I was not expecting to be impressed by the ministerial nominee for Gender, Children and Social Protection. I was still annoyed with her for refusing to condemn Kennedy Agyapong when he accused the Electoral Commissioner, Charlotte Osei of trading sex for her position. Sexist, misogynistic and distasteful comments, and the Women’s Organiser of the NPP, … Read more
They have now assumed the nickname Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego but at the first sitting of the Appointments Committee of Parliament since they petitioned the Speaker, only one was present before start of proceedings. Bawku Central Member of Parliament Mahama Ayariga is leading a petition to get the Speaker, Mike Aaron Oquaye, probe a bribery … Read more
They have now assumed the nickname Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego but at the first sitting of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, only one was present before start of proceedings. Bawku Central Member of Parliament Mahama Ayariga is leading a petition to get the Speaker, Mike Aaron Oquaye, probe a bribery he believes masterminded by now … Read more
Some Members of Parliament from the Majority side helped unravel the latest bribery scandal that has hit the Appointment Committee, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Okudzeto Ablakwa has revealed. Speaking to the media after vetting Minister Nominee for Gender and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, Mr. Ablakwa said: “I can tell you on authority … Read more
Some Members of Parliament from the Majority side helped unravel the latest bribery scandal that has hit the Appointment Committee, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Okudzeto Ablakwa has revealed. Speaking to the media after vetting Minister Nominee for Gender and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, Mr. Ablakwa said: “I can tell you on authority … Read more
The move by the Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka to isolate himself from the accusation that a bribe was exchanged through him, supposedly coming from a ministerial nominee to influence Minority members on the Appointment Committee has been challenged. According to the Member of Parliament for North Tongu in the Volta … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Bodi constituency and a member of the Appointments Committee in Parliament, Sampson Ahi has described the Senior Minister-designate, Mr. Yaw Osafo-Marfo as an arrogant person. According to him, the former finance minister under the erstwhile Kufuor administration, exhibited extreme arrogance and disregard for the vetting committee last week when he … Read more
The Defence Minister designate, Mr Dominic Nitiwul, says the government will take a decision on the two Guantanamo Bay detainees after reviewing the intelligence available. Responding to a question when he appeared before the Appointments Committee of Parliament last Friday, Mr Nitiwul said the previous government took the decision to accommodate the two detainees based … Read more
The ease, at which Senior Minister-designate, Yaw Osafo Marfo, answered questions during his turn of vetting, has been hailed by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party. Hon. Osafo Marfo was first to be vetted today by the Parliamentary Appointments Committee and Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako believes he deserves commendation for his self-controlled … Read more
Certainly, President Akufu-Addo’s government is at its embryonic stage and therefore, it will not only be quixotic but also an act of primitive bigotry to start criticizing Ghana’s new president at this time. The government is a product of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). If Mr. Akufo-Addo and the NPP are supposed to lead Ghanaians … Read more
It was delivered on Thursday September 8, 2016 (roughly two months ago) but its ghost is still haunting the establishment. Government called it a ‘dishonest lecture’ and perhaps unsubstantiated. Following that I urged the ruling NDC to come out and challenge the man who’d ruffled the feathers of the rulers but nobody up to date … Read more
The campaign for the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections is almost entering a homestretch with less than 40 days to go. Already the two major political parties, the ruling National Democratic Congress(NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party(NPP) have been busy crisscrossing the country campaigning vigorously for votes. The fact that this year’s electioneering campaign … Read more
The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa , has lashed out at the Opposition New Patriotic party over what he says is their futile attempt to smear President John Mahama with corruption. He said “Mahama is incorruptible and will never be”. According to him, the President has proven beyond reasonable … Read more