The Majority Leader and Minister in charge of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has bemoaned the lack of quality in the caliber of people who represent constituents in Ghana’s Parliament. The Majority Leader, who was speaking on TV3‘s New Day on Monday, attributed the lack of quality to the level of corruption that takes place throughout … Read more
Former President John Mahama has the greatest potential of leading the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) into the 2020 elections, potential contender Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has said. “First of all, all of us who were appointed by President Mahama have a great deal of respect for him and all of us believe that since he … Read more
Mr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has not ruled himself out of running in the flagbearership contest of the main opposition National Democratic Congress. According to him, “everyone could have leadership potential and I can’t be excluded”. In an interview with Radio XYZ, however, the former Minister of Trade and Industry said it was premature to discuss such … Read more
Prof Joshua Alabi, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies (UPSA), has said if God wants him to run for president in 2020, he will. “Our party is reorganising now and we want to finish the reorganisation. When we finish the reorganization, those interested will come out and I pray to God that … Read more
The “leading light” in the main opposition National Democratic Congress’ race for the 2020 flag bearer slot is former President John Mahama who “will scale over” all other potential contestants, Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper Kweku Baako Jr has said. After the NDC lost the 2016 elections, a few stalwarts in the party … Read more
A group of stoutly built men (machomen) believed to be members of the ruling New Patriotic Party on Sunday disrupted a planned press conference by a group calling itself concern Patriots of Yilo Krobo over appointment of a Municipal Chief Executive for the area. The men stormed the Nkrukan office of the NPP to scuttle … Read more
A group of machomen believed to be members of the ruling New Patriotic Party on Sunday disrupted a planned press conference by a group calling itself concern Patriots of Yilo Krobo over the appointment of a Municipal Chief Executive for the area. The musclemen stormed the Nkrukan office of the NPP where the conference was … Read more
By Dr Frankie Asare-Donkoh I’m very surprised that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs in the Ghanaian Parliament are calling on the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to apologise to them for saying they were ignorant of the government’s recently-issued domestic bond, because they find the word ‘ignorant’ offensive. I’m sure everyone who uses the … Read more
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has blamed huge voter turnout for the chaos at his party’s primaries on Friday, which led to them being cancelled. In many areas across the country, there were delays, with some skirmishes also reported as contestants accused their opponents of rigging. Mr Kenyatta admitted to reporters that not enough election materials … Read more
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has blamed huge voter turnout for the chaos at his party’s primaries on Friday, which led to them being cancelled. In many areas across the country, there were delays, with some skirmishes also reported as contestants accused their opponents of rigging. Mr Kenyatta admitted to reporters that not enough election materials … Read more
By Kobby Gomez-Mensah Call it withdrawal syndrome or something close to that, but the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) hasn’t fully settled into its new status. It is yet to fully recover from the shocks of defeat. Like a spokesperson for their candidate and the President said, the Party thought victory in the 2016 … Read more
Dear President-Elect Nana Addo Safe Democracy Ghana welcomes you again for the second time. The first congratulation we offered you was in a Press Release published by Modern Ghana online on 20th October 2014 when you won the ticket as the standard bearer of the New Patriotic Party. We told you in that Press Release … Read more
About 47 Members of Parliament from the Majority side, who will not be returning to Parliament next year, have pledged their unflinching support to the NDC and John Dramani Mahama to ensure victory in the 2016 elections. The MPs are made up of persons who failed to win their primaries and those who decided not … Read more
This may have been overlooked. But it can never be denied that since 1992, events and outcomes of parliamentary elections in the Prestea/Huni Valley constituency have, in a way, predetermined which presidential candidate goes home with tears and who climbs the presidential seat. As far as my short memory is concerned, never has the constituency … Read more
Members of the ruling NDC have expressed their worry over Edward Omane Boamah, Minister of Communications’ absence at the campaign launch of the NDC Parliamentary candidate, Edward Bawa for Bongo in the Upper East Region. Many have questioned why the Communications Minister, Edward Omane Boamah did not show up as the Guest Speaker for the … Read more
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPPs) incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), for Banttama in the Ashanti region, has filed to contest in the parliamentary election as an independent candidate. His action, has been described as shocking by party supporters and executives since the party has filed a candidate to represent it after the MP lost his … Read more
Political parties have no business complaining about the filing fees for presidential and parliamentary aspirants being demanded by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana because they have brought this upon themselves, Jacob Osei Yeboah (JOY), an aspiring independent presidential candidate for the 2016 elections, has said. According to him, some political parties during their internal … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is unable to criticize the Electoral Commission (EC) on the astronomical increase in both presidential and parliamentary filing fees announced yesterday since it also took the same amount from candidates during its primaries. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) does not have the locus to also complain because it … Read more