Politics

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Education has called on government to expand physical educational infrastructure projects in public Senior High Schools across the country. The Committee said it was imperative for the government to facilitate the completion of educational infrastructure projects, which have become standstill or abandoned in some SHSs. …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will be receiving applications from voters, who would want to either transfer their vote or engage in proxy voting, from Friday, October 24, to Monday, November 4. It would be done at the District Offices of the Commission across the country. This …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is optimistic that Ghana’s commitment to pursue accountable and transparent democratic governance, especially at the local level would lead to accelerated growth. He said the success of any government in the implementation of its development agenda, to a large, depended on a well-orchestrated participatory governance. …

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has stated that electing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) is an effective accountability and transparency structure to enhance decentralisation. Madam Catherine Addy, a Deputy National Chairperson of the Commission who said this, indicated that the move would significantly consolidate Ghana’s democratic …

Ms Josephine Nkrumah, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has said the amendment of article 55 (3) of the 1992 Constitution will allow political parties to participate in district level elections and promote true participatory democracy. She said the process would empower the citizens to directly …

The Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA) Bill will be passed by Parliament to receive Presidential Assent by the end of this year, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, has said. The Bill, when passed into law, is expected to provide great relief to farmers of tree …

The next government of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) will work hard to make sure that education from the basic to the tertiary level is made free for all Ghanaians, Mr James Kwabena Bomfeh Jnr, Acting General Secretary of the Party has said. He said the CPP would focus on …

Mr. Samuel Asare  Akuamoah, the Deputy Chairman, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE)has said the upcoming referendum on the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) alone would not take away the President’s power of appointment of the executives. He said Parliament would have to amend the non- …

The growing trend of monetisation in Ghana’s electoral processes has reached alarming proportions and national crisis, Majority Leader in Parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu warned on Tuesday in Accra. He observed further that, the level of monetization of elections and politics in Ghana is unsustainable, affecting both the ruling New Patriotic Party …

Dr Eric Oduro Osae, a local government expert has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to unite and approve the Amendment of Article 243(1) for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). He said Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution empowered the President to appoint MMDCEs, however, …