After nearly 5 hours of deliberations between the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the National Peace Council, yesterday April 9, 2019, it was agreed that the two parties meet again on the 29th of April 2019 for further discourses. The discussions will set the rules for the disbandment […]
Category: Politics
Value-for-Money Audit report okays $2bn Sinohydro Project – Oppong Nkrumah
Minister for Information, Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has rendered untrue, the falsehood put out by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that there is no value-for-money audit report for the $2bn infrastructure for bauxite project between government of Ghana and Sinohydro. On the contrary, he says the value-for-money audit report has okayed the project. Hon. […]
You have no shame at all: how dare you ask for Short commission report-Buabeng Asamoah slams NDC
The Director of Communications for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buabeng Asamoah has slammed the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for requesting the publication of the Emile Short Commission report. The NPP Member of Parliament for Adentan Constituency is surprised that the NDC which boycotted the commission’s hearing at the unset and ordered […]
Rawlings writes to Education Minister: exclude my name from public universities draft bill
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has written to the Minister for Education, Mathew Opoku Prempeh, requesting that his name be excluded from the Public Universities Draft Bill to be submitted to parliament. The former president has asked government to withdraw the decision to name the University for Development Studies (UDS) after him, explaining that he […]
Public Universities Bill: Akufo-Addo will be remembered as the Idi Amin of university education in Ghana
The opposition National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has described the Public Universities Bill as one that smacks of an authoritarian agenda by president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and government to meddle in the management of higher institutions of learning in the country. ‘’A […]
UWR: My appointment is for a special purpose: you must work hard or face me – Bin Salih to Heads of Departments
Newly appointed Upper West Regional Minister Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih has given the strongest indication yet, that he will not spare any Head of Department in the region who will not work in accordance with the vision of government for the region. He is therefore impressing upon the urged heads of departments (HODs) to rally […]
Tame the borrowing to curb Ghana’s rising public debt-Adongo cautions govt
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central, Mr Isaac Adongo, has warned that government’s appetite for loans will cripple the country’s future and saddle generations yet unborn with debt. According to him, government borrows to finance consumption instead of capital investment. Speaking at a forum organised by the Coalition for Restoration, under the theme […]
Ghanaians are too wise to be deceived again: you called us incompetent, so we won’t help you-Alban Bagbin
The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has lampooned the ruling New Patriotic Party government, saying Ghanaians have become discerning and enlightened and cannot be deceived again. According to the Nadowli/Kaleo lawmaker, the NPP then in opposition castigated and denigrated the NDC government, labeling it incompetent and therefore cannot turn around and […]
Dele Momodu and Osuofia can’t dabble in our politics, they can’t tell us who to vote for in Ghana – Koku Anyidoho
Former Deputy General Secretary of the opposition NDC has cautioned against foreign celebrities especially from neighbouring Nigeria dabbling in the main opposition’s political campaigns in general elections in Ghana. Mr. Anyidoho contends the party’s structures must work effectively and bring all party members onboard in NDC’s campaigns instead of allowing aliens to take over its […]
Mahama has been redenominated: say no to him in 2020-NPP
The ruling New Patriotic Party has appealed to Ghanaians not to make the “biggest mistake” again of entrusting the country’s resources, its future into the hands of John Mahama and his NDC. The NPP said the previous Mahama administration virtually grounded the economy by taking oil-rich Ghana from a growth path of 14% to 3.4%. […]
NPP to announce guidelines and modalities for election of regional officers today
The ruling New Patriotic Party is expected to announce details of the guidelines and modalities for the conduct of an extra-ordinary delegates conference on May 4 2019, to elect officers for vacant regional positions following the creation of six new regions. The Party’s General Secretary, John Boadu is expected to address a press conference today, […]
Kweku Baako exposes Ato-Forson’s lies, justifies Bawumia’s figures-says Ato Forson’s figures are fictitious
The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul-Malik Kweku Baako, has taken Casiel Ato-Forson to shreds for peddling falsehoods in using fictitious figures to counter what Vice President Dr. Bawumia used in his delivery during the Town Hall Meeting organized by the Economic Management Team. Speaking on JoyNews’ flagship programme Newsfile, the veteran journalist, Kweku […]