Tensions are reportedly rising within the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the appointment of ministers and chief executive officers by President John Dramani Mahama. According to reliable sources within the Functional Executive Committee...
Tensions are reportedly rising within the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the appointment of ministers and chief executive officers by President John Dramani Mahama. According to reliable sources within the Functional Executive Committee (FEC), the party’s National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, popularly known as “General Mosquito,” is unhappy...
Political analyst and Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwa has raised concerns over a viral video showing Upper East Regional Minister, Donatus Akamugri Atanga, spraying cash on his supporters. Mussa Dankwa suggest that this act poses an early test for President John Dramani Mahama, as similar displays of...
Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has warned that Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin will be referred to the Privileges Committee if he fails to apologise to the Clerk. Mr Afenyo-Markin, in an outburst captured live on television, accused Gifty Jiagge-Gobah of being partisan, a claim he reiterated in...
Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has responded to reasons behind his refusal to ask the Minister nominee for the Greater Accra Region any questions during her vetting. According to him, he was advised against heavily scrutinizing the nominee, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo as she had some challenges. He made this revelation in an interview...
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team—led by Foreign Affairs Minister‑nominee Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa—of flying drones over his private properties in an alleged surveillance operation. The Effutu legislator claimed that his associates had informed him of the suspicious activity on multiple occasions but...
Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has criticised Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to suspend four Members of Parliament following the chaotic scenes during the vetting session on Thursday, January 30, 2025. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu questioned the Speaker’s authority to impose such sanctions, arguing that neither the Standing Orders nor the Constitution grants...
President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that the constitutional review process is a national assignment and not a partisan initiative. Speaking at the inauguration of the Constitution Review Committee, Mr Mahama underscored the importance of unity and collective progress in shaping Ghana’s governance framework. “This exercise is not about...
The disagreement began after 10pm when the Minority proposed postponing the vetting to Friday, citing concerns about the day’s proceedings. However, the Majority rejected the proposal, insisting the process should continue. The dispute quickly escalated and some tables as well as microphones were destroyed amid a tussle between some...
The government has officially dropped all criminal charges against the former National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, and the party’s Communications Officer, Anthony Kwaku Boahen. The Attorney-General, Dominic Ayine, made the announcement, bringing an end to the legal proceedings that began in December 2019....
The Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant for the Ablekuma Central Constituency, Collins Amoah, over his alleged involvement in a GH¢800,000 fraud case at Tse Addo, Accra. According to court documents, Collins Amoah and a 51-year-old...