When the time comes for the Vice-President and flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to announce his running mate for this year’s elections, he is likely to settle on one from a narrow pool of members of parliament (MPs) and government appointees, the Daily Graphic has gathered from inside sources. […]
Tag: Election 2024
Senegal president says he’ll stand down on 2 April
Senegal President Macky Sall has said he will stand down on 2 April when his term is due to end, but it is still unclear when elections will be held to elect his successor. He said the date of the elections will depend on the planned national dialogue that is set to begin on Monday, […]
NPP to hold crunch meeting today over Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s resignation as Majority Leader
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to convene a meeting today, Friday, February 23, to address Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s resignation as the Majority Leader in Parliament. Scheduled to take place at the Alisa Hotel in Accra at 9am, the meeting aims to facilitate the appointment of his successor, with many speculating that the current Deputy […]
NPP’s Election 2024 Manifesto Committee: The full list of members
In preparation for the 2024 election, the Presidential Candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has constituted a team that will work on the party’s manifesto. The committee has been tasked to carry out a thorough review of the party’s previous manifestos from the 2016 and 2020 elections. By engaging with […]
NDC holds Policy Dialogue ahead of 2024 Elections
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), led by former President John Dramani Mahama, is gearing up for the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Ghana with a strategic Policy Dialogue. Organised in collaboration with the NDC Social Democracy LAB, the event aims to deliberate on key policy priorities for the upcoming elections. It is scheduled for […]
Asamoah Gyan named Youth and sports lead on NPP’s manifesto sub-committee
Former Ghana international Asamoah Gyan, has been named on the Manifesto Committee of the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer for the 2024 election, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Gyan, Ghana’s all-time top scorer, has agreed to serve as the lead for the “Youth and Sports” manifesto sub-committee. Gyan will join twenty-three others to undertake what the NPP says […]
Mahama on how he will implement a 24-hour economy in Ghana
The flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says the objective behind his proposed 24-hour economy initiative is to enable businesses to operate three shifts per day. To achieve this goal, he says the government and private sector will collaborate. “The 24-hour economy is designed to create new employment opportunities, […]
EC drops proposal to shift December 7 election day to November – Deputy Chair Bossman Asare reveals
The Electoral Commission (EC) has backed down on the proposal to shift the December 7 polls to a date in November. The Commission, in January proposed the date change with the explanation that, it will help make more room to organise a run-off be able to declare results before the mandatory January 7 swearing in […]
See members of NPP 2024 national campaign team
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has revealed its line-up for the 2024 general elections with a team of advisors and key members to lead their campaign efforts. The team consists of prominent figures within the party including former President John Agyekum Kufuor and current President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. They are to steer the […]
Bawumia to unveil campaign team today
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Vice-President and flag bearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will unveil his campaign team for the 2024 general election today, Monday, February 19, 2024. This is expected to be done at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Council (NC) meeting to be held […]
Bawumia part of NPP mess — John Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama says the Vice-President and flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, cannot divorce himself from the failings of the current administration. “They have been so bad, their own poster boy is attempting an inexplicable and contrived separation between himself and happenings in the very government he was […]
I endorsed Bawumia because he is a better option than Mahama – Kofi Bentil
Senior Vice President of IMANI-Africa, Kofi Bentil says he endorsed Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia because he considers him a better option to lead the country than former President John Mahama. Mr Bentil argued that when evaluating the track records of both presidential candidates whether in terms of corruption or transformational leadership, any measure applied […]