POLITICS

General Secretary of the People’s National Convention party (PNC), Janet Asana Nabila says she is ‘scandalized’ to witness the level of ‘jealousy’ emanating from Ghanaians protesting government’s decision to pay presidential spouses emoluments. Speaking to JoyNews‘ Evans Mensah on Ghana Connect, the politician said all persons against the initiative are …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated that the New Patriotic Party government is better at protecting the public purse than the opposition National Democratic Congress.     Commissioning the Pokuase Interchange today in Accra, President Akufo-Addo said his administration has used $289million to construct three interchanges as opposed to …

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, says allowances for the spouses of Presidents and Vice Presidents, are already provided for under the budget of the Office of the President. In a statement responding to the debate on the recommended emoluments for allowances for the spouses of Presidents and Vice Presidents, Mr. …

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on Friday, July 9 expressed disgust at the continuous absence of the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to answer his question on the president’s recent foreign travel expenditure. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP filed the urgent question in May. …

Documents sighted by Citi News indicate that the government of Ghana will pay 60 percent of the loan facility tabled before Parliament for the procurement of vehicles for Members of Parliament and members of the Council of State. The Finance Ministry had tabled two different loan agreements in Parliament to …

  The Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Medical Team Member, John Kwame Duodu also known as “Sir John” says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has shown commitment to improving the living conditions of Ghanaians since coming into power in 2017. According to him, although the COVID-19 pandemic has caused …

The member of parliament for Akim Oda Consistency, Mr. Alexander Akwasi Acquah says the backlash on Members of Parliament over a car loan agreement proposed for the purchase of vehicles for them is unfounded. The Minister for Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, presented a loan agreement for $28 million to Parliament …

The Bono Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwame Baffoe Abronye, popularly known as Abronye DC, has filed a court action over the emoluments said to have been approved by Parliament for spouses of the President and the Vice President. In the application filed at the Supreme …

Two Minority MPs and a Ghanaian citizen have filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging the approval of salaries for the First and Second Ladies of Ghana. The two MPs, Dafeamekpor Rockson-Nelson and Dr Clement Abaasinat Apaak and the citizen, Frederick Nii Commey, are seeking a total of eight …

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Sulemana Braimah has raised issued against the Military Commanders and members of the three-member committee probing the disturbances in Ejura for questioning the work of journalists. His comments come after the Battalion Commander Lt Col Kwasi Ware Peprah who …