Politics

For the fourth conservative time, inflation has dropped, recording a rate of 26.4% in November.This represents an 8.8 percentage point decrease from the 35.2 percent recorded in October 2023.According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released on Thursday, December 14, the year-on-year food inflation stood at 32.2 percent and non-food inflation at 21.7 percent.The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina …

A few weeks ago, some unusual billboards were observed around Kwame Nkrumah Circle and various vantage points across Accra. These billboards showcased tweets from Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia during the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) campaign trail leading up to the 2016 general election. One of them, dated December 2, 2015, read: “NDC has resorted to increasing taxes under the …

Minister for Energy, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has been endorsed by a group comprising polling station agents, constituency executives, and the tertiary wing executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Volta Region as the ideal man to partner Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the upcoming 2024 elections. The convener for the group, Lawal Kayode, stated that Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh …

John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has asserted that every sector in Ghana is currently in distress and collapsing under the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration. Addressing the Chief and people of Sefwi Wiawso in the Western North region, during his Building Ghana tour, the former President emphasized the urgent need for the NDC to rescue the …

Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Amnesty International, has asked Parliament and the government to stop considering the anti-gay bill. According to the organisation, the bill will trample on human rights if passed. The anti-gay bill, officially known as the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, is a proposed law that has sparked significant controversy within the country …

The Special Aide to the Former President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari is unhappy with the demonization and bastardization of his boss by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in times past while the former was president for situations, he has performed far worse. Madam Mogtari did not mince words in urging African leaders to move away from the politics of character …

Each parliamentary aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, is required to pay a total of GH¢78,000 for picking nomination forms, filing, and development fees in the upcoming Parliamentary Primaries Election for constituencies with incumbent Members of Parliament. A statement issued by the General Secretary of the Party, Justin Kodua-Frimpong on Monday, December 11, 2023, said, nominations open on December …

The Minority caucus in Parliament has formally requested the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, to designate a time for them to present their petition demanding his removal. In October 2023, the minority group marched to the Central Bank’s premises, seeking the removal of Dr. Addison from office. However, their attempt to present the petition was thwarted …

The Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson, has reiterated that his group will not budge on their demand for a proper vote on the 2024 budget before the budget estimates are considered by Parliament. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, had declared a voice vote in favour of the majority’s approval of the budget presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, …

The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has questioned Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s understanding of parliamentary rules. Mr Ofori-Atta insisted on Wednesday that the 2024 budget had been passed following the declaration of the voice vote by the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, despite the Minority’s position that the 2024 budget and economic statement had not been passed. After the debate on …