Elections

Leader of the Believers Worship Center, Prophet Stephen Adom Kyei Duah has issued a statement to Christians to ignore political candidates who engage in insults during the upcoming 2024 general elections. The clergyman emphasized that candidates who resort to insulting language have no divine backing, declaring his intent to play a significant role in announcing the election results. He stated, …

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant Kennedy Agyapong, has disclosed not having received a government contract since 2021. Agyapong has been severely accused by party insiders of benefitting from government contracts but that he blasts the government when he is unhappy. He, however, stated that he came close to getting only one contract with the Energy Ministry, which process was cancelled at …

Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has predicted a tough contest for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general elections. The former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation said it will be difficult for the NPP to retain political power based on the party’s performance in the last seven years. The NPP “over-promised and under-delivered” on its promises to Ghanaians …

Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, MP for Korle Klottey, has expressed concerns about the ongoing limited voter registration exercise by the Electoral Commission (EC), saying it is draining MPs financially. She also described the process as chaotic due to the large number of districts being served by a single location. Agyeman-Rawlings made the remarks during a visit to the EC head office …

Lawyer Eric Delanyo has stated the supposed reason behind the insistence of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) to hold its limited voter registration exercise at its district offices. According to him, the EC is holding its limited registration at the district offices to ensure that very few people get on the register.  Lawyer Delanyo added that the reason the EC wants …

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Henry Osei Akoto, has called out President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for trying to resurrect an already dead case involving the former president, John Dramani Mahama. Referring to how the sitting president referred to the Airbus Scandal and the supposed role of John Mahama in it while speaking at the 2023 Bar Conference …

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has called on Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia to pull out his questions thrown at late Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur and answer them first before calling for a “showdown” with former President John Mahama. Mr. Terkper explained that former President John Mahama as Vice President achieved a lot including the creation of GRA as an autonomous body which was …

The Minority caucus in Parliament has said it will go ahead with its protest on Tuesday, September 12, despite the Ghana Police Service’s disapproval of its amended routes for the protest. The meeting between the leadership of the Minority and the police ended inconclusively on Monday, with the MPs accusing the police of deliberately scheming to stop their planned protest …

President Akufo-Addo has defended his government’s anti-corruption record, saying some of the initiatives taken are the strongest anti-corruption efforts since Ghana’s independence. Speaking at the 2023 Ghana Bar Conference at the University of Cape Coast on Monday, September 11, President Akufo-Addo said he has not shielded any of his appointees accused of any wrongdoing. “I accepted the invitation to speak …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has strongly criticised the decision by the Akufo-Addo government to increase the farmgate price of cocoa beans for the 2023/2024 season. President Akufo-Addo on September 9, announced a 63.6% upward adjustment of the farm gate price of cocoa beans from GH₵800 to GH₵1,308 per bag for the new cocoa season. According to the president, the …