POLITICS

The New Patriotic Party has set Tuesday, April 11, 2023, for nominations to be opened for interested persons in the vacant Kumawu seat to pick their forms. Nominations will close on Friday, April 14, 2023, while Sunday, April 23 has been set to elect a parliamentary candidate for the by-election. …

The National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) Greater Accra Regional Vetting Committee has until further notice put the vetting of parliamentary aspirants, John Dumelo and Fred Nuamah of the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency on hold. The two aspirants and others were supposed to go through vetting proceedings on Wednesday, April 5. The …

Hon. Emmanuel Kwaku Boam, suffered claims of disqualifications on vetting day  in the NDC parliamentary primaries and cleared yesterday to contest Pru East Parliamentary Primaries in the Bono East Region. The disqualification information spread the whole Constituency, Pru East when Hon. Boam first contested for Organizer position at the Constituency …

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) is demanding the immediate resignation of Dr. Peter Appiahene and Hajia Salima Ahmed Tijani as members of the Electoral Commission (EC). The two who were recently appointed by President Akufo-Addo to the electoral management body have been described by the National Democratic Congress …

Minister for Trade and Industry Kobina Tahir Hammond, Minister for Food and Agriculture Bryan Acheampong, and other appointees have been sworn into office. The others are Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Stephen Asamoah Boateng, Minister of State at the Finance Ministry Dr Mohammed Amin Adams, Osei Bonsu Amoah, Minister of State …

There is uneasy calm in the NDC’s primaries at the Sunyani West Constituency, following the disqualification of two candidates in the contest. Ernest Ayesu, a mining engineer with Newmont Ghana Limited was purportedly disqualified on Tuesday afternoon after he had been vetted on Monday evening In a vetting which was …

Despite undertaking the historic Debt Exchange Programme and seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has hailed the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration for diligently managing Ghana’s economy. At a Press Conference on Tuesday, the National Chairman of the NPP, Stephen Ntim, echoed claims that the …

Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) have been prohibited from contesting sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) in the upcoming Parliamentary primaries, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed “For National official (chairman), Regional officers (chairmen) and MMDCEs the National Council of the party has said they cannot contest in …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has warned its opposition counterpart, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to be honest in its assessments of Ghana’s economic situation. The NPP is of the view that notwithstanding its excellent handling of the Ghanaian economy, the NDC has grown accustomed to concealing the government’s …

The Member of Parliament for Nanton, Mohammed Hardi Tufeiru has opened up on how he got involved in a bloody accident last Friday (March 31) on his way to the House for a crucial vote on three taxes. The MP, who doubles as deputy agric minister admitted to Accra-based Citi …