Politics

The Speaker of Parliament of Ghana, Alban Bagbin, will on July 4, 2023, swear in the Member of Parliament-elect for the Assin North Constituency, James Gyakye Quayson. Gyakye Quayson emerged the winner of the Assin North by-election held on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. According to the Electoral Commission’s announcement, James Gyakye Quayson garnered a total of 17,245 votes, representing 57.56% of the …

The Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has made a shocking revelation accusing the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of attempting to bribe MP-elect for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, not to contest the by-election. According to Gyamfi’s post on Facebook on Monday, July 3, after the NPP failed to bribe Gyakye Quayson, certain party members threatened …

The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the trial judge in the case of Stephen Opuni to start the trial from scratch and directed for the proceedings and evidence led under the previous Judge Justice Hornyenugah to be adopted This decision by the Court of Appeal aims to ensure that the proceedings and evidence led in the case …

The Deputy National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has taken a dig at the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for making prejudicial comments on the legal case involving the re-elected Member of Parliament for Assin North. The President during the campaign of the New Patriotic Party (NDC) in Assin North, admonished the constituents not to vote …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo engaged in prejudicial comments when he said at a campaign in Assin North that voters needed not vote for a parliamentary candidate who is likely to end up in jail. This is the view of Justin Pwara Teriwajah, a lawyer for James Gyakye Quayson, the National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament, Akufo-Addo was referring to. …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that the country will soon experience a stable economy. Ghana, for a while now, has been experiencing an unstable economy making living difficult for most Ghanaians. Some areas that have been affected by this economic turnover include a rise in fuel and the high prices of food items. According to a news report by …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the Assin North by-election is a wake-up call which requires the party to evaluate its approach and make rational retrospective assessments. The NPP’s candidate Charles Opoku received 12,630 votes, representing 42.15%, while the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) candidate, James Gyakye Quayson polled 17,245 votes representing 57.56%, after the by-election on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. …

The election managers and supervisors, especially the police have allowed too many non-election participatory actors into the constituency, and that is where they have lost the plot. Behaviour and negative attitudes of these actors is what is fuelling the violence which cannot be immediately comprehended, and has the tendency of marring the otherwise peaceful nature of the elections so far. …

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has called on the church to play a more active role in national affairs. In a speech delivered at the induction ceremony of The Apostolic Church-Ghana on Saturday, June 24, 2023, Bagbin said that the church’s waning interest in national and political matters has had “severe consequences” on the country’s moral and social fiber. …

The MP for Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Isaac Adongo has expressed his surprise and disappointment in the vice president who is aspiring to be the flagbearer for the NPP in the 2024 December general elections. Quoting his words he said: “I’m wondering what vision he has other than what he and his boss, Nana Addo, have contracted with IMF for the …