Ghana Politics

Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga has asked the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia not to contest for the position of the National Chair against the current chairman Samuel Ofosu Ampofo. Mr Ayariga believes that if Mr Asiedu Nketia contests for the position, …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that he will not go beyond his limit of two-terms per the constitution. According to him, he will hand over power to the next elected president of Ghana after the 2024 general elections. “I will respect the two-term limit for the exercise of presidential …

Former Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has advised Ghanaians not to fall for former President John Dramani Mahama and his National Democratic Congress (NDC) telling them not to make an attempt to bring them back into power. Kwamena Duncan called on Ghanaians to wait on President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice …

Member of Parliament for Tema West, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, has asked Ghanaians who do not want to pay the 1.75 e-levy to stop using Mobile Money (MoMo). He said the propanganda against the e-levy for political expediency is nauseating. He told TV3’s Komla Klutse in an interview in Parliament on …

Martin Amidu has accused the Minority in parliament of clandestinely being in bed with the Majority when they could have been asking for the submission of a new budget to the House. He explained that it is shameful that the Minority seems to be using a smokescreen to blind Ghanaians …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has placed a one-month international travel ban on his ministers and deputy ministers.⁠ According to a new report by AsaaseNews, travelling is only allowed for medical emergencies. The directive by the President will be the second of its kind since he assumed office as President of the …

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said proceeds from the 1.75% E-Levy, proposed in the 2022 budget, would ensure that over 11 million people are employed. He noted that 58 percent of the country’s population are between 15 and 59 years, which is about 18million people. “Of this number, …

Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin has admitted to living in fear of his life during and after some proceedings in the House. According to him, some sessions which involve heated debate has sometimes culminated in threats of physical harm and abuse. Speaking on the News File segment …

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has criticised the Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, for the position he has taken on the E-levy proposal in the 2022 budget statement. According to him, Mr Iddrisu’s posture is the kind of shifty attitudes and “dangerous flip-flopping that make …

Forbes Africa magazine has named President Akufo-Addo as its African of the Year. The magazine, in a statement, said “Ghana’s President, has repositioned the country in the global marketplace as one reliant on its own resources and strengths.” Responding to the win, President Akufo-Addo told Forbes Africa that he was …