Kweku Ampratwum-Sarpong, the Member of Parliament for Mampong and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has expressed his conviction that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President of Ghana, is destined by God to become the leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the future. In a radio interview with Accra based Okay FM, […]
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Bawumia declares intention to lead NPP in 2024
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has declared his intention to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general election. The Vice-President told the Majority Caucus in Parliament last Tuesday of his intention to contest the presidential primary slated for November 4 this year. He made this known when he met members of […]
NDC petitions Police to arrest Bryan Acheampong for ‘threatening Ghana’s security’
The legal team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has petitioned the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to arrest and prosecute the Member of Parliament for Abetifi and Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong. The NDC accuses Acheampong of making comments that undermine the constitution and threaten Ghana’s security during […]
Sammy Awuku endorses Vice President Bawumia’s NPP flagbearer bid for 2024 election
Mr Sammy Awuku, the Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), has expressed his support for Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to be the flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 election. In an interview with Asaase Radio on Wednesday, Mr Awuku stated that Dr Bawumia would be a strategic candidate for […]
NPP approves details for Kumawu Parliamentary primary
The leadership of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has approved details for holding a Parliamentary primary in the Kumawu constituency in the Ashanti Region, ahead of a by-election following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament for the area Nominations will open next week on April 11 and close on April 14 for […]
NPP settles on Nov 4 for presidential primary to elect Akufo-Addo’s successor
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has settled on November 4, 2023 to hold a presidential primary to elect a flagbearer for the 2024 general elections Graphic Online has gathered from sources within the party. Before then the party will hold a special conference on August 26, 2023 if the aspirants are more than five. That […]
‘I did nothing wrong’ – Bagbin on approval of new tax bills
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says nothing untoward occurred in the passage of the new tax laws regardless of the absence of one of the Majority side MPs due to an accident. MP for Nanton, Mohammed Hardi Tuferu was involved in an accident on his way to take part in a vote on the […]
Add guarantor system – Mps against sole use of Ghana Card for voter registration
Parliament has rejected the Electoral Commission’s (EC’s) use of the Ghana Card as the sole source of identification to register people onto the voters register. The House unanimously recommended to the EC to include the guarantor system in the Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulation, 2023 before it could present it for consideration. Legislators were […]
NDC primary: Mahama picks number 1 on ballot, Bonsu 2nd, Duffuor 3rd
Former President John Dramani Mahama will be the first name on the ballot in the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) presidential primaries, according to the party’s Vetting Committee Chairman, Edward Doe Adjaho. The balloting process followed the successful vetting of all three candidates, which also saw former Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Chief Executive, Kojo Bonsu, and former […]
NDC Presidential Primaries: Duffuor files nomination
A former Finance Minister and Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, yesterday filed his nomination forms to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer race at the party’s headquarters in Accra. Dr Duffuor was accompanied by some party bigwigs including former Deputy Minister of Health, Rojo Mettle Nunoo; former NDC National […]
Mahama files to contest NDC flagbearership
Former President John Mahama on Tuesday filed his nomination forms to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer election. A month after picking the nomination form, the campaign manager of the former President in the 2020 elections, Professor Joshua Alabi, led a team to submit the completed forms on behalf of Mr Mahama at […]
No new register for election 2024 — EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that it will not compile a new register for the 2024 elections. Rather, the commission said it would begin an all-year-round limited registration exercise for only people who would turn 18 years and persons who had not previously registered as voters. The Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa, who […]