Elections

Ghana will experience the Golden Age of business when Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia is elected as the next president of Ghana. The running mate to the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO), made this statement during the inauguration of working committees of NPP in Ashanti Region ahead of 2024 general elections. According to Dr Prempeh, businesses in …

Movement for Change leader, Alan Kyerematen, has promised to review Article 78 of the constitution if elected president in the December 7, 2024 general elections. This, according to him, will promote accountability. Currently, the constitutional provision grants the head of state powers to select ministers with the majority from Parliament, but Mr Kyerematen says this undermines their ability to effectively …

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has said that the ‘no academic fees for level 100 students’ initiative will cost between 270 million and 290 million Cedis. He assured Ghanaians that his administration would raise money to fund this project. Addressing a gathering in Juapong on Tuesday, August 13, Mr Mahama said “we have costed it …

Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has openly admitted his apprehension leading up to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential Primaries. His concern was rooted in the potential for significant internal divisions if unresolved issues were not addressed, which is why he had previously advocated for a consensus to avoid the primaries altogether. Despite his confidence that Vice President Dr. …

Samuel Apea-Danquah, a visionary Ghanaian polymath and serial entrepreneur, is poised to make history as the youngest presidential aspirant since the era of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Born on Monday, February 22, 1982, in Bosuso, Eastern Region of Ghana, Samuel’s journey from humble beginnings to becoming a formidable force in Ghana’s entrepreneurial and political landscape is nothing short of inspirational. A …

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen objected to the sale of the Ghana International Trade Fair Centre when the agreement was laid before him as Minister of Trade and Industry. A leading member of the Movement for Change, Hopeson Yaovi Adorye, who made the revelation says members made several attempts of the government to sign the agreement which he refused. Establishing the …

Proposed date for Manifesto Launch: Saturday 31st August, 2024 Venue: University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast NoActivityTimelineResponsibilityRemarks1Formation of a Manifesto Launch Committee15th August,2024Flagbearer, General Secretary, National Chairman & MC ChairmanCommittee to have representation from FEC, Office of the Flagbearer and Manifesto Committee2Briefing of FEC, Council of Elders and Minority Leadership on the manifesto14th August, 2024GS, NC, MC ChairmanJoint briefing conducted3Design …

Relying on the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to finance the proposed ‘no academic fees for level 100 students’ at the universities can create problems because the GETFund is currently facing challenges, a political science lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr Jonathan Asante Otchere has said. He stated that the GETFund has been leveraged for loans by …

Presidential Candidate of the Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has touted the party’s flagship campaign promise as a means to address the prevailing rate of youth unemployment in the country. In an address during the party’s launch of its National Youth Manifesto, the former president explained that the policy would serve as a bedrock for economic growth if …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party for the 2024 elections, has put his campaigning activities on hold to recharge ahead of the launch of the party’s manifesto over the weekend. A statement issued by the Director of Communications of the Bawumia 2024 campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, indicates that the Vice President is briefly halting campaign activities …