The former aspirant parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress for the Subin constituency and member of the Ashanti regional NDC communication team, Dr. Williams Atta Owusu, has debunked the speculated and misled information that he has resigned from the party after a recent TV engagement with Kessben TV on the …
Read More »Ashanti Region: Involving students in Bawumia’s tour is shameful – NDC slams Adutwum
The National Democratic Congress in the Ashanti Region has criticised the Education Minister and officials of the Ghana Education Service for allowing students to abandon their school environment for a political event during the just-ended tour by the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the …
Read More »NDC is not opposed to Free SHS Bill – Ato Forson
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament has rejected allegations that they oppose the government’s proposed Free Senior High School (SHS) bill. On June 11, Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin announced that the bill, once passed, would mandate the continuation of the Free SHS policy across future governments. This move …
Read More »Six new regions will have military barracks if NDC wins December polls – Mahama
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has pledged to tackle security issues in the six newly formed regions by setting up military barracks in each region if he emerges victorious in the 2024 elections. The regions include Savannah, the North East, Bono East, Ahafo, …
Read More »NDC demands independent audit into alleged theft of EC laptops
Isaac Adongo, the Ranking Member on the Finance Committee in Parliament, has expressed concerns over the recent staff review conducted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Ghana’s three-year Extended Facility Programme. Despite the IMF’s positive evaluation, which positions Ghana to receive the third tranche of $360 million from the …
Read More »Minority Female caucus in Parliament condemn Wontumi’s ‘derogatory remarks’ against Naana Opoku-Agyemang
The Minority Female Caucus in Parliament has condemned the Ashanti regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, for making what it describes as derogatory comments against the person of Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang. The caucus says this is not the first …
Read More »Mahama picks Prof. Opoku-Agyemang as running mate for 2024 polls
The National Executive Committee of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially endorsed Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as the running mate for the party’s flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, in the upcoming 2024 general elections. Last week, John Mahama submitted his selection for running mate, and the party has now …
Read More »NDC to hold two-day national policy dialogue
The flagbearer of the NDC, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, the NDC leadership and the NDC Social Democracy LAB, an NDC policy think tank, are organizing a national policy dialogue to deliberate on the NDC’s policy priorities for the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana. According to the party, the …
Read More »Minority describes cabinet reshuffle as ‘injury time remix’
The Minority in Parliament has described the government’s ministerial reshuffle announced in a statement from the President to Parliament, on February 14, as an “injury time remix.” According to them, “This is a mere remix of the Akufo-Addo and Alhaji Bawumia’s failed governments. This injury time remix is tasteless and …
Read More »The draconian taxes must go now – NDC tells Bawumia
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said that Ghanaians cannot wait until after ten months before what they describe as draconian taxes are abolished. The main opposition wants the government to abolish those taxes now. “The time to scrap the draconian taxes is now, not the next ten months.” …
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