Alex Mould says the US$170 million savings President Akufo-Addo said the nation saved for the change of fuel from HFO to natural gas from Ghana’s Eni operated Sankofa Gye Nyame (SGN) oilfield, are fabricated. The n Energy and Financial expert who was part of the initial arrangement for the Karpowership Purchase Agreement and the fixing of the pricing of the ...

It has emerged that elements of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) together with some people at the presidency allegedly planned the removal of the three electoral commissioners over a year ago. This was contained in an audio conversation available to US-based Ghanaian journalist, Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor and cited by GhanaWeb. The audio conversation was allegedly between Gordon Asare ...

Ghana Cocoa, Coffee and Shea nut Farmers Association has rejected findings in a survey conducted by IMANI Africa which paints a bleak picture of the sector. A statement issued and signed Alhaji Alhassan Bukari, National President of the association, described the findings as skewed with sensationalised news stories based on the report indicating it is another attempt by foreign donors ...

Director of Electoral Services at the Ghana Electoral Commission, (EC), Dr. Serebour Quaicoe says barring any unforeseen challenges delivering electoral materials to polling stations for Tuesday’s District Level election would be smooth, adding that electoral materials have already been dispatched to the regions. He explained that electoral materials can only be sent to polling stations on election day, hence the ...

More and more foreign envoys, are beginning to speak against the corruption menace in the country under the Akufo-Addo government and warning that efforts to attract more foreign direct investment into Ghana, may hit a snag due to corruption. At a forum centred on fighting corruption organized by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) consortium, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of ...

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut sod for work to begin on the First Phase of the Rehabilitation and Auxiliary Infrastructure of Kumasi Inner City Road and Adjacent Streets Project. The construction works will benefit six metropolitan and municipal areas, including the Asokwa, Kwadaso, Oforikrom, Tafo and Suame Municipalities. Manhyia, Bantama, Nhyiaeso and Subin, all sub – metros ...

President Akufo-Addo has backed the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA)’s enforcement of the GIPC Act on retailing in Ghana saying, Nigerians cannot complain about how laws are enforced in the country. While the President admits that measures must be put in place to ensure strict enforcement of the Act, he maintains, GUTA cannot also take the law into its ...

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has advised the Election Commission (EC) to find alternative and non-repulsive ways of engaging political parties to avoid the continuous tussle between the two groups ahead of the 2020 general elections. The National Democratic Congress (NDC), the People’s National Congress (PNC) together with some other political parties on Tuesday, December ...

The former Presiding Member of the Akuapem North Municipal Assembly, Nana Asiedu Ofei who contested as an Independent Parliamentary candidate in the 2016 general election, has announced his decision to join the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and support their cause. He explained that as an Independent candidate, he garnered 9,092 valid votes then, defeating the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary ...

Policy think tank, IMANI has insisted that its assessment on the fulfilment of President Akufo-Addo’s 2016 campaign promises remains 48.7 per cent. IMANI Africa over the week presented a scorecard on the performance of the NPP administration. However addressing the press on Friday, President Akufo-Addo disagreed with the outcome of IMANI’s survey saying that his administration has rather achieved 72 ...