Politics

Election 2008 recorded the lowest number of violent incidents in gener­al breaches of electoral laws, despite the high stakes and tension. This was attributed mainly to adherence to the Political Parties Code of Conduct for Election 2008 by the various political parties. The Chairman of the National Enforcement Body of …

The leaders in Parliament on Friday reacted positively to the first list of ministerial nominations, saying President John Evans Atta Mills had blended the old and new and taken into account gender and geographical considerations. Mr. Alban Bagbin, Majority Leader in an interview with the GNA, said the first batch …

The leaders of Parliament on Friday gave strong indications that the House would initiate discussions into the end-of-service benefits for the executive and other public officers following heavy criticisms by the public and media. Mr Alban Bagbin, Majority Leader and Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Minority Leader, were speaking to the GNA …

Two weeks after he has been installed as the third President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills has released the first list of his Cabinet Ministers. The list released Thursday January 22, 2009 included Ministers and Regional Ministers who would be vetted by Parliament. In a …

A former Member of Parliament, Lee Ocran, who is also a member of the Transitional Team, says Parliament never discussed the end-of-service benefits for ex-presidents, which is now subject of hot debates in the country. “The issue was not even on the order paper of the day,” he said. Instead, …

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor would be receiving a lump sum of GH¢460,800 in addition to other pensions, as his end-of–service benefit. The estimate is based on a Joy FM calculations of a monthly pay of GH¢3,200 approved by the Chinery-Hesse Committee report for serving Ghana for eight years. The …

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Paul Acquah has decided to go on his leave accumulated over almost nine years. Dr Acquah was born in Juabo in the Western Region of Ghana. He is a graduate of the University of Ghana and Yale University in Economics. Governor Acquah …

The Majority and Minority in Parliament have justified the new package of emoluments for former Presidents recommended by the Chinery Hesse Committee. Leaders of both sides of the House say the recommendations are not outrageous as opined by a section of the public. The Deputy Majority Leader, Mr. John Tiah …

The most typical character of Ghana’s political elite – greed, would yet be displayed when former President Kufuor’s ex-gratia awards are made known to the Ghanaian public today, Monday January 19, 2009. What some consider  vulgar demands of former President Kufuor were agreed upon by the Chinery-Hesse Commission and approved …

The recent World Bank report on Ghana’s economy is not a chastisement of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom has said. According to Dr. Nduom the report was meant to alert the new administration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the state of the Ghanaian …