Politics

Dr Evans Aggrey-Darkoh, the Acting Chief Director of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, has said despite significant progress, Ghana’s democracy has been largely reduced to electoral democracy. He said serious gaps exist in the nation’s effort at promoting justice, efficiency in public service, liberty, equality and the common good. Dr …

Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, has given the assurance that Parliament would pass the Right to Information (RTI) Bill before the end of the session on Saturday, December 22. “The Bill has suffered sequential abortions but like ‘Abiku’, it refuses to die. Parliament is resolved to …

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced a reduction in the filing fee for the party’s presidential primaries. The presidential aspirants would now pay GH¢300,000.00 instead of GH¢400,000.00, representing a cut down of 25 per cent. This followed the intervention by the party’s …

Mr Debie Mensah-Appiah, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Brong-Ahafo Region on Wednesday said the creation of the additional regions will promote fair share of the “national cake”. Equitable distribution of the national purse would accordingly push rapid socio-economic growth and facilitate accelerated national development. …

A group of Regional and Constituency Executives of the Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have indicated their readiness to support Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin to pay for his forms and filing fees. Their expression is in reaction to Mr Bagbin’s complaints about the “unacceptable” high …

If all goes as planned, the next batch of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) will be popularly elected on multi-partisan basis in June/July 2021 when the term of office of the current MMDCEs expires. Hajia Alima Mahama, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, announced this on …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken a swipe at the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for making life uncomfortable for the ordinary Ghanaian due to the government’s harsh socio-economic policies. The majority of the people, he said, had seen through what the government stood for, saying the increasing general …

The largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), would on Saturday, January 19, 2019, go to the polls to elect their flagbearer for the 2020 Presidential Election. Contestants are to pay GH¢400,000 each, plus a filing fee of GH¢20,000. However, female candidates would receive a discount of 50 per …

Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, the newly-elected National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, said the party will on Sunday December 2, hold a national thanksgiving service at the Church of Pentecost, Teshie Nungua in Accra. He said the service was to thank God for successful national executives elections held on November …

Some constituency executives have stated that Mr Alban Sumana Bagbin has worked hard to become a conspicuous figure that cannot be ignored in the forthcoming primaries. “Having worked so hard from ordinary Member of Parliament through to both Minority and Majority Leader, and now Second Deputy of Speaker, Bagbin has …