Ghana Politics

Fatimatu Abubakar, the Deputy Information Minister, has urged the Leadership of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG) not to act prematurely by embarking on their planned strike over the Thursday, December 23, 2021 over the yet-to-be introduced Electronic Transfer Levy. Since Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta announcement the …

Some Members of Parliament on Monday night fought following a disagreement during the voting on government’s E-levy bill. The fight ensued when the MPs were voting in a headcount to decide whether the E-levy bill should be accepted under a certificate of urgency. The Minority had attempted to stop the …

The 2020 Presidential Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has once again taken on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Mr. Mahama is of the view that President Akufo-Addo has done very little for Ghanaians since he took over the mantle of administration of the country. …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has mocked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) following the petition they filed at the Supreme Court to challenge the 2020 election results. Speaking at the New Patriotic Party’s national delegates conference in Kumasi on Sunday December 19, he said the petition was fundamentally incompetent. “Interestingly, …

The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday December 19 failed to touch on the controversial E-levy proposal in the 2022 budget during the New Patriotic Party’s delegate conference in Kumasi in spite of calls made to him to comment on the proposal. He gave a tall list of achievements …

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Bosiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has extolled the sterling leadership of President Akufo-Addo. According to him, the transformation agenda of the current government has seen the country pass the likes of the United States and the United …

Commissioning a party office in the Juaben Constituency in the Ashanti Region, President Akufo-Addo said he needs the support of Ghanaians to turn things around. He said “I admit that Ghanaians are going through difficult times, some people are trying to say that it is my fault but you know …

A member of the Finance Committee in Parliament, John Jinapor, has disclosed that the Finance Ministry failed to present the Electronic Transaction Levy (e-levy) Bill for consideration. The e-levy Bill was expected to be laid before the Finance Committee in Parliament on Friday after Speaker Alban Bagbin referred it to …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called on Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to return to parliament to present a revised version of the 2022 budget statement and economic policy. Addressing the house upon his first appearance after his return from his medical trip, the speaker stressed that the revisions …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has said staging a walkout in the chamber does not render the House incapable to continue proceedings. According to him, staging a walk-out is a legitimate form of protest and is part of Parliamentary norms and practices. Addressing the House on Thursday, he cited …