The news of a construction of a new parliamentary chamber came as a surprise to many Ghanaians. For many years there has been raucous debate by members of either side of the political divide as to whether there is a need for a new chamber for the nation. The construction of the new parliamentary chamber […]
Category: Opinion
Opinion: Trivializing and politicizing kidnapping issues is shameful, unpatriotic and un-Ghanaian-GUPS President
The recent perception created by political elements in our Country to create a sense of insecurity is just not a good sign to the development of our country. What ever purpose such erroneous impressions seem to create is just not worth it. Trivializing sensitive security threat issues like kidnapping for political dividends is just unfortunate […]
Opinion:Import levy reduction, a threat to the promotion of exportation and Ghana Beyond Aid-Abraham Boafo
Indeed the management of an economy need not academic gymnastics but rather common sense and practicality. The NPP claimed to move the economy from importation to exportation, from taxation to production, and finally help Ghana live beyond aide, a country you are moving from importation to exportation has firms manufacturing cars in it, but government […]
Aftermath of Kintampo accident: Dr. Thomas Anabah writes to Akufo-Addo-Mr President What wrong has Garu done?
Ghana woke up yesterday to one of her most devastating news involving various accidents at different locations of the country, with the largest casualties recording the largest death toll being that which took place along the Kintampo stretch near Amoma Nkwanta. What was even devastating remains the fact that majority of those involved are from […]
Opinion: Youth and political vigilantism, my take-Awudu Ishaq
There is no denying the fact that violence resulting from youth vigilantism has been on the ascendancy in recent times. Not a single day passes by without Ghanaians waking up to one act of vigilante violence or another. Indeed, as a country we cannot turn a blind eye and a death ear to the repercussions […]
Opinion: NPP’s call for social interventions implemented by NDC is borne out of ignorance-Public Policy Expert
The call for NDC to show “one social intervention it implemented” can only be described as a call by someone who does not read and hardly understands the purpose of governance. Governments exist to provide public goods, which includes functions as vital as launching and implementing social interventions programs. NDC stands taller than NPP in […]
Opinion: Open letter to H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo-Kofi Totobi Quakyi
His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President of the Republic of Ghana Jubilee House Accra. Your Excellency, February 4, 2019 OPEN LETTER ON RECENT EVENTS AT AYAWASO WEST WUOGON CONSTITUENCY I write to you in my capacity as a former Minister of National Security, as a son of the land, and as a father in […]
Opinion: Stop attacks on Menzgold customers, we can’t afford to lose 1.8m votes-NPP’s Nana Kwadwo Akwaa
I will first of all applaud and highly commend all NPP members fearlessly defending the NPP party, government and its policies at all places they find themselves such as markets, churches, communities, and on all traditional and social media platforms, especially the many doing this out of little or no direct motivation or benefit. Your […]
Opinion: Attempts to give Menzgold to Akufo-Addo as DKM belonged to Mahama will be in vain-PK Sarpong
While the aggrieved customers of Menzgold have fallen into that deep tranquil sleep easing them from recent traumatic experiences as a result of their unholy marriage with Nana Appiah Mensah’s infamous gold vault entity following the warrant issued to bring him to justice, the opposition NDC is fervently twisting the issue to suit their convenience. […]
Constitution Day is a “celebration of mediocrity” –Prof. Ransford Gyampo
The Head of European Studies at the University of Ghana, Prof. Yaw Gyampo, believes that Ghana’s celebration of a new public Holiday, known as the Constitution Day today [January 7, 2019], as a public Holiday, is a celebration of “mediocrity”. According to him, the 1992 constitution in its current form, “contains monumental hindrances that cannot […]
Opinion: introduction of new public holidays is an attempt to rewrite history-Dr. Richard Tia, KNUST.
Uh huh, now that I am back to base, can someone kindly bring me up to speed with what I have been hearing about a new bill being laid before parliament to alter public holidays in Ghana. I hear the president wants to make August 4 and January 7 statutory public holidays to be called […]
Opinion: Why are women always under scrutiny by their in-laws and men pampered by their in-laws-Ubong Etuk
A married woman will go to her parent’s home with her husband for a short visit, after exchanging pleasantries, everyone will start running around to make sure their son in-law is comfortable. He will be well fed, well entertained and well taken care of. No one expects him to lift a finger to do anything, […]