The First Deputy Minority Whip has laughed off claims by the Employment and Labour Relations Minister that over one million jobs have been created by government within 15 months. The New Patriotic Party government rode on the back of corruption and unemployment into power in the 2016 general elections. Many, especially the opposition National Democratic … Read more
Government’s much touted Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) has been ridiculed by the opposition NDC who believe the government is indulging in what is termed ‘robbing Peter to Paul’. Government is rather taking jobs from a different class of people to assuage the needs of another group, the First Deputy Minority Whip, Ibrahim Ahmed observed. The … Read more
Member of Parliament for Banda, Ibrahim Ahmed, has stated Ghana cannot make progress in its fight against corruption if the Right to Information (RTI) bill that has dragged on for over 15 years is not passed by parliament. Right to information is a fundamental human right guaranteed by the country’s 1992 Constitution and recognized as … Read more
The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in the Parliament of Ghana has threatened to do whatever they could within their might to ensure that Madam Otiko Djaba is kicked out of office as Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection. They intend to do this when Parliament returns from recess at the end of … Read more
Police in the Brong Ahafo Region are searching for members of an unidentified group who have issued threats of attacks on residents of Banda Ahenkro. Wenchi District Police Commander, ASP Asamaoh-Agyekum, told Joy News Friday residents are living in fear because of the group’s threats. He explained the arrest of the members of the group … Read more
The Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Hon. Ibrahim Ahmed has described the Appointments Committee popularly referred to as vetting committee of the seventh parliament as one of the best in history. In his view, this is the best vetting process he has witnessed as a legislator despite the new entrants added to the old ones. He … Read more
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Banda Constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region and a Deputy Minority Chief Whip of Parliament, Honourable Ibrahim Ahmed says, so far he has been impressed by the first and second batches of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s ministerial appointments. On Wednesday, the President Nana Addo named 13 names to … Read more
None of the 26 constituencies that voted ‘skirt and blouse’ in the 2012 election repeated their action in 2016, but President John Dramani Mahama fared better with ‘skirt and blouse’ voting this year. This year, 22 out of 28 constituencies voted for the President as against six who were in favour of the President-elect, Nana … Read more