POLITICS

  There is renewed hope among a growing number of residents of Atwima-Nwabiagya Municipality that the Chief Executive (MCE), Michael Amoah Awuku would finally be kicked out of his position. Apart from ordinary residents who demonstrated against him until police had to disperse them, there have been complaints from chiefs …

The Progressive People Party (PPP) has expressed concerns over how the country is being governed under the Akufo-Addo administration. The PPP noted that the present administration has failed the people of Ghana in all sectors of the economy. In the area of corruption and job creation, the party said, the …

After declaring Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the next President of Ghana, Theresa Addison says she “acted irresponsibly.” The Presidential Staffer declared Dr Bawumia the next President during the funeral of late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie also known as Sir John. According to her, in announcing the donations for President Akufo-Addo and …

Major (Rtd) Kojo Boakye-Djan, widely accepted as the key architect of the 4 June 1979 uprising, has said former President Jerry John Rawlings died as “a walking criminal”. Speaking to Kojo Mensah on The Asaase Breakfast Show on Friday 4 June to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the uprising, Boakye-Djan said Rawlings could be …

The Mempeasem polling station branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been hit with a tragedy as its polling station organizer has died under some bizarre circumstances. The NDc’s polling station’s youth organizer at Mempeasem in the Essikado-Ketan constituency of the Western Region was found dead in his …

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has called on the government to consult broadly in finding solutions to the current challenges facing the country. According to Mr. Mahama, this will go a long way to help the government in meeting the needs and aspirations of the citizenry. The former President made …

A Deputy Finance Minister-designate, Abena Osei Asare, has defended the rate of borrowing by the Akufo-Addo administration since it assumed office in 2017. Ghana’s debt stock currently stands at GHS 300 billion at 70 percent of the country’s GDP.   However, answering questions at her vetting on Thursday, Abena Osei …

The Governing Board of the Danquah Institute (“DI”) has appointed Dr. Antoinette Tsiboe-Darko, a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Ghana, as the Acting Executive Director of the Danquah Institute.   Dr. Tsiboe-Darko, who replaces Mr. Richard Ahiagbah, is the first woman to head the think tank which …

The Assin North MP, Joe Gyaakye Quayson, has written to the Chief Justice to prevail on the Judge sitting on his case to recuse himself. The MP says, the judge, Justice Kwasi Boakye is alleged to have made comments prejudicial to the case. According to him, Justice Kwasi Boakye had …

Ranking Member on the Local Government Committee, Nii Lante Vanderpuye is blaming the government over the huge number of applicants vying for the position of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). The Member of Parliament (MP) for Odododiodoo said the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been in the practice …