POLITICS

The Minister-designate for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has shot down claims that he is not fit to continue to hold himself as a Minister. This follows a question posed to him during his vetting by Parliament’s Appointments Committee on an audio that emerged last year, purporting that he meant that he …

Minister-designate for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has disclosed the procurement of Frontier Healthcare Services, as the sole company testing all passengers who arrive at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), was done by a presidential taskforce which reports directly to the President. Appearing before the Appointments Committee of Parliament Wednesday, the nominee …

  MOVEMENT FOR NPP GRASSROOTS, SUNYANI Firstly, we as a group has taken notice of the failure of the Minister of Health, The Honourable Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has fail in managing of COVID-19, information as compared to the Director General (DG) Dr Patrick Kuma ABOAGYE who has been leading …

The Appointments Committee of Parliament is billed to begin the vetting of President Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees from today, February 10, 2021. The committee is likely to prioritize the appearance of the health minister first as a result of the situation of the covid-19 pandemic in the country. “Priority will be …

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) first-time Member of Parliament(MP) has been revealed to be secretly lobbying National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament to ensure a particular Akufo-Addo ministerial nominee is not recommended for approval. The first time NPP MP beyond having a grudge with the minister-designate also believes Ghana …

One of the spokespersons for the Petitioner in the ongoing Presidential Election Petition, Sammy Gyamfi, has launched a vituperative attack on the First Respondent and Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensah, for her decision not to testify in court. He claims the EC Chairperson is scared to be exposed …

Parliament has announced public hearings of the appointments committee scheduled for today, Wednesday, February 10, 2021. This, according to a statement from the Public Affairs Department of Parliament is under “Articles 78(1) and 256(1) of the Constitution of the Republic and Order 172 of the Standing Orders of Parliament, the …

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has urged lead counsel for the petitioner in the ongoing Election Petition, Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata to admit he has been outsmarted by the lawyers of the Electoral Commission (EC) and President Nana Akufo-Addo. Otchere-Darko made the call …

A group calling itself Asanteman Nkosuo in Ashanti region has rendered an unqualified apology to Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over recent unguarded statements coupled with untruths contained in a video that went viral on social media. The group in the supposed video were heard levelling unsubstantiated allegations against the …

The Minority in Parliament is demanding the dissolution of the government’s technical advisory team on COVID-19. According to the Minority, the recent upsurge in infections is a clear indication that the team has failed to deliver on its mandate. Currently, the active case count stands at 6,707 with 472 deaths. …