Politics

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 …

Minority Caucus in parliament earlier yesterday morning fired at Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over some comments he made on the occasion of filing his nomination to contest for the NPP race to run the 2024 presidential elections coupled with Ghana’s IMF economy deal. Their ranking member on the finance committee, Isaac Adongo who led the presser held, stated that the finance …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said he has respect for all manner of persons irrespective of their status in life. He says his life experience teaches him to eschew discrimination in his dealings with people. Addressing a gathering of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters after filing his nomination forms to enable him to contest in the presidential primaries of the party, …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has affirmed his commitment to driving Ghana toward a higher level of transformation and economic development during his potential presidency. Following the submission of his presidential nomination form at the party headquarters in Accra on Friday, June 16, Dr. Bawumia addressed enthusiastic party supporters and promised to change the fortunes of the country under his …

Parliament has been forced to abandon proceedings for today, Friday, June 16, 2023, following the decision my New Patriotic Party(NPP) Members of Parliament to accompany Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to file his nomination forms to contest for the flagbearer slot of the party. The house could not constitute the 93 members needed to form a quorum to transact business. …

Former Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and spokesperson for Alan Kyerematen’s campaign, Yaw Buaben Asamoa says Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is using government resources and personnel to get delegates to accept him as a candidate. That, he said, contributed to the findings of a survey conducted by Global InfoAnalytics and Citi TV/Citi FM among NPP delegates which …