Politics

Parliament on Thursday approved the nomination of eight persons for ministerial appointments, excluding Mr. Mahama Ayariga. The committee decided that Mr. Ayariga the nominee  for the position of Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry would be considered in due course. Mr. Enoch Teye Mensah, Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, …

The Committee of the Whole of Parliament on Wednesday hosted Mr John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with a call on the institution to wean Ghana from the vagaries of IMF assistance. Committee members said the IMF’s conditionalities are unacceptable because they offer packages …

The New Vision Party (NVP), when voted into power in 2012, would revamp the Agricultural sector by establishing State Farms that will not only create employment opportunities for the youth but also ensure food security in the country. Prophet Daniel Yaw Nkansah, Leader and Founder NVP said this at a …

Mr Sumana Alban Bagbin, Minister Designate for Water Resources Works and Housing on Wednesday said he would over-turn the inequitable distribution of water, in which advanced enclaves pay less than urban slums. He said he would draw on the experience, as the chairman for Water Sector Reform during the National …

Mr. Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, an aspiring National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party has called on the Party to elect as national chairman, a person who is a tried and tested strategist to bring it back to power in the 2012 elections. “Let us go with the driver who knows the …

The Ministers of Health and Education appeared in Parliament on Tuesday to answer questions from members. First to be called was the Minister for Health, Dr Benjamin Kunbuor, who answered five questions tabled also by four members. Dr Kunbuor said the provision of a hospital at Nkwanta North Constituency remained …

Leaders and party faithful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kumasi Metropolis, have been urged to work harder in order to increase the party’s votes in the area come 2012. Mr Godwin Della, the Subin Constituency Secretary of the party, who made the call, said even though nine out …

Mr Alfred Bossman, a New Patriotic Party member, has added his voice to calls on the former President John Agyekum Kufuor to resolve the problem between Mr Alan Kyeremanten and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the 2008 presidential candidate of the party. He said if immediate steps were not taken by …

Dr Austin Asamoa-Tutu, a leading member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Thursday tasked the national executives of the party to appreciate the contributions of competitors in elections. He said: “We must appreciate and harness the contributions of all members, especially those who contested elections and lost, as …

President John Evans Atta Mills on Monday reshuffled his Cabinet. A statement from the Office of the President on Monday signed by Mr. Mahama Ayariga, Presidential Spokesperson said Mr. Martin Amidu, had been appointed Minister-designate for the Interior; Mr. John Tia replaces Mrs. Zita Okai-Koi as Minister-designate for Information, whilst …