … Read more

No Staff Has Been Dismissed – COCOBOD Denies NDC Claims

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has denied claims by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that about 110 of its staff have been dismissed. At a press conference to present their ‘True State of the Nation Address’ on Wednesday, Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu stated that the Akufo-Addo-led administration has dismissed some 9,739 workers since they … Read more

SONA: ‘Akufo-Addo’s Address Did Not Match Promises’

The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament has said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s maiden State of the Nation Address (SONA) did not match the promises he made during the 2016 elections. The address took a little over an hour, and the NDC Caucus said the President “hid behind the brevity” to avoid … Read more

Minority Claims Gov’t Dismissed 8,634 Nurses In ‘real’ SONA

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the Akufo-Addo government for what it claims “represents a clear slap” in the face of jobless Ghanaian youth which would further deepen their anxiety and desperation, following government’s decision to throw out the recruitment of more than 8,600 nurses. Addressing a press conference Wednesday in what they described as … Read more

Akufo-Addo Is Right, Ghana’s Economy Is Bad After 60 Years – K.B Asante

Retired Ghanaian diplomat Dr K. B. Asante has supported President Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s statement Tuesday that Ghana’s economy is the worst since independence is the reality. “We have to admit that after 60 years our economy is bad,” he told a gathering at the DOTTS programme organised by DreamOval and Joy FM Thursday. He said … Read more

Minority’s Glaring Hatred For Otiko Djaba…

I am livid, very livid. Minority members of Ghana’s Parliament did approve the nomination of Catherine Afeku as Tourism Arts and Culture Minister. Madam Afeku, like the Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba admitted to not undertaking her mandatory one year National Service Scheme. In the words of the Minority MP for … Read more

Minority Takes On President Akufo-Addo

The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament has challenged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to tell Ghanaians how he was able to get $13 million to pay the arrears of allowances of military personnel on peacekeeping operations, if indeed he had inherited a bad economy as he indicated in his State of the Nation … Read more

Akufo-Addo Wasn’t Selective – Mustapha Hamid

Information Minister Mustapha Hamid has dismissed assertions by the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was selective and divisive with his maiden State of the Nation Address (SoNA) which he delivered to parliament on Tuesday. Reacting to Mr Akufo-Addo’s address, the opposition party accused Nana Akufo-Addo of neglecting vital … Read more

Minority Condemns Arrests Over Leaked Invincible Forces Video

The Minority in Parliament has kicked against the arrest of an unspecified number of persons accused of releasing a video in which NPP’s Invincible Forces attacked a police officer at the seat of the Presidency. The NDC released the CCTV footage a fortnight ago as evidence to back claims of gross lawlessness by NPP supporters … Read more

Akufo-Addo’s Government Has Sacked Over 9,600 Workers In One Month – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has chastised the Akufo-Addo administration for allegedly sacking workers recruited under the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government as well as stopping the recruitment of over 8,600 nurses, all totaling about 9,639 workers. According to the minority, Ghanaians are even more disconcerted that some of the very first steps taken by … Read more

Akufo-Addo Behaves Like Commander-In-Chief of A Vigilante Group

The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament says President Nana Akufo-Addo’s stance on acts of lawlessness by New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters after their party’s electoral victory is “most disappointing.” According to the minority caucus, President Akufo-Addo in his state of the nation address on Tuesday, attempted to justify the lawlessness of NPP supporters … Read more

NDC Holds Record For Highest Economic Growth – Minority To Akufo-Addo

The Minority in Parliament has registered its disappointment in what it described as the attempt by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to downplay the performance of its predecessor. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MPs) at a press conference in Accra Wednesday said their contribution to the economic development of Ghana cannot … Read more

Gov’t To Involve Traditional Authorities To Secure Lasting Peace

The Interior Ministry, Ambrose Dery, has revealed plans by the government to support the work of the traditional authorities and the Houses of Chiefs to resolve the chieftaincy dispute in Bimbila in the Northern Region. Speaking on the floor of Parliament Wednesday, Mr Dery said te government will not interfere in the matter but ensure … Read more

Akufo-Addo ‘shifting Goalpost’ – Minority

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has clearly changed his position on the three-year programme signed between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Ghana, then under the leadership of John Mahama, in 2015 for the former to provide an extended credit facility to the country, Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale North, … Read more

Minority Questions Lack Substance -Tarzan

The former boss of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby has chastised the conduct of the minority members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament describing their conduct as unacceptable. Parliament on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, constituted the 26-member Committee also known as the ‘vetting committee’ to vet the nominees for various ministerial portfolios … Read more

Akufo-Addo’s SONA Was Only A “statement of Problem” – Minority MPs

Ghana’s minority members of parliament have described as “lofty rhetoric,”  President Akufo-Addo’s maiden State of the Nation Address, arguing it fell short of solutions to fix the so-called ailing economy. According to the National Democratic Congress MPs, the President was best at stating problems than telling Ghanaians how he intends to fix the economy which … Read more

Akufo-Addo’s SONA ‘full of Lies’ – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has passed a scathingly damning verdict on President Akufo-Addo’s maiden State of the Nation Address, describing it as “high on platitudes and short of substance.” Addressing a press conference Wednesday, February 22, 2017, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu accused the president of hiding behind brevity in order to avoid touching on … Read more

Nana Addo’s SOTN Address Only Focused On Challenges – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has described the maiden State of the Nation Address of President Akufo Addo as one fraught with inaccuracies. According to the Minority, the address also failed to deal with critical sectors of the country. Addressing the press, Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu, indicated that it was unpardonable for the President not to … Read more

Nana Addo’s SOTN Address Only Focused On Challenges

The Minority in Parliament has described the maiden State of the Nation Address of President Akufo Addo as one fraught with inaccuracies. According to the Minority, the address also failed to deal with critical sectors of the country. Addressing the press, Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu, indicated that it was unpardonable for the President not to … Read more