Politics

The Public Relations officer of the Pwalugu multipurpose dam who doubles as the communication director of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, in the eastern region, David Prah, has disclosed the intention of the president H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo to complete the Pwalugu dam in the shortest …

A National communication Team member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr. Prince Henry has advised His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo and His Government to stop burning Excavators for the approach is against the laws of the country. According to him, the approach will lead the nation …

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin is calling for increased education of the public about the true mandate of parliamentarians.According to him, the misconception of the role and functions of parliament has greatly undervalued the role of the legislature in the democratic dispensation of the country and affected the effectiveness of …

MP for the Asawase Constituency, Muntaka Mubarak The Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Appointments Committee have justified why they boycotted the vetting of Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Martin Agyei Mensah Korsah. According to the Deputy Ranking member from the side, Muntaka Mubarak, their absence at Friday’s …

Stakeholders at a roundtable on the need for Ghana to consider non-custodial sentences in cases of misdemeanour, have called on Parliament to pass the Community Service Bill (non-custodial law) to help decongest the prisons and make them more effective.They also appealed to the Ministry of the Interior to exert pressure …

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has celebrated its 72nd anniversary in Kumasi with a call on the government to fix defunct factories built by the first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah.The CPP said it was unacceptable that virtually, all the factories build during the administration of President Nkrumah, “Ghana’s only multi-visionary …

The Defence and Finance Ministers are expected in Parliament this week to respond to questions on what the Minority claims is misuse of about GH¢2.8 million by the presidency for the hiring of private jet for foreign travels. NDC MP and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa …

Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Gyampo has explained why the Minister of National Security was not named in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s new cabinet. The security capo, Albert Kan-Dapaah was missed in the 19-member cabinet team despite his position being a sensitive role in the country. The President’s …

The Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has revealed he will vote against the approval of Gifty Twum-Ampofo as Deputy Minister-designate for Education. Mr Suhuyini said the decision stems from his dissatisfaction with the nominee’s handling of questions about a CDD Corruption Watch assessment of the last New Patriotic Party …

Former President John Dramani Mahama is the only President produced by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who is alive and so the party is looking up to him for direction and inspiration, National Chairman of the NDC, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has said.He said this in interview on 3FM Thursday June 10 …