Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Rashid Pelpuo says he is “shocked and disturbed” by the strike action of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). The Wa Central MP is accusing the leadership of failing to engage his office before declaring the industrial action. “We are more than shocked. We are disturbed. We are […]
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Government to reinstate wrongfully dismissed public sector workers – Minister
The government is taking steps to reinstate public sector workers who were wrongfully laid off during the transition period following the change in administration, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, has said. In an interview on Joy FM on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, Mr Pelpuo revealed that a special committee has […]
Government probes 12,000 late-term public sector hires by Akufo-Addo administration
The Minister for Employment, Jobs, and Labour Relations, Rashid Pelpuo, has revealed that the government has launched an investigation into the recruitment of approximately 12,000 individuals into the public sector by the former Akufo-Addo administration in the aftermath of the 2024 general elections. According to Mr Pelpuo, the mass recruitment occurred within just a week […]
Akufo-Addo sleeps 4 hours, wakes up at 5am and works 7 days a week; but idle NDC keeps peddling lies about him-Gabby
Ruling New Patriotic Party strongman and former Executive Director of Danquah Institute (DI), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of continuously creating and peddling falsehoods against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to him, the president is breaking his back for the country by sleeping less, waking up early and […]
UW/R: flood victims thank Government for support, lampoons Rashid Pelpuo for failing to empathize with them
The flood victims in the Upper West Region who received support from government recently through the vice president have organized a press conference to say thank you to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and government for the support. They have also lashed out at the Member of Parliament for the Wa Central Constituency, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo for […]
Parliamentary recall: too many loans, what kind of economics do we do here?-Rashid Pelpuo asks
National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Wa Central Constituency, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo is not a happy man as he returns to the legislature on a recall to among other things approve some loans government is contracting. Parliament has been recalled back to the house to among other things approve the appointment of the […]