Politics

FULL LIST: 18 NPP MPs bowing out of parliament

Politics of Thursday, 28 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Some 18 members of the current parliament in will not be seeking re-election in the NPP’s primaries The current Parliament of Ghana’s Fourth Republic will end on the night of January 7, 2025. Ahead of that, the ruling New Patriotic Party which forms the current majority group in the House is gearing up for the ...

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Majority Leader expresses concern over MPs absenteeism

Politics of Monday, 25 December 2023 Source: GNA Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, has expressed concern over absenteeism among the Members of Parliament (MPs) and lateness to the Chamber by some of those who report for parliamentary business. That, he said, continued to be a major challenge to ensuring effective ...

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NDC Tamale South Constituency chairman descends on Asiedu Nketiah, Fifi Kwetey over Haruna Iddrisu’s removal

General News of Tuesday, 24 January 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Tamale South Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abdul Rauf The Tamale South Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abdul Rauf, has said that he and his constituents will not accept the decision of the national executive of the party to replace Haruna Iddrisu as the minority leader. According to him, if ...

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From Sulley to Kevin: Five veteran players who could join Ghana’s squad for World Cup

Sports News of Monday, 9 May 2022 Source: www.ghanaweb.com L-R Sulley Muntari and Kevin Prince Boateng The Black Stars squad for the World Cup could see a chunk of young faces turning up for their first-ever intercontinental tournament in Qatar. Nonetheless, there will be few slots that will be up for grabs for veteran players to contribute with their experience. In ...

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‘We may never be able to rely on the Speaker’ – Joe Wise cautions Majority MPs

  Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament is concerned about the current composition of the lawmaking chamber. His party, the New Patriotic Party, NPP, have 137 seats, same as the opposition National Democratic Congress whiles the only independent candidate works with the NPP, making them the Majority – Majority Group so-called by Speaker Alban Bagbin. Osei-Owusu alias Joe ...

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ASEPA boss hot as CID invites him over fake news post on presidential jet

ASEPA boss invited by CID over Facebook post Military denied content of post surrounding misuse of presidential jet Mensah Thompson apologizes and retracts initial allegation Mensah Thompson, Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability, ASEPA, has confirmed receiving an invitation from the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service. According to him, the invitation is ...

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NDC youth organizers angry with Mahama over running mate snub

Youth Organizers of the opposition NDC are reportedly unhappy with former President John Dramani Mahama over what they say is his failure to seek their opinion on his running mate selection. After a crunch meeting on Monday afternoon, the youth Organizers are especially unhappy with rumours that former Education Minister Jean Naana Agyemang has been selected as the running mate. ...

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Dr. Benjamin Kunbuor hints of plans to quit NDC

Dr. Benjamin Kunbuor hints of plans to quit NDC  – A former minister, Benjamin Kunbuor, has revealed that he is ready to join another political party – He explained that the NDC as a party has become too money-conscious – He went on to say that he will only join a party whose ideals are based on social justice A ...

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Goosie Tanoh raises alarm over death threats in NDC

Goosie Tanoh, an NDC flagbearer aspirant, has raised alarm over deaths threats as the party’s primaries draw closer – He added that the growing trend needs to stop as it is not healthy for the party – Tanoh however noted that despite the threats he will still win the race to become the flagbearer An aspiring flagbearer of the National ...

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