ONE HUNDRED DAYS OF DECEPTION, THUGGERY, CORRUPTION AND OSTENTATION – AN ASSESSMENT OF THE AKUFO-ADDO GOVERNMENT SO FAR BY THE NDC MINORITY IN PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY 17TH APRIL, 2017. Honourable Members of Parliament, Members of the Press, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, We are grateful to you for honouring our invitation to share with you our … Read more
We cannot wait for four years – NDC The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it cannot wait for four years to elect another president whilst President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government wreck havoc to the country in various sectors. It observed that the country is already moving on a reverse gear and … Read more
ONE HUNDRED DAYS OF DECEPTION, THUGGERY, CORRUPTION AND OSTENTATION – AN ASSESSMENT OF THE AKUFO-ADDO GOVERNMENT SO FAR BY THE NDC MINORITY IN PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY 17TH APRIL, 2017. Honourable Members of Parliament, Members of the Press, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, We are grateful to you for honouring our invitation to share with you our … Read more
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has warned that the robust Ghanaian economy built by the immediate past NDC government led by Mr. John Dramanai Mahama will soon melt down following the introduction of some austerity measures and huge budgetary allocation to service Government Machinery by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The President, they noted, will … Read more
If You are a Bachelor, Don’t laugh at your Neighbour’s fat wife “…instead of a lean government, we have lean kenkey at a higher price, these are the issues which the….government and its activists should be tackling instead of seeking to divert attention with threats, intimidation, assaults, car-snatching, seizure of lorry parks and toilet grabbing”. … Read more
The general feeling is that the Minister passed his first test given the replication of major campaign promises in the budget. The structure of the budget itself didn’t change much from the previous and the minister and his economic team employed great skill not to stray significantly from economic targets set by the previous government … Read more
Yesterday, Ghana’s Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori- Atta presented his maiden budget to Parliament. The minister christened his budget ‘’ Asempa Budget’’ in the Twi language, loosely translated as ‘’Good news Budget’’. The general feeling is that the Minister passed his first test given the replication of major campaign promises in the budget. The structure … Read more
The many campaign promises by all the major parties notwithstanding, the 2016 elections were fought principally over only a few critical issues, and of these issues austerity (cost of living) and corruption/waste stood out. Because austerity and the macroeconomic challenges underlying it are technically quite complex, the majority of Ghanaians have tended to focus more … Read more
A policy think tank, IMANI Ghana has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to demonstrate his government’s readiness and determination to root out corruption and waste in the country’s economy by starting the process from his office. According to the institute, the quickest and most effective way for the new government to stamp its feet … Read more
The many campaign promises by all the major parties notwithstanding, the 2016 elections were fought principally over only a few critical issues, and of these issues austerity (cost of living) and corruption/waste stood out. Because austerity and the macroeconomic challenges underlying it are technically quite complex, the majority of Ghanaians have tended to focus more … Read more
The representative of President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on the Transition team, Yaw Osafo Marfo, has asked for time to clarify issues with the National Democratic Congress government to avoid enmity between parties involved and citizens of the country. Members of the President-elect’s transition team have accused the NDC government for allegedly awarding fresh recruitments … Read more
All 31 ministries have submitted their handover notes to the Joint Transition Team, with the exception of the Office of Government Machinery, the team announced after its sitting in Accra yesterday. Last Wednesday, the Chief of Staff and Leader of the Government Transition Team, Mr Julius Debrah, gave an assurance that “by next Monday all … Read more