The Flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has discounted any possibility of his party joining forces with another party to contest in the upcoming general elections following his disqualification from the race. Nduom, who is currently challenging his disqualification as the PPP Flagbearer, said in a Facebook post on Thursday ...
The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSSAG), has once again given government an ultimatum to address concerns over their conditions of service by next week Friday, or face their wrath. According to JUSSAG, the Judicial Council’s recommendations on consolidated salaries and assurances advanced by government are yet to be approved. The Association further stated that, ...
Disqualified Presidential nominee of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr. Henry Lartey, has given the Electoral Commission (EC) till Monday to allow him contest in the presidential race or risk being sued. According to the party, the EC and its Chairperson were happy to disqualify most of the aspirants. Dr. Henry Lartey was disqualified by the ...
Some political parties whose presidential nominees have been disqualified by the Electoral Commission from participating in the 2016 December polls, are still campaigning vigorously. The parties have some conviction that they can overturn their disqualification either at the EC office or at the law court. Speaking to Citi News, the General Secretary of the Progressive ...
The Electoral Commission has said it cannot take responsibility for the disqualification of presidential aspirant for the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. An 11-page response to lawyers of the NDP, signed by one of the lawyers of the EC, Thaddeus Sory , in response to a letter by Konadu’s lawyers demanding Nana Konadu’s reinstatement, ...
The University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG), has urged government to stop distracting it with the delay in paying benefits and allowances due them. According to the association, in its resolve to fight for the rights of its members, they have been tagged as a group that enjoys embarking on strike. Speaking at the first ...
There is uneasy calm IN the Akatsi South Constituency of the Volta Region following the appointment of a new returning officer for the area. A former member of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Evans Gadeto Dzikunu is protesting the appointment of Mr Joseph Flagbo as the new retuning officer of the Electoral Commission in ...
Ghana’s Black Maidens were eliminated from the Women’s U-17 World Cup in Jordan following a 2-1 loss to Korea DPR in Irbid on Thursday. The Maidens had lost to Asian opposition in Japan at the start of the tournament and were hoping for better outing against the 2008 Women’s U-17 World Cup champions. The two ...
The Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Jacob Kor, has told Citi News that a headmaster of a Senior High School in the Brong Ahafo Region will soon be fired for charging unapproved fees. Although he failed to mention the name of the headmaster in question, he said the headmaster allegedly violated a GES ...
The Ministry of Roads and Highways (MRH), has lauded an initiative by the Meridian Port Services (MPS), for the enhancement of Tema Roundabout to alleviate traffic congestion to improve traffic flow. The project, according to the ministry, will facilitate the free flow of goods and services for the benefit of users and also create a ...
A one-week training programme that seeks to boost the capacity managers of healthcare institutions in the West African sub-region has opened in Accra. Organised by the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), the training programme is also meant to expose health practitioners to the modern technique of improving healthcare delivery and addressing challenges ...
Jacob Osei Yeboah, the only Independent presidential candidate who will be contesting the 2016 elections in December, has advised supporters of all the three qualified political parties to prepare for defeat, as he is poised to surprise them by emerging victorious. Speaking to Citi News, Osei Yeboah, who’s making his second attempt after contesting in 2012 with ...
The Center for Democratic Development (CDD), in collaboration with the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), has provided capacity building training for parliamentary aspirants from 14 constituencies in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions in Bolgatanga. The two-day training workshop funded by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa(OSIWA), is aimed at preparing ...
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has reiterated its resolve to capture over 25 seats in the Greater Accra Region alone. Out of the 34 seats in the region, the NDC and the opposition New Patriotic Party control 20 and 14 respectively; but the NDC is hoping to increase its number to 25. Electoral history shows that, ...
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has cautioned its personnel against posting pictures of themselves in uniform on social media platforms. According to the military, such actions are against the military’s code of conduct, and have the potential to create unnecessary and unsolicited attention on the military. This follows the investigation of a soldier who partook ...
The Electoral Commission has approved nominations of parliamentary candidates of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) for this year’s general elections. The commission’s Ashanti Regional Director, Serebour Quarcoo, told Citi News that his outfit also accepted the nomination of candidates of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and the ...
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has finally elected a presiding a member after 10 previous attempts. The Presiding Member elect is Nana Adu Mensah Asare, Amakomhene, who stood unopposed. He secured 100 yes votes to trump the 22 no votes according to Citi News’ Ashanti Regional correspondent, Lauretta Timah. Nana Adu Mensah Asare was sworn in ...
The Electoral Commission has told Citi News that it disqualified 24 parliamentary nominees in the Ashanti Region because they failed to pay the GHc10,000 filing fee. The Commission on Thursday announced that, only 216 of the total of 240 aspirants have been cleared to contest in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The EC pegged nomination forms for ...
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale, Most Reverend Philip Naameh, has called for the creation of two more regions out of the Northern Region, considering the vast nature of the region. He argued that, splitting the Northern Region could help resolve the chieftaincy, land and other related conflicts recorded in the area. “Fundamentally, these conflicts are ...
The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, has complained about what he calls the poor attendance of Members of Parliament, few days after members resumed from recess. According to the speaker, MPs do not attend sittings early enough, a situation which he says is affecting the work of the House. He added that, should the negative ...
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