Politics

The Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD), Mr Dan Botwe, has urged metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) and their staff to deepen transparency, promote popular participation and accountability at the local level. He said by bringing decision making closer to the people, residents of the …

Pupils of Abeasi Komfourkrom Presby Junior High School in the Pru West District of the Bono East region are forced to sit on bare floors to learn due to the lack of furniture.During a visit to the school by our reporter KWABENA MANU, he observed cracks on the school block …

Some youth of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Yendi Constituency in the Northern Region on Sunday went on a rampage and vandalised the party’s office over an alleged manipulation of the constituency membership list for the polling station and electoral area coordinators election.They also burnt party paraphernalia and destroyed signposts …

The Chief Executive Officer of Public Sector Reforms who doubles as the country’s project Director for World bank, Dr Kusi Boafo has waded into the call for the NPP government to go to IMF for support. According to the seasoned economist, only lazy governments go to IMF and would not …

The Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa South constituency in the eastern region, Hon. Kofi Okyere Agyekum who is affectionately called Hon. Arafat has revealed that his constituency will soon be recognised as the center of the country. He made this revelation following the grand opening of Gennex Pizza (Restaurant and …

The Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has urged young people not to allow the allure of politics to blind their level of nationalism – love for Ghana.Dr Agyeman-Rawlings said as young adults, “our highest aspirations must be to the benefit of Ghana”. The words of the national anthem …

The indisposed Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin has completely politicised his office by snubbung his two deputies in Parliament to appoint a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Attor, a former MP to receive visitors in his absence.The speaker overlooked his First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu commonly …

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayensuano constituency, Samuel Ayeh-Paye, has backed the Supreme Court ruling regarding the right of the Deputy Speaker of Parliament to vote in the House as a Member of Parliament(MP).The Majority and Minority have been disputing among themselves claims that the Deputy Speaker, acting as …

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu, has said he feels vindicated by the Supreme Court’s ruling that a Deputy Speaker presiding over parliamentary proceedings has the right to cast his vote on matters and be counted as part of quorum for decision-making in the House.He said he …

The NDC Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has urged young people not to allow the allure of politics to affect their level of nationalism – love for Ghana.Dr. Agyeman-Rawlings said as young adults, our highest aspirations must be to the benefit of Ghana. The words of …