Ghana Politics

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has been elected by the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) as the association’s acting Vice-Chairperson. The election of the leader of government business in Parliament, who represented CPA from the African region, followed a poll between him and his sole contender, …

The Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has urged the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, to resign. This is due to the fact that the Ad hoc Committee tasked to probe the procurement of the Sputnik V vaccines revealed that Mr Agyeman-Manu breached procurement processes and …

The Director of Public Affairs of Parliament, Kate Addo, has confirmed an accident involving Speaker Alban Bagbin’s convoy at Juaso in the Ashanti Region. According to her, Mr Bagbin is in Accra and safe. However, the convoy was an advanced security team dispatched to await Mr Bagbin’s trip to Wa …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed the National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, as the Board Chairman of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO). The President has also re-appointed Alhaji Hanan Abdul-Wahab as the Chief Executive Officer of NAFCO. NAFCO is a public enterprise …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that no matter who is chosen to front the New Patriotic Party, NPP, in the upcoming 2024 elections, the party will win. In three years’ time, the country will go to the polls to choose a president to lead the country. The various political parties …

Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, will present the 2021 Mid-year review to Parliament today. This is in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921). Under the Act, the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the Mid-year Review to Parliament not later …

A Member of Parliament (MP) with the Minority in Parliament says he is disappointed in the ruling of the Cape Coast High Court that cancelled the 2020 parliamentary elections at Assin North. The MP for South Dayi, Rockson Dafiamekpor, said they will appeal the decision and seek a stay of …

A Cape Coast High Court has cancelled the parliamentary elections in the Assin North constituency in the 2020 parliamentary elections. The court, presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakye, ordered for fresh elections to be conducted in Assin North constituency. Background The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for the withdrawal of …

Moses Foh Amoaning has said on countless occasions that there’s no way the activities of LGBTQ will be allowed in Ghana. The spokesperson for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Mr Moses Foh Amoaning together with Hon. Sam George and some other advocate against LGBTQ …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has charged the government to seek urgent debt relief from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) through the newly proposed Debt Relief Initiative. This, NDC said, is because the current debt profile of the country makes it unsustainable and is putting severe pressure on the …