Franklin Cudjoe, Founding President of IMANI Africa, has described the National Democratic Congress’s handling of the Ayawaso East parliamentary primary controversy as “some sort of comedy of errors,” following the party’s decision to allow Baba Jamal to contest despite findings of vote-buying. Mr Cudjoe’s comments come after the NDC cleared Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed to […]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s three-member committee investigating alleged vote-buying and inducement during the Ayawaso East parliamentary primary in Greater Accra is expected to complete its work today and present the same to the party. The panel, appointed by the party’s national leadership, has been tasked with probing claims of financial inducements and other irregularities […]
A simple exercise to elect a parliamentary candidate has caused the recall of a diplomat who contested in the primary, attracted the interest of anti-graft institutions and thrown the entire exercise into controversy over allegations of vote-buying. Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, popularly known as Baba Jamal, once a Deputy Minister of Communication and a former […]
Haruna Mohammed, Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has claimed that senior officials of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are unhappy following Baba Jamal’s victory in the Ayawaso East parliamentary primaries held on Saturday, February 7. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Probe on Sunday, Mr Mohammed linked the alleged displeasure within the NDC […]
The Electoral Commission has called an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting as part of preparations for the forthcoming Ayawaso East by-election. In a notice issued on February 6, 2026, to the General Secretaries of registered political parties, the Commission indicated that the meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at […]
Haruna Iddrisu, the Member of Parliament for Tamale South and currently serving as Minister of Education, has disassociated himself from a social media campaign projecting him as a flagbearer aspirant on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2028 presidential election. In a statement issued by Hashmin Mohammed, his Press secretary, on […]
The family of the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has appealed for privacy as they mourn her passing on Thursday, October 23. Speaking at a brief press conference at her Ridge residence in Accra, the family head, Oheneba Lovelace Prempeh, said details regarding the burial of Ghana’s first female presidential candidate will be […]
Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, has called for the immediate revocation of mining licenses held by politically exposed individuals involved in galamsey operations. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on October 13, Dr Otoo revealed that some politically connected figures from both the governing and opposition parties are […]
Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Dr Rashid Pelpuo, has accused the Akufo-Addo government of burdening the new administration with thousands of newly recruited but unpaid public sector workers before exiting office. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on October 7, the Wa Central MP said the Mahama government inherited 12,000 newly engaged workers without financial provisions or clearance […]
Following the earlier decision by the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to field a candidate to contest the Tamale Central parliamentary by-election following the death of the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, the People’s National Convention (PNC) and the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) have also decided to withdraw […]
President John Mahama has dismissed suggestions that he intends to use his current tenure to push constitutional amendments that would allow him to run for a third term as president. Speaking at the Presidential Media Encounter at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, Mr Mahama laughed off the speculation, joking: “Look in my face, do I […]
Police have arrested one person for allegedly removing a candidate’s posters at a polling station in Akwatia as the by-election takes place today. The swift intervention ensured that voting continued without disruption, and authorities warned that any interference with the electoral process, including acts of intimidation or violence, would be met with strict action. The […]
