POLITICS

    Parliament has approved the 2021 budget after a vote. After the voting, 137 MPs were in favour of approving the budget as against 134 MPs voting against the budget.     The Minority earlier rejected the outcome of the voice vote after calling for the rejection of the …

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko says cabinet ministers must first work for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to succeed  “Please note: NPP in power must first succeed for NPP to succeed NPP! Build on this power we have now for your own power trip not to be tripped by your priority tripped …

    The leadership of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is embarking on a nationwide tour of the party.   According to the NPP, it is to galvanize the base of the party after the 2020 polls.   The tour which is beginning today is also to touch base …

    Minister of Roads and Highways  Kwesi Amoako-Atta has therefore rejected claims that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has failed to construct roads in the region which happens to be the party’s stronghold. Addressing the media after touring some ongoing projects in the region, Amoako-Atta touted the government’s …

Fomena MP dismisses claims he is under pressure to contest for the NPP in 2024 The Independent Member of Parliament for Fomena who is also Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Andrew Amoako Asiamah has rejected reports that he is currently under pressure to decide whether or not he will …

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has broken his silence for the first-time following days of media reports that he had met New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives in the Ashanti Region to lay the grounds for his presidential ambition.     In a statement, Dr Akoto …

        The deputy ranking member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Isaac Adongo says the Akufo-Addo government was engaging in deception when it announced the various COVID-19 relief packages including free water and free electricity for Ghanaians in 2020.   According to him, it is now apparent that the …

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has indicated that the Speaker of Parliament does not have any power under the law to reject the budget. Speaker Alban Bagbin has threatened to reject the budget because there has been a slash in the budget for the Legislative and Judicial arms of government.   …

  Businessman and politician Kennedy Agyapong has said most Ghanaian workers steal from their employers to create unimaginable wealth for themselves. The Assin Central Lawmaker said on his television station Wednesday, March 17 that most of these workers rather turn to accuse politicians of stealing from the state whereas they do worse. …

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has described the 2021 budget as a battle cry with a call on all Ghanaians to share the burden The covid-19 pandemic has ravaged global economies with Ghana as no exception, as the coronavirus pandemic increased the cost of government expenditure by about GH¢25 billion.   …