Politics

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is considering prosecuting the Board of Trustees for the National Cathedral project. This proposed prosecution concerns their role in awarding the contract, which CHRAJ has determined violated procurement laws. The proposed prosecution aligns with their role in awarding the contract which CHRAJ has concluded breaches procurement laws. “The Commission further recommends …

John Dramani Mahama has been Ghana’s president once before – and now he is back for another punt at the top job. The 65-year-old led Ghana from 2012 to 2017 and is one of the West African country’s most experienced politicians. He has served at all levels of office, as an MP, deputy minister, minister, vice-president and president. Long before …

Mahamudu Bawumia soared from being a political outsider to become Ghana’s second-in-command – and in December he could make history as the country’s first Muslim president. Bawumia, currently Ghana’s vice-president, was chosen by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) as their candidate for the forthcoming general election. The 61-year-old Tottenham Hotspur supporter has quite the reputation. He is an intellectual …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assented to the Ghana Shippers’ Authority Act 2024, which was passed by Parliament on 29th July 2024. A statement issued and signed by the Management of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), and copied to the Ghana News Agency, described this as a landmark legislation achieved in GSA’s 50th year. It noted that the Act …

Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin is expected to recall the House in early November, according to an official statement. This statement was issued by the Speaker’s office on Wednesday (31 October) following deliberations with a delegation from the Council of State. Led by chairman Nana Otuo Siriboe II, the Council of State called on Speaker Bagbin …

The Programs Officer of the Ghana National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Carl Sowah, has urged Ghanaians to vote in the upcoming December polls without resorting to guns or violence. Sowah emphasized that Ghana remains the only country in Africa with a commendable record of democracy, highlighting the need to maintain this recognition by organizing a peaceful election this year. “If you …

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has acknowledged recent polls conducted by Fitch Solutions and Global InfoAnalytics, which indicate he is leading in the race for the 2024 general elections. According to a report by Fitch Solutions, the NDC is poised to win the upcoming elections, while a final field poll by Global InfoAnalytics shows …

The Electoral Commission (EC) will not compromise its core principles of transparency and integrity in the electoral process preceding the December 7 polls, the Chairperson of the Commission, Jean Mensa, has assured. She said the elections management body was preoccupied with ensuring that the watertight systems it had put in place culminated in free, fair and credible elections to consolidate the …

Ghanaian Professor at the Department of Community and Regional Planning at Iowa State University, Professor Francis Owusu, has commended Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s effort to promote digitalisation in Ghana. He explained that it ensures that the productive capacities of the internet are harnessed for efficiency in various aspects of national development. Speaking on the back of a public lecture …

The Vice Presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, widely known as NAPO, has advised the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, to refrain from criticising traditional and religious leaders, including chiefs, imams, and pastors. NAPO’s remarks follow recent comments by Mr. Mahama, who expressed dissatisfaction with these leaders for their …