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Allowing MPs to supervise Common Fund may breed corruption – Analyst

Governance Analyst Dr. Fred Oduro has said changing the law to allow Parliament to have some level of control over the Common Fund can breed corruption. This comes on the back of the deputy Minority Whip, Ibrahim Ahmed accusing the Local Government Rural Development and Decentralisation Minister, Dan Botwe of kicking above his weight in the impasse with Common Fund …

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Millions of Dollars in Cecilia Dapaah’s bank accounts frozen

According to reports that the assets and bank accounts of former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, have been frozen by the office of the Special Prosecutor. The freezing of these assets and accounts, which contain millions of dollars and Ghana cedis, is part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption and corruption-related offenses. According to documents obtained …

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Ambulance case: Ato Forson withdraws recusal application against judge

Former Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has withdrawn his application for recusal against the judge hearing his case of allegedly causing financial loss to the State involving the sum of €2.37 million in the purchase of vehicles meant for ambulance. The prosecution described the procured vehicles (ambulances) for the Ministry of Health as being “defective” and unfit …

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Inflation rises for 3rd straight month, July pegged at 43.1%

Inflation rises for 3rd straight month as Ghana Statistical Services pegs July Inflation at 43.1% Prices of Goods and Service are rising at an increasing rate as the Ghana Statistical Service had pegged the inflation rate for July 2023 at 43.1%, a jump from the 42.5% recorded for June 2023. This would be the 3rd consecutive monthly rise in inflation …

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Allegations from Kennedy Agyapong’s camp claim Bawumia offers GH¢50,000 to chairpersons for votes

Lawyer William Kusi, leading the communication team for Kennedy Agyapong’s NPP flagbearer bid in the Ashanti Region, has accused Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, a contender in the race, of engaging in vote-buying and proxy voter manipulation to sway the party’s internal election outcome. In a press release, Kusi raised concerns about the integrity of the upcoming presidential primaries, stating, …

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Current NDC leadership are average- Muntaka

The National Democratic Congress’s current leadership, according to the member of parliament from the Asawase constituency, is about average going into the 2024 elections.  The lawmaker acknowledged that even though the present leadership has only been in office for a little over a year, there is still much work to be done to keep the party on track for the …

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