POLITICS

    Special Aide to the late former President, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings has opened up on events that happened following the release of the book; ‘Working with Rawlings’. The piece which was authored by a close associate of the Former President, Professor Kwamena Awhoi sought to tell into details, his …

  The Tertiary education wing of the governing New Patriotic Party, TESCON, in the Eastern Region wants the party and government to repair its fractured relationship with Civil Society Organisations(CSOs) and the media. A statement issued by the Eastern Regional TESCON Coordinator, Charles Opoku said the party must focus on …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is collapsing seven ministries as he composes his second government. Almost all the ministries created when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo assumed office on 7 January 2017 to help establish and give focus to his priority projects are set to be collapsed into existing ones. Seven …

Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe (Abronye DC) has accused former Member of Parliament of Dormaa West, Ali Halidu Maiga, of exhibiting irresponsible behaviour that culminated in his defeat in the 2020 elections. The statement by the Regional Chairman was in response to the MP’s accusations …

  The Leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus in Parliament Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has slammed the Chief Whip of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for stating that he (Mensah Bonsu) is not a consensus builder and has bad human relations. Muntka Mubarak had described Kyei Mensah who …

  Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament James Klutse Averdzi has stated emphatically that their side will constitute the Majority side of the House in some few months to come. His comments follow the position of the NPP that they now form the Majority Caucus. The Speaker Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin …

A staunch member of the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP), now the Managing Director of State Transport Company (STC) Nana Akomea has hinted that the party would be compelled to trigger a by-election at Fomena Constituency should the Speaker of Parliament not declare NPP caucus majority. Both the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New …

“I haven’t stated that the NPP has a majority in Parliament, I haven’t said that,” these are the words of the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin. He was responding to a request for clarity on his earlier declaration that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and an Independent Candidate constituted ‘the …

The Effutu Constituency MP, Afenyo-Markin, says his colleagues arrived in Parliament Friday dawn as a mark of punctuality. The member of parliament for Effutu Constituency, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, has said decision by New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs to storm Parliament as early as 4am Friday was to adhere to the …

  The senior minister in President Nana Akufo-Addo’s first term,Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has bowed out of government, sources close to him have told Asaase News.     Asaase News can also confirm that Osafo-Maafo communicated his decision to President Akufo-Addo after the 9 December results declaration. Osafo-Maafo is considered to be …