The Honorable Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has allegedly abandoned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, two days after showing up in Abuja to sign for his allowance, investigations carried out by this paper have revealed. The Effutu law maker was spotted in his office in Ghana’s Parliament two … Read more
Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has strongly defended his claims that members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament were offered monies to approve the nomination of now Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko. Appearing before the five-member ad-hoc committee investigating the bribery allegations the former minister of science and technology said it was … Read more
A 57 year-old teacher in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North district of the Northern Region, Tia Musah David, is in the grips of the police for allegedly beating his wife to death. The incident reportedly occurred during a misunderstanding between the two which resulted in the unfortunate death of the woman. In an interview with … Read more
Renowned heart surgeon Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has revealed that he was dismissed as head of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) in a strange way in 2009 when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) took over power. He said he had been in office then for only a year. “I was dismissed on radio,” he stated. … Read more
Renowned heart surgeon Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has revealed that he was dismissed as head of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) in a strange way in 2009 when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) took over power. He said he had been in office then for only a year. “I was dismissed on radio,” he stated. … Read more
Minister-designate for Railways Development, Joe Ghartey has taken his turn to be vetted by Parliament’s Appointment Committee. If approved, the former presidential aspirant will work to revamp Ghana’s crippling railway sector. Members of the Appointment Committee are taking Mr Ghartey through his CV, to correct mistakes where necessary. Boankra Inland Port Project Tema East MP, … Read more
Former Deputy Education Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said that minority chief whip, Muhammad Muntaka ‘lied’ over his claims that the minority members of the house were not paid any amount of money for them to approve the President’s nominee for Energy. The North Tongu MP told Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Monday … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament resumed sitting on Monday, January 30 with only one Member from the Minority side. Only the Member of Parliament for Hohoe Constituency, Dr Bernice Adiku Heloo, was present before proceedings began. Ranking Member on the Committee Haruna Iddrisu walked in later after vetting of the first nominee on the day, … Read more
The Health Minister-designate has mounted strong defense of governing New Patriotic Party’s claim that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has ‘collapsed.’ Kwaku Agyemang Manu said the party arrived at the conclusion because of frustration faced by Ghanaians in the accessibility of services provided by the Scheme. Responding to a question before Parliament’s Appointments Committee, … Read more
Three lawyers have faulted the constitution of the Appointments Committee of Parliament for vetting ministers designates, suggesting it stifles speed and efficiency of the process. Professors Kwaku Asare and Ken Attafuah and Dr Kojo Asante believe the use of the existing Parliamentary Select Committees would allow for relevant questions to be asked ministerial appointees and … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament has decided to vet National Security Minister-designate in-camera. This is due to the sensitive nature of some of the questions to be asked Albert Kan Dapaah. Mr Kan Dapaah is the second ministerial nominee of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to be vetted on Friday, January 20. The preliminary session … Read more
The Minority leader says the vetting of ministerial nominees of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) would be a sharp departure from the usual rubber stamp procedure that has characterized previous exercises. Haruna Iddrisu says they would uphold the Constitution by conducting a thorough background checks of the nominees and ensure that all of them … Read more
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana COCOBOD, James Kofi Kutsoati, has praised Olam Ghana Ltd, one of the country’s leading Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs,) for its contribution to the cocoa sub-sector of the economy. The company, which was established in 1994, has made over US$150 million worth of investment into the cocoa sector, … Read more
The Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Samson Ahi, has bemoaned the debilitating effect illegal mining (galamsey) is having on the cocoa industry, charging Licenced Buying Companies (LBCs) to join the fight to end the situation. Galamsey activities are rampant in all the cocoa-growing areas, especially in Ashanti, Western, Eastern, Central and Brong … Read more
It is becoming increasingly clear that the delay by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in launching its manifesto is meant to ‘steal’ some new ideas from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), hence the pressure on the presidential candidate of the NPP to release his party’s manifesto. The pressure on the NPP is coming from some … Read more