President Akufo-Addo on the second day of work in office announced to the public, the first batch of his ministerial appointees. Names of the 13-appointee designates mostly consisting of ministers under the Erstwhile Kuffuor government have been presented before Parliament for vetting and approval. The President expressed confidence in his choice of appointees, indicating that … Read more
African Center for Energy Policy has warned that Ghana may face power crisis by next month. According to ACEP, the danger the power sector will face could be attributed to a potential disruption in gas supply and the shutting down of Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) for maintenance. In an exclusive interview with GhanaWeb, … Read more
President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his vice Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia are said to be putting final touches to names of those to be appointed ministers of state in the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. Some prominent members of the party have been considered for ministerial positions while a number of them would be … Read more
The National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams has defended a decision by the Police and the Electoral Commission to add names of new recruits to the list of persons expected to take part in this year’s special voting exercise. According to him persons who feel aggrieved over the issue could sue … Read more
The National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams has defended a decision by the Police and the Electoral Commission to add names of new recruits to the list of persons expected to take part in this year’s special voting exercise. According to him persons who feel aggrieved over the issue could sue … Read more
The People’s National Convention (PNC) will on Monday petition the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), to investigate the alleged unlawful payments government made to waste management Company, Zoomlion Ghana. According to the PNC, they have stumbled on some documents which confirms that government had a GHc450 million contract with Zoomlion claiming that about GHc62 … Read more
New Patriotic Party (NPP) has disclosed that the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has allegedly paid about GH¢949,661,017 through Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Agency (GYEEDA), now Youth Employment Agency to Rlg Communications Ghana Limited for no work done. The information and communications technology (ICT) company owned by a Ghanaian entrepreneur, Mr. Roland Agambire, … Read more
Contrary to claims by government that it has changed lives and transformed Ghana, the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) believes the Mahama-led Ghana has rather “deformed lives and deformed Ghana. According to the party’s Policy Advisor, Boakye Agyarko, the lives of Ghanaians has moved from bad to worse in the last eight years the National … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday alleged a dubious deal between the government of Ghana and waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited. At a press conference in Accra, Policy Advisor to the party, Boakye Agyarko, made shocking revelations of how the government and for that matter, President John Mahama, has committed to pay a whopping … Read more
The National Chairman of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP,) Nii Alottey Brew-Hammond, has asked the people of the Central Region to vote massively for the party’s Presidential Candidate, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, in the December polls. According to him, Nana Akuffo Addo and John Mahama have proven over the years that they have nothing different … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has lashed out at the John Dramani Mahama administration for paying GHS500 million to a company without any contractual agreement with the state. In sanctioning what it described as the illegal payment made, the opposition NPP said the state gave the go ahead for the use of the 10% … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has accused government of creating a corrupt scheme worth over GH¢ 448 million as payment to Zoomlion Ghana, for the management of some Youth Employment Modules. According to the NPP, the payments are being made even although Zoomlion’s contract with the government has been canceled. The Policy Advisor to the … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the John Dramani Mahama administration of paying GHS500million to a company with no contractual agreement with the state. According to the party, cabinet has given the go-ahead for the use of the 10 per cent of the District Assembly’s Common Fund allocated to the Youth Employment Agency … Read more
The National Chairman of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP,) Nii Alottey Brew-Hammond is asking the people of the Central region to vote massively for the party’s standard bearer, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, in the December polls. According to him, the Messrs Nana Akuffo Addo and John Mahama have proven over the year that they have … Read more
A former Deputy Speaker of Parliament says the decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to recount the presidential ballot if the results are close would be a lawless act. Professor Mike Oquaye says the C. I.94, the law governing the 2016 general elections, does not sanction such a decision and has urged the EC to … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP), says it fears the Supreme Court’s judgement on the Electoral Commission’s suit challenging the disqualification of their flagbearer and eleven others from the December presidential elections, may not bring finality to the matter. The party’s comments follow the Electoral Commission’s request for the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), to bring before … Read more
Policy Advisor of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Mr Kofi Asamoah-Siaw has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of rigging the 7 December polls for the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) by fighting the PPP in court while the flag bearers of the two main parties had a … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has claimed the recent actions, including the disqualification of its presidential nominee, by Ghana’s Electoral Commission, is a diversionary tactic geared towards rigging the December 7 general elections. According to the party, the disqualification of Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom and the fall out of that is just a means to … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party is alleging that the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana is wasting time challenging the decision by the Accra High Court which ordered them to allow Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom correct anomalies on his forms at the Supreme Court so they are able to successfully rig the general elections. The Supreme Court … Read more
Two contenders of the December elections, the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have clashed over the claims of the latter that the government will lead the country once again to the load-shedding era known in our local parlance as ‘dumsor’ early next year. Addressing a press conference last Wednesday, … Read more