POLITICS

The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is demanding the Electoral Commission to refund filing fees for its flagbearer and some parliamentary aspirants in the 2020 elections. In a statement sighted by MyGhnamedia.com the committee said it was making the demand in accordance with regulations 46 …

Tsatsu Tsikata, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC) says he was not surprised by the efforts of  John Agyekum  Kufuor government to have him jailed. According to him, right from the onset, there was a plot to undo the gains made by the Rawlings …

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MP) on the appointments committee have come under attack for passing some ministerial nominees who in their estimation ought to have been rejected. Among those in their opinion should have been added to the list of three include Minister-Designate for National Security Mr. Albert …

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is incensed at the decision by Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) on Parliament’s Appointments Committee to approve Minister-designate for Defense, Dominic Nitiwul. Sammy Gyamfi said he was shocked to the marrow when he heard the NDC MPs had fallen for his …

The Civic Forum Initiative (CFI) together with the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) has called on followers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and that of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to accept verdict of the 2020 election petition in the interest of the nation. The two have also called …

Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong has disclosed how he pleaded with the Ministry of Communications and the National Communications Authority to give owners of Radio Gold and other pro-NDC radio stations a fair hearing. According to him, during the period in which the Radio stations were closed …

Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu has disclosed that the committee has so far approved 21 of President Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees by consensus. According to him, the committee however approved the nomination of three (3) nominees through a majority decision at the committee level, while approval of five (5) …

The Minority MPs on the Appointments Committee have so far rejected three of President Akufo-Addo’s 30 ministerial nominees while five others have been deferred to reappear for further questioning. Information Minister-designate Kojo Oppong Nkrumah; Minister-designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson and Minister-designate for Food Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie …

Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper has opined that the Appointments Committee of Parliament cannot have the final say in the approval or disapproval of any of the ministerial nominees. According to him, the Appointments Committee can only recommend to the plenary about which nominees to …

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged supporters of the party to remain calm and resolute ahead of a decision the Supreme Court takes on the petition filed by its 2020 Presidential Candidate, John Dramani Mahama to have the results of last year’s elections …