Politics

Members of the Minority Caucus on the Appointments Committee of Parliament have boycotted the vetting of the Deputy Minister-designate for Trade and Industry. Kofi Ahenkorah-Marfo, the Deputy Trade and Industry Minister-designate, is set to be vetted today, July 2 but a press release signed by the Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson said he and his members will stay away …

The third accused person in the ongoing ambulance case, Richard Jakpa, has stated that the Cabinet and Parliament approved the process for the procurement of ambulances and its specifications, asserting that all necessary due diligence was meticulously observed. The statement was made on Tuesday, July 2, in response to a legal challenge by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Godfred …

The Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Gertrude Torkornoo has proposed the nomination of five judges to President Akufo-Addo for elevation onto the Supreme Court Bench. The nominees include the sitting judge in the ongoing ambulance trial, Her Ladyship Justice Afia Asare Botwe, Her Ladyship Justice Cyra Pamela Koranteng, His Lordship Justice Edward Amoako Asante, His Lordship Justice Eric Kyei Baffuor and Her Ladyship Justice …

Lawyer Kwame Gyan, lead counsel for the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo-Dampare, has accused Samuel Atta Akyea, Chairman of Parliament’s ad-hoc committee that probed the controversial plot to remove the IGP, of biased conduct during the probe into the controversial recording. In an interview Kwame Gyan claimed that Mr. Atta Akyea, who should remain neutral, has shown bias and …

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has declared that the party will not rely on the courts to secure victory in the 2024 general election. Instead, the NDC plans to harness the skills and dedication of its loyal members and deploy well-trained polling agents who are impervious to bribery and corruption. Mr. Kwetey highlighted the …

The Electoral Commission (EC) will reopen the voter register from Wednesday, July 3 to Friday, July 5, 2024, for voter transfers to enable prospective voters who could not do so during the first window of applications to do so. This decision was made at an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Monday, July 1, 2024. This will be especially targeted …

An Accra FM radio presenter, Kwabena Bobie Ansah, has asserted that the flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will perform woefully in the country’s upcoming elections. On the Citizen Show, he said Dr Bawumia will be fortunate enough to garner 35% of the total votes cast. An Accra FM radio presenter, Kwabena Bobie Ansah, has asserted that the …

The Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has rubbished alleged reports of funding a trip to Miami with his wife with party funds. Mr Gyamfi has described the report as ‘ridiculous and purely nonsensical’.  He threatened to initiate legal action against the instigators of a video from the said trip which has gone viral on social …

The flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has formally informed the national executives of his running mate choice. At a meeting on Monday, July 1, 2024, Dr Bawumia informed the gathering of his nomination of Energy Minister and Manhyia South MP, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh for the December 7 presidential election. The meeting …

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has called for preemptive measures to avert the replication of Kenya’s violent protests in Ghana as the nation goes to the polls on December 7, this year. Addressing the media at a press soiree in Kumasi, he said Kenya’s demonstration has been reproduced in Tanzania and “it could be in Ghana” and for that …