Ghana Politics

Ghanaian actor turned politician, John Dumelo has urged the incumbent government to give him the opportunity to revive the dying Komenda Sugar Factory. Taking to Twitter, Mr Dumelo said he needs only 16 months to start producing sugar at the factory that has been adamant for five years since it …

Bernard Allotey Jacobs has chided NDC for the noise over the government’s promise to build 111 hospitals across the country. Bernard Allotey Jacobs said he is not surprised at the position of the opposition since they were not ambitious while in power. The NDC is pessimistic about the Agenda 111 …

Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has rejected his expulsion from the party. He was on July 27, 2021, expelled by the party following his suspension in February. In a letter addressed to Mr Anyidoho, the party stated that the decision comes after the …

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, has reported unknown funds she received to the police. She announced on social media on Monday, August 16, 2021, that she had received GH¢133,000 from the unknown source. “Whoever has deposited a huge sum of money in my money wallet without …

Former President John Mahama has denied financing the #FixTheCountry demonstration recently staged in Accra. He has, therefore, described as an “absolute lie”, a claim by communicators of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) government that he sponsored the protest with ¢1.5 million. The 2020 National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer expressed …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has praised Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu for remaining resolute despite all the suffering he has endured and is still enduring at his ministry. It is public knowledge that Agyeman Manu is currently undergoing serious scrutiny over the botched Sputnik V vaccine deal. Addressing a gathering …

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 …