Former Sports Minister and NDC Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Rashid Pelpuo, has described as harsh the punishment handed to former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi by world football governing body, Fifa. He says the punishment is too harsh and does not reflect the supposed crime committed by Nyantakyi. Mr. … Read more
Former Minister of State in-charge of Public-Private Partnerships under the Mahama-led administration, Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo , says the change of the name of the seat of government from Flagstaff House to Jubilee House is shocking. The Member of Parliament for Wa Central constituency in the Upper West region said it shows the New Patriotic Party (NPP) … Read more
Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Rashid Pelpuo is to embark on a peace campaign in the three northern regions in the country. The campaign seeks to ensure the regions, which have been characterised by conflicts over the years, experience peaceful atmosphere to bring about the much needed development to put them at par with … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Wa Central in the Upper West Region, Rashid Pelpuo has asked President Akufo-Addo to condemn and publicly name persons purported to have assaulted the former Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Rachael Appoh. The former Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Rachael Appoh has accused some National Security operatives of … Read more
Former Minister of State in charge of Public-Private-Partnerships Dr. Rashid Pelpuo has advised government to be cautious in widening the tax net since not all businesses will be in position to absorb it to spur growth. “Their reliance is on casting the tax net wider but this is not a permanent source of income, it … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Rashid Pelpuo, has urged the Ghana Police Service to thoroughly investigate the case of an abused employee of Marwako restaurant at Abelemkpe in Accra. A young lady who works at the restaurant, over the weekend had her face shoved into a bowl of hot pepper by her Lebanese … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Rashid Pelpuo, has urged the Ghana Police Service to thoroughly investigate the case of an abused employee of Marwako restaurant at Abelemkpe in Accra. A young lady who works at the restaurant, over the weekend had her face shoved into a bowl of hot pepper by her Lebanese … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Rashid Pelpuo, has described as wrong the continuous harassment of ex-government officials believed to have in their possession state properties. The home of the National Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams, was raided on February 1 by men believed to be operatives of the … Read more
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu has expressed disappointment in the chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu. He expressed surprise at the unabated gagging of members of the committee on the minority side from questioning the ministerial nominees. “This is unbelievable,” said Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa Tuesday when the chair stopped him from … Read more
The chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu, has said he has been fair to both sides on the committee, contrary to claims he is stifling the Minority side from probing ministerial nominees. The MP for Bekwai constituency has served notice he will continue to stick to the rules governing the vetting … Read more
The chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu, has said he has been fair to both sides on the committee, contrary to claims he is stifling the Minority side from probing ministerial nominees. The MP for Bekwai constituency has served notice he will continue to stick to the rules governing the vetting … Read more
He is the only one who knows what was “pearly” about the grossly incompetent leadership of former President John Dramani Mahama, to have the chutzpah to smugly presume to insult the intelligence of the Ghanaian voter, by imperiously claiming that the latter made an unwise decision to fire the unarguably most arrogant of all democratically … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, has chastised the Minority over its failed attempt to get Parliament to investigate President John Mahama for his acceptance of the Ford Expedition gift from a Burkinabe contractor. “It was good the Speaker threw it out because we don’t have time for that because CHRAJ … Read more
Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo is a Ghanaian politician. He is the current Member of Parliament for Wa Central constituency in the Wa Municipal District in the Upper West Region of Ghana. He entered the Parliament of Ghana in 2005 after winning a seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the Ghanaian parliamentary election … Read more