Mr Daniel Bugri Naabu, the New Patriotic Party’s Northern regional Chairman, has accused Mr Rockson Bukari, the Upper East Regional Minister, as well as Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ms Otiko Afisa Djaba, of having a hand in the murder of the party’s late Upper East Regional chairman Adams Mahama. Mr Mahama was … Read more
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hanna Tetteh, has revealed that she never nursed the idea of running as presidential candidate stating that she “never had presidential ambitions”. According to her, she realised after working with two former presidents when they were in office that it was “not an easy job” to run … Read more
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hanna Tetteh, has suggested that legislators in the country be given service passports and not diplomatic passports. She was of the opinion that “having a situation where MPs revert to service passports would not be a bad thing”. According to her, legislators, during former President Mills’ tenure, … Read more
Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya West, Ms Hanna Tetteh, has said she did not acquire a diplomatic passport during her first term as a legislator because there was no need for it. “When I was a Member of Parliament the first time from 2001 to 2004, I didn’t have a diplomatic passport…,” … Read more
A former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hanna Tetteh, has said that diplomatic passports are not meant to be used for personal travels. She has, therefore, urged government officials who have been given diplomatic passports to make use of them only on official government business. Ms Tetteh further explained that spouses of public … Read more
After 6 weeks of studying the over one year court proceedings on the ongoing trial involving four suspects; Osarfo Anthony, Ekow Micah, Sarah Kwablah, and Chris Handler, accused of allegedly conspiring to extort money from Asamoah Gyan, the new Attorney General headed by Madam Gloria Akuffo, is set to appear in court for trial to … Read more
Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister-designate Otiko Afisa Djaba’s defensiveness during her appearance before parliament’s Appointments Committee is likely to set the tone for political opponents to hurl invectives at President Nana Akufo-Addo in the run-up to the 2020 presidential elections, Osei Kwadwo Addo, a lawyer and lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Journalism, has … Read more
Otiko Afisa Djaba was just being her “feisty” self when she appeared before Parliament’s Appointment Committee, Susan Adu-Amankwah, Second Vice Chair of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has said. “She was just being herself so for me there are no surprises at all. … This is the Otiko that I know, feisty and upfront if … Read more
Minister-designate of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ms Otiko Afisa Djaba, has disclosed that she did not do her national service. Ms Djaba, a graduate of the University for Development Studies (UDS), told parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, 30 January: “I did not do national service because I was not in Ghana.” Ghanaian students who … Read more
If approved by parliament, Minister-designate of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, has assured that New Patriotic Party (NPP) women capable of providing catering services will not be left out of the National School Feeding Programme. Responding to questions from New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West Ursula Owusu-Ekuful … Read more
President John Mahama is, indeed, “wicked” and “an embarrassment” to the people of the three regions in the North, Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister-designate Otiko Afisa Djaba has insisted. “I don’t owe him [Mr Mahama] or you [Alhassan Suhuyini] any apology…” she said in response to the Tamale North MP’s question about whether she … Read more
Gender, Children and Social Protect Minister-designate Otiko Afisa Djaba has said she will not aplogise to ex-president John Mahama for once describing him as “wicked” and “an embarrassment” to the people of northern extraction. “I don’t owe him [Mr Mahama] or you [Alhassan Suhuyini] any apology…” she said in response to the Tamale North MP’s … Read more
Tamale-based Journalist Kizito Abagoami is reported dead. Details of cause of death of the former reporter with Radio XYZ is not immediately known but family sources said he died on admission at a health facility in the Northern region after complaining of stomach pains. Colleagues are grief-stricken over the death of Ras Kizito as affectionately … Read more