POLITICS

Minority legislators with Parliament’s Appointments Committee said they cannot be part of the vetting of Joseph Cudjoe, the Minister-designate for Public Enterprises. Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu said their objection is fundamental in the sense that Joseph Osei Owusu, the Chairman of the Committee gets in touch with the presidency to …

The main contender in the parliamentary primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Odododiodio Constituency ahead of the 2020 elections has painted a dire picture of the party after defecting to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Michael Nii Yarboi Annan said the attitude of some party members …

Contrary to assertions by the legal team of former President John Dramani Mahama in the ongoing election petition that neither their client nor President Akufo-Addo got the required votes to secure victory in the 7 December 2020 presidential polls, the National Democratic Congress’ own General Secretary, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, …

Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings is not the founder of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Mr. Owusu-Cobbiah Richard has said. Mr. Owusu-Cobbiah who claims to be the founder made the clarification in a statement after the Secretary-General of the NDP Alhaji Mohammed Frimpong kicked against the NDP’s joint demonstration …

A member of John Mahama’s legal team in the ongoing election petition, Sammy Gyamfi is calling on all supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to remain steadfast despite the dismissal of several applications filed by the petitioner at the Supreme Court.   “Those who are crestfallen, those who are …

“The earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs but not every man’s greed,” said Mahatma Gandhi and frankly speaking, this quote links to the current political unrest brewing in Ghana, after the Electoral Commission, alleged election rigging to declare a rejected Ghana president the winner. In African countries, politicians …

The Supreme Court has directed former deputy Attorney General Dominic Ayine to go before the media and retract the contempt statement he made about the court. “We don’t want anything from him, he should just go back to the media and retract the statement that he made,” the Chief Justice …

Counsel for the Electoral Commission, Justin Amenuvor has asked counsel for the petitioner in the 2020 Election Petition, Tsatsu Tsikata not to quote the Bible in support of his application of review to be granted. He said that even though God is a God of conscience, counsel should not bring …

The Supreme Court has set date on which to deliver judgement on the election petition filed by former president John Dramani Mahama. After hearing on Monday, February 22, Chair of the seven-member panel Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah announced that judgement will be delivered on Thursday, March 4. More soon. . . …

The Supreme Court has dismissed former President John Mahama’s review application to reopen his case in the ongoing election petition trial. The unanimous decision of the nine-member panel chaired by Justice Kwasi Anin Yebaoh held that the application is without merit.   This is the third review application from the …