Governance and Corruption Adviser to the president Daniel Batidam has made a case for a second term for the president John Dramani Mahama. According to Mr. Batidam, the President and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government deserve second term in office to continue with measures put in place to especially deal with corruption in the … Read more
By KWAME GYASI E-mail: [email protected] “! (2) This Constitution shall be the supreme law of Ghana and any other law found to be inconsistent with any provision of this Constitution shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void”. —Chapter One of the Ghanaian Constitution The illegal use of the frightening enormous powers of the … Read more
I was in the Department of Communication Studies’ library at the University of Ghana one morning when I got a whatsupp message from my editor Dzifa Bampoh saying, “Gakpo, we need to talk when you come to work in the afternoon.” I wasn’t sure what it was about but I responded “ok.” It turned out … Read more
Ghana today received support from the World Bank to strengthen its institutional capacity in domestic revenue mobilization, public investment management, debt management, and governance of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs). Reforming the governance of SOEs and improving government’s oversight will also help improve public service delivery and contribute to economy-wide competitiveness. This was made possible with an … Read more
Paul Victor Obeng popularly known as P. V. Obeng was a Ghanaian mechanical engineer, politician and chairman of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology council. In 2010, he was appointed by the President John Atta Mills administration as chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). Obeng was the chief consultant and Chairman … Read more
Ph. D. in Political Science and International Development, Carleton University, Ottawa, 1989. M.A., Political Science and International Relations, Carleton University, Ottawa, 1982. B.A. (Hons.), Political Science, University of Ghana, 1981. LANGUAGES & DEGREE OF PROFICIENCY English Speak, Read, Write (Excellent) Dagbani Speak (Excellent) Wale Speak (Good) Dagari Speak (Good) Twi Speak (Fair) Yoruba Speak, Read, … Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says its country mission for Ghana will return next month for further consultations with Ghanaian officials over the West African country’s request for a bailout. It said the two sides had concluded successfully the second round of talks held on the tail of the Annual Meetings of the World Bank … Read more