Politics

Host of Good Evening Ghana programme on Metro TV, Paul Adom-Otchere has narrowed the flagbearership race in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to two candidates.The two are outgoing Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia.Adom-Otchere in an analysis on the January 11 edition of his …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has begun in earnest the reorganization of its rank and file to convincingly win the Assin South Parliamentary seat in the 2024 general election, Mr Thomas Cobbina, the Constituency Chairman has assured.According to him, the party was determined to end the decades of political dominance …

The former Member of Parliament for Ayensuano in the Eastern Region, Samuel Ayeh-Paye, now the Eastern Regional Campaign Coordinator for Alan Kyerematen has landed himself into trouble over some religious comments he made against the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.He claims that he [Bawumia] is a Muslim, therefore delegates shouldn’t …

President Akufo-Addo has appointed the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson as Caretaker Minister for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. This follows the resignation of Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto.  In a press statement issued by the Presidency on Thursday, January 12, Director of Communications, Eugene Arhin said …

Mr. Joseph Ayikoi Otoo, a former Attorney General and Minister of Justice says the 1992 constitution is not to blame for corruption among the political class.While acknowledging that the Constitution required periodic reviews to improve its performance, he said the provisions of the constitution were informed by historical events and …

Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, a flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has reiterated calls on the Government to reduce the number of ministers amid the current economic hardship to send a positive signal to the people. He denounced the appointments of multiple deputy ministers, saying each minister should not have more …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu constituency says an apology from American rapper Meek Mill over his music video shoot at the seat of government is “well accepted”.Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show, ‘Ghana Montie’ said the rapper’s choice of …

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Kwetey, has announced that preparations for the NDC’s presidential and parliamentary primaries will be finalized by the end of the week.According to a citinewsroom.com report, Fifi Kwetey spoke in an interview with Citi News saying that the national executives are still deliberating on …

Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, a flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says the seeming lack of confidence in democracy occasioned by the conduct of the political class is “a dangerous development”.Mr Agyapong said the practice where people went for political office with the aim of amassing wealth at the …

President Akufo-Addo this evening had the honour of receiving the letters of credence of the new French and Tanzania Ambassadors to Ghana. They include Ambassadors Jules -Armand Aniambosou and Dr. Benson Alfred Bana representing the government and people of France and Tanzania in Ghana respectively. At a short ceremony held …