This is President Mahama’s last State of the Nation’s Address. The last time he was here, he talked about “the tremendous power….within every single Ghanaian…to create change” Well, they have created that change – truncating his ambition to serve a second term as President. The Majority National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MPs) and … Read more
Executive Director of Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Linda Kwafo has accused President Mahama of exhibiting bad faith in confirming the appointments of heads of CHRAJ and NCCE respectively. President John Dramani Mahama who is exiting office on January 7 sworn in Josephine Nkrumah as Commissioner of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and Joseph … Read more
Executive Director of Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Linda Kwafo has accused President Mahama of exhibiting bad faith in confirming the appointments of heads of CHRAJ and NCCE respectively. President John Dramani Mahama who is exiting office on January 7 sworn in Josephine Nkrumah as Commissioner of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and Joseph … Read more
There will be a total of 35 female Members of Parliament (MPs) in the next parliament which commences on January 7, 2017. The New Patriotic Party (NPP), which is set to form the next government with Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as president – with a 171 parliamentary majority – will lead the house with 24 … Read more
In the face of police inertia in solving the post-election attacks, political party leaders have taken to the media issuing threats and counter threats of violence. On Thursday it was the Chairman of the governing National Democratic Congress Kofi Portuphy who asked supporters of the losing party to defend themselves if they are attacked by … Read more
Outspoken Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong is warning chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) not to start something he cannot finish. His warning comes after Kofi Portuphy urged supporters of the losing party to defend themselves if they are attacked by rampaging supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The NDC … Read more
A change in government come December 7 will spell doom for Ghana because the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has nothing to offer, according to the Minister of Transport Fifi Kwetey. Speaking at the ‘Setting the Records Straight’ Forum in Accra on Wednesday, Mr. Kwetey said change is already happening under President John Mahama hence Ghanaians … Read more
Transport Minister Fifi Kwetey has opened a gun scatter attack on the flagbearer of New Patriotic Party Nana Akufo-Addo and his running mate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia accusing both men of running a campaign of lies and deceit. In his setting the records straight epistle, the minister said the “419 Kweku Anase promises” of the two … Read more
There can never be enough predictions made, for the possible result of the 2016 elections, which is only 8 days away. Hon. Yaw Osafo Marfo, a former Minister of Finance of the erstwhile Kuffour administration, has said that New patriotic Party (NPP) presidential Candidtae Nana Addo, will emerge victorious after the December 7 elections. See Also: Mahama … Read more
Member of Parliament for Effutu Alexander Afenyo Markin has cast doubts on the credibility of the Electoral Commission (EC) with a week to the December 7 polls as far as proxy voting is concerned. The application for proxy voting ahead of the election began on August 17 and ended on September 26, 2016. However, according … Read more
His Royal Majesty King (Dr.) Odaifio Welentsi III the Nungua Mantse and President of the Nungua Traditional Council has vented his spleen on political leaders who had disrespected Ga people, saying vote for those who don’t respect us as a people. He stated that the Ga chiefs are furious over statements made by surrogates of … Read more
The Eastern Regional Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress says it will be forced to counterattack in double measure if the ‘thugs’ of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) do not seize the habit of attacking and hurting its members. According to the NDC, its members and supporters have been tolerant and courteous because of the … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Eastern Region has condemned an attack on its supporters by the New Patriotic Party (NPP). A statement issued by the Eastern Regional Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress says the party is dissapointed in the “unprovoked” attack from the camp of the opposition NPP. It was earlier reported … Read more
One constituency which will be keenly contested by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidates in the December 7, 2016 general election in the Eastern Region is Asene-Manso-Akroso. Since the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency, Mr Yaw Owusu-Boateng, bowed out the NDC parliamentary candidate, Mr Richard … Read more
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has apologized profusely to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for attacking his person. The NPP Legislator during a political discussion used various unprintable words on the IGP for failing to arrest supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who allegedly attacked the home … Read more
It has emerged that the petition by a group of protestors against the presidential nominee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, was on Tuesday rejected by Manya Krobo Traditional Council. According to spokesperson of the Manya Krobo Traditional Council, the demonstrators failed to give prior notice to traditional authorities and the … Read more
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia South, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has alleged that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its presidential candidate, President John Dramani Mahama, are sharing monies whose identity is not known. The NPP MP alleges that the ruling party, in a desperate attempt to clinch on to power, has … Read more
Some Residents of Krobo Odumase in the Eastern Region have demanded that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo, compel the NPP MP for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta-Akyea, to apologise to them for comments deemed offensive to Krobo land. Mr. Atta-Akyea is reported to made some derogatory remarks on government’s plans to build the … Read more
Konor of Odumasi Krobo, Nene Sarkitey on Tuesday snubbed some National Democratic Congress (NDC) sympathizers who invaded his palace to present a petition against Member of Parliament (MP) for Akyem Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea and the New Patriotic Party Presidential (NPP) candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The demonstrators numbering about 30 invaded the Konor’s … Read more
Some Residents in the Eastern Region have demanded that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo, compel the NPP MP for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta-Akyea, to apologise to them for comments deemed offensive to Krobo land. Mr. Atta-Akyea is reported to made some derogatory remarks on government’s plans to build the Eastern Region University in the … Read more