POLITICS

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has estimated that it will cost government US$10 billion to fix all dilapidated roads in Ghana. The Minister said this when responding to a question from the media on Sunday, during the Minister’s press briefing. The question was relevant following agitations by the #Fixthecountry. …

The Ga West MCE, Hon. Clement Wilkinson, has pleaded with media houses to use their platforms as a tool for development in the country. According to him, the media should assist the government in developing the country by reporting on the good policies and works they have implemented. Speaking in …

The government spent about GH¢8,134 million (about 8.1% of Expenditures and 15.1% of Domestic Revenues) to preserve livelihoods during the COVID period in 2020, according to Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori Atta. The Minister said the decisive and unparalleled measures Government took to protect Ghanaians have come at a cost, …

Deputy Finance Minister-designate John Kumah has conceded that the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA) introduced by former Finance Minister Seth Terkper during the Mahama administration, has been helpful to the Akufo-Addo government in clearing a lot of energy sector-related debts. Now known as ESLA PLC, the company’s key objective is …

Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has said the John Mahama administration changed all the take-or-pay contracts signed between the government and some independent power producers (IPPs) before exiting office. In a discussion with Deputy Finance Minister-designate John Kumah on Class91.3FM’s current affairs programme ‘The watchdog’ on Saturday, 8 May 2021, …

Claim: President Nana Akufo-Addo says Ghana’s anti-corruption ranking has gone up several notches since he assumed office in 2017. Verdict: According to the Corruption Perception Index, the world’s most trusted metric for assessing perceived levels of public sector corruption, its reports published between 2012 and 2020 show Ghana has not …

  Education is mostly described as a key to success that is the reason why why the president of the Land Nana Akuffo Addo introduced free SHS policy for every youngster should be able to receive Education. However,  The Member of Parliament for Yilo Krobo Municipality of eastern Mr Albert …

Akoto Ampaw, lead counsel of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2020 presidential election petition, has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to review election results collation processes. He said, “I believe that the EC itself and other stakeholders need a closer review of the actual processes and procedures that …

John Mahama, a former president of Ghana, has been appointed as the African Union (AU) High Representative to Somalia, AU Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has said. “President Mahama will work with the Somali stakeholders, to reach a mutually acceptable compromise towards an all-encompassing resolution for the holding of Somali elections in the …

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has taken exception to a social media campaign, demanding good governance from the country’s political leadership. The campaign is dubbed #FixTheCountry with key contributors bent on taking their demands onto the streets in a demonstration which has become a subject of court action. Addressing journalists on …