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
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
The government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sacked 525 national security operatives, Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, has said. According to him, this is a worrying occurrence since the dismissal of these operatives would aggravate the unemployment problem the country is saddled with. Speaking at a press … Read more
Allow me to begin by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Afihyiapa. This hall that exists within these walls is a place where I have always felt at home. It was in this august house, as an MP for Bole-Bamboi, that I began my political career. Or, better said, it was when I first held … Read more
Allow me to begin by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Afihyiapa. This hall that exists within these walls is a place where I have always felt at home. It was in this august house, as an MP for Bole-Bamboi, that I began my political career. Or, better said, it was when I first held … Read more
President John Mahama today [Thursday], January 5, 2017, delivered his Final State of the Nation Address today [Thursday] to usher in the end of the life of the sixth Parliament of the fourth Republic, which would officially be dissolved on the midnight of January 6. In his address, President Mahama touched on eight key areas; health, education, … Read more
The outgoing National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has done more investment in the road sector than any other government in Ghana’s history, President John Dramani Mahama has said. Delivering his final State of the Nation Address on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, 5 January, Mr Mahama said before he took over office as president, … Read more
Your Excellency the Vice President, Right Honourable Speaker, Your Ladyship the Chief Justice Honourable Members of Parliament Mr. Speaker, Allow me to begin by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Afihyiapa. This hall that exists within these walls is a place where I have always felt at home. It was in this august house, as … Read more
Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen of the press Good morning, fellow Ghanaians We wish to welcome you to the final edition of the Meet the Press series for this year, and consistent with our mandate, we are hopeful that at the end of this session with the media both the Citizenry and Government will be … Read more