Businessman Ernest Kwaku Kobeah, who was one of four members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to pick presidential nomination forms, has withdrawn from the race. He says he is backing former President John Dramani Mahama. The party has scheduled Saturday, May 13 on which to go to polls to …
Read More »2nd Deputy Speaker denounces the conduct of several MPs who recorded video and photos of the secret vote.
The second deputy speaker of parliament Andrew Amoako Asiamah has condemned the actions of some members of parliament who took pictures and videos of themselves during the secret voting last Friday to approve ministerial nominees and supreme court judges. At least two members of the minority, a member of parliament …
Read More »New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Kumawu Constituency Philip Basoah is dead
Philip Basoah died on Monday, March 27 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, where he had been on admission for a serious ailment. He was one of the three MPs absent at last Friday’s voting on the ministerial nominees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In a tweet on Tuesday …
Read More »Approval of Ministers: “I am also disappointed”-John Mahama
A couple of weeks ago, our NDC group in Parliament announced a principled position not to approve any new ministers until the President has taken steps to significantly reduce the size of his government. This position was supported by a broad section of Ghanaians and public advocacy groups. Unfortunately, Ghanaians …
Read More »Cut the bitterness and support the new leadership – Gyampo tells NDC MPs
A Professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo has advised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament to stop the bitterness that was occasioned by the removal of the previous minority leaders and support the new leadership. He said it would be politically smart to eschew the bitterness. …
Read More »I haven’t slept since last night; we’ve disgraced ourselves – Ricketts-Hagan on approval of ministers
Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, Kwaku Ricketts-Hagan has said the approval of all the ministerial nominees was a disgrace to the Minority. He described this as a self-inflicted embarrassment. “We the minority disgraced ourselves. After whipping up the excitement of people we are not going to approve the …
Read More »Approval of Ministers: It’s sabotage by supporters of past Minority leadership – Ricketts-Hagan
Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, Kwaku Ricketts-Hagan has said the approval of all the ministerial nominees was sabotage against the current minority leadership by supporters of the previous leaders. He believes that some National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmakers are still pained by the way and manner the previous …
Read More »CPP to elect 2024 flagbearer by June 12
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has decided on the date to elect its flagbearer for the 2024 presidential elections. The party said at a Central Committee Meeting held on Monday, March 20, all members overwhelmingly agreed that the flagbearer elections should be held by Monday, June 12. This, according to …
Read More »NDC executives promise Mahama overwhelming endorsement
Branch and Constituency Executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) across the country are making bold declarations of their endorsement of John Dramani Mahama as the 2024 Presidential Candidate of the party. Mr. Mahama, who launched his campaign earlier this month in Ho, has so far toured four regions to …
Read More »2024 ELECTIONS WILL Be “BOOT-TO-BOOT”-MAHAM
Former president John Dramani Mahama has reiterated that the 2024 general elections will be a Boot-to-Boot affair. He asserted that the elections will require hard work therefore urging members and polling agents of the party to be vigilant to giving no chance for their opponents to cheat them. He also …
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