Ghana Politics

According to a recent survey conducted by the Centre for Sustainable African Development Initiatives (C-SADI) in the UK and The Outcomes International in Ghana, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is projected to emerge as the frontrunner in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearership contest. The research findings indicate that Dr. …

In a recent development, Dormaahene, Oseadeyo Agyeman Badu I, has issued a firm response to claims made by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II regarding the historical elevation of the Dormaa stool to paramountcy. The Dormaahene refuted Otumfuo’s assertion that it was his uncle who played a role in elevating the …

Emmanuel Alexander Erskine (19 January 1935 – 7 May 2021) was a Ghanaian military officer and politician. He was a Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Army. He was also a commander of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Early life and education Emmanuel Erskine was born …

Alhaji Imoru Egala (5 December 1916 – 1 April 1981) was a Ghanaian politician and educationist. He held various positions in government in the Gold Coast and after independence of Ghana. He was the foreign minister of Ghana in the First Republic between 1960 and 1961. Work and politics Minister of state (Nkrumah Government) He was a member of the Convention People’s …

Samuel Kofi Ahiave Dzamesi (born 1959) is a Ghanaian politician who is chief executive of the Bui Power Authority since August 2021. A member of the New Patriotic Party, he was Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs in Ghana from 2017 to 2021 in the Akufo-Addo administration and has been Regional Minister for the Volta Region from 2005 to 2008 under the John …

Simon Diedong Dombo (1925–1998) was a Ghanaian politician, teacher and chief. He was a Member of Parliament that represented Jirapa-Lambussie District in the first Parliament of the first and second Republic of Ghana. Early life and education Simon was born in 1925. He attended Government Teacher Training College Tamale where he obtained his Teachers’ Training Certificate. Career …

Ambrose Dery (on 23 August 1956), a Ghanaian politician, is the Interior Minister and Member of Parliament for Nandom Constituency. He won the constituency during the 2016 elections on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. Biography Hon. Dery is a legal practitioner who entered the University of Ghana in 1977 after completing Navrongo Secondary School and graduated with a Bachelor …

Kwabena Darko (born 23 October 1942) is an entrepreneur, minister of religion and former politician. He owns the largest privately owned agro-industrial concern in Ghana and is listed in “Who’s Who in World Poultry”. Darko is also known by many in the sub-region as the “Poultry King” and “Akokɔ Darko” (meaning “Poultry Darko” in Akan). Early …

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant and Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency, has made a significant announcement regarding the party’s former stalwart, Hon. Alan Kyeremateng. This revelation comes as Alan Kyeremateng embarks on an independent bid for the 2024 general elections after resigning from …

Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah (18 December 1895 – 4 February 1965) was a Ghanaian politician, scholar, lawyer and statesman. He was a politician in pre- and post-colonial Ghana, which was formerly the Gold Coast, and is credited with giving Ghana its current name. During his political career, Danquah was one of the primary …