Actress Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante is not relenting on her effort to push for vigilante groups to be scrapped from Ghana’s political scene. She has given the government a grace period of one month to ensure that all political militia groups are wiped out. “We are giving the government one month to disband vigilante groups. And when I say government …
John Mahama’s 95% endorsement by delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) proves Ghanaians want him back as President, the party’s National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has said. According to him, the former president’s landslide victory is a massive statement ahead of the 2020 general elections. Mahama became the NDC’s presidential aspirant-elect after beating off competition from six other candidates …
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it is unfazed at the election of John Dramani Mahama as the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Presidential Candidate for the 2020 election. The NPP says the election of John Mahama makes a win for the NPP even easier in the 2020 polls. A Vice Chairman of the NPP, Michael Omari Wadie in …
Security Analyst Irbard Ibrahim has said the 2020 election is not a forgone victory for Nana Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party because Ghanaians are in hardship and could vote back former president John Mahama when given that option. According to him, Mahama represents a threat against the government of Nana Akufo-Addo. “I deal with the State as much …
The former Minister of Communications has said President Nana Akufo-Addo is leading the country in the wrong direction. Omane Boamah cited the Ayawaso shooting incident, the killing of the Tiger PI journalist, Ahmed Suale and the murder of the Market and Communications Director of the Ghana Ports and Harbours to back his arguement. “This country is moving in the wrong …
Former President John Mahama has warned all militia groups affiliated to the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to stay away from the party’s presidential primaries scheduled for Saturday, 23 January 2019. According to him, the police is capable of providing adequate security hence no militia group should make any attempt to take over the work of the police. A …
Official records show at least 200 million cedis have been locked up in Menzgold, an investment firm now dismissed as a Ponzi scheme. The Finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta revealed this during a durbar with army officers in which the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, was present. The information, which was in response to a question, reveals for the first time the extent …
Former President, John Dramani Mahama believes that despite being in power for over two years, the government does not have much to show for it, if yesterday’s State of The Nation Address was anything to go by. Speaking to Accra-based Radio Gold, Mr Mahama described President Nana Akufo-Addo’s speech as “too futuristic” and excessively focused on what the government plans …
Former President John Kufuor has applauded President Nana Akufo-Addo for the practical and fair manner in which he addressed the issue of party militias in his third state of the nation address. Mr Akufo-Addo, in the address, told parliament on Thursday, 21 February 2019 that if the two main political parties – the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the …
Legislation to ban political vigilante groups will still be necessary regardless of the consensus the New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress may reach on the matter, Dr. Kojo Asante, the Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement at CDD, has said. In his State of the Nation Address, President Nana Akufo-Addo urged the two major political parties to meet and …
