Politics

Deputy General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Koku Anyidoho, has said he would be the happiest person on earth if president-elect Nana Akufo-Addo and the in-coming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government succeed in fulfilling their manifesto promises. Mr Anyidoho is one of Mr Akufo-Addo’s harshest critics …

The Founder and General Overseer of the Upper Room Assembly Bishop Beatrice Dzandu Hedidor says the change in government that took place in the just ended general elections on December 7th is one that will reflect positively in the lives of Ghanaians. She said Ghanaians must put aside all their …

President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be taking home GHC22,809 every month upon assumption of office. This was captured in the Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh committee report which was tasked to recommend emoluments for Article 71 office holders and sighted by citifmonline.com. Soon to be Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will …

Ghana’s political class and some select public servants are set for a 10% pay rise as recommended by the Presidential Committee on Emoluments. The Committee’s report proposed an annual increase of 10% from 2013 to 2017 for the political class listed under Article 71 of the 1992 constitution. The report, …

Minority leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has hinted of plans to bow out from leadership in the next parliament in January. Though many believe he remains the NPP’s best option for majority leader, the Suame MP believes it is time for him to take a backseat because he is ‘really …

The referencing of last minute moves by the erstwhile Kufuor administration to justify the outgoing National Democratic Congress government’s recent last minute deals hold no substance, former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has said. “I disagreed with what President Kufuor did but the then President-elect and his Vice-President-elect decided to let …

Deputy minister of communications, Hon. Felix Ofosu Kwakye has described disputations over President Mahama’s last round of activities as “naked politicking”. The outgoing Minister, who spoke to pressmen yesterday in Accra, said the basis for such concerns lacked fair, sound and objective analysis. He opined that the contretemps over government’s …

Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood has signed the Judicial Anti-Corruption Compact agreement with the International Bar Association here in Accra. This means Ghana has adopted the International Bar Association system of fighting corruption. The Chief Justice noted the move is aimed at mobilizing an army of anti-corruption crusaders in the …

President-elect Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated caution to his soon-to-be cabinet and other persons who will be serving in his government with aspirations of amassing wealth to dismiss the thought. “I’ve said it and I’ll repeat it again, those who are coming into this administration thinking that there’s an avenue …

Alhaji Bature, Managing Editor of the Alhajj Newspaper has said he is not least surprised that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) suffered a humiliating defeat in the 2016 General Elections. According to him, he warned them when the signs were clear that they were losing but they rather tagged him …