The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has shot down claims by the opposition NDC that the Akufo-Addo administration has neglected projects it ‘inherited’ from the previous government. Presenting the Akufo-Addo government’s infrastructure record in Accra on Tuesday, Dr. Bawumia said it is pure propaganda for anybody to claim that the current government has not continued with projects initiated by its predecessor. “Contrary …
The Electoral Commission, per its mandate, has concluded the compilation of the new voters register which will be used for the conduct of the December 7 general election. Prior to and during the exercise, Ghanaians were witnesses to some incidents of violence, intimidation and in some cases voter suppression by some individuals who were either affiliated to the state or to …
Constituents of the Yapei Kusawgu Constituency in the Northern Region have called on the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, to apologise and retract a statement he made against their MP, John Jinapor or incur their “wrath”. Mr Oppong Nkrumah referred to the opposition lawmaker as ‘Papa no’ during a debate on the floor of the house on Friday. The term …
A political scientist at the University of Ghana, Dr Alidu Seidu, has said the seeming early start of muckraking among members of the two main political parties ahead of this year’s elections will not play any significant role in which party wins the elections on December 7, 2020. The Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana told GhanaWeb on Monday, …
Ghanaians must stop recycling the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and vote for another party to change the fortunes of the country, founder of the All People’s Congress, Hassan Ayariga, has stated. According to Mr. Ayariga, who is also the Chairman for the Coalition Against Compilation of New Register, the two dominant parties do not have the men to further …
The Director of Operations for the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Divine Nkrumah has opined the position by the party on the compilation of the new register has been vindicated. Reacting to the admission by the EC that they are minors and foreigners on the new register, he said if the EC had worked with the National Identification Authority (NIA), this …
Programmes Manager at the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Awelana Addah, has said there is no difference between the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) when it comes to corruption as both parties are seen to be in competition. According to her, the two political parties have flouted the anti-corruption agenda, making them vulnerable to corruption in direct …
National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Tamale Central constituency, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini says President Akufo-Addo has lost his fight against corruption. This is in relation to the President suspending the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Mr. AB Adjei after he was unmasked in an exposé over the alleged sale of contracts. Mr. Adjei, per Investigative journalist, …
Philip Addison, lead counsel for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2012 election petition case, has picked up nomination forms to contest for the Klottey Korley parliamentary seat in the NPP’s parliamentary primaries. The Former Greater Accra Regional Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Yusif Fofana, who picked up the forms on behalf of the …
Dr Charles Wereko-Brobby has Addo President Akufo-Addo, Kweku Sakyi-Addo and Albert Kan Dapaah for abandoning their pedigrees as press freedom fighters. According to the outspoken former Chief Executive of the Ghana@50 Committee and renowned press freedom advocate, the positions the trio occupy and the current happenings in the media space ran contrary to their long years of media freedom activism. …
