The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has raised alarm over the escalating cost of contesting presidential elections, warning that democracy risks being captured by the wealthy elite. At an Open Society forum in Accra, the think tank’s Executive Director, Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, revealed that it now requires an estimated $200 million to mount […]
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Anti-LGBTQ: Supreme Court to rule on whether to bar Parliament from transmitting bill to presidency
The Supreme Court is set to rule on Richard Dela Sky and Dr Amanda Odoi’s application for interlocutory injunction against the transmission of the anti-LGBTQ bill to the presidency by Parliament. The 5-member panel, chaired by Chief Justice, Getrude Torkornoo will not undertake a composite ruling. The panel is expected to determine today, Wednesday, July […]