An Accra High Court has granted Member of Parliament (MP) Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor’s expedited hearing motion application that is seeking to compel President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to accept and assent to or otherwise, the Human Rights and Family Values Bill 2024. The South Dayi lawmaker maintained that the case has “important constitutional considerations and must […] The post Anti-LGBTQ
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, has asserted that Ghana’s international image has not been affected following the passage of the Anti-Gay Bill. Although the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill was approved by Parliament in February, it still awaits presidential assent. In an interview with Citi News, Mr. Ampratwum-Sarpong […] The post Ghana’s
Passport isn’t a document to prove citizenship; it’s a privilege for those who want to travel – Appiah-Kubi Member of Parliament for the Asante Akim North constituency and Chairman of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has said that passports are no longer a source document to prove one’s citizenship since the inception of the […] The post 10 things
A Professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo has said Ghanaians deserve to know the content of the audit report on the agreement between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) done by KPMG. In the view of Prof Gyampo, this is not a matter that the President can decide […] The post GRA-SML deal:
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be enhancing the chances of former President John Dramani Mahama in the 2024 general elections if he does not release the KPMG audit report on the agreement between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML), private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has said. Kpebu said that […] The post Akufo-Addo
A Professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo has said that he supported the selection of KPMG by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the audit work on the agreement between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML). It is recalled that Civil society activists opposed the decision by the […] The post GRA-SML deal: I supported
A private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has stated that it appears the president is being stampeded in releasing the KPMG report on the agreement between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML). He stated on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, April 6 that “I don’t think it is time to […] The post GRA-SML deal: I don’t
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has to release the KPMG audit report on the agreement between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML), the Director of International Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alex Segbefia, has said. He says that by next week the report should be released. “By next […] The post GRA-SML
The Director of International Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alex Segbefia, has said that the selection of KPMG to audit the agreement between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML), was needless. To him, this matter should have been given to investigative bodies such as the Economic and Organised […] The post KPMG
Recent events in relation to the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024 have taken me down memory lane. Parliament unanimously passed the Bill (also known as the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill) on Wednesday, February 28. Of particular interest to me is Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s objection to custodial sentencing as prescribed under […] The post The Akoto Lante Samaritan – a remix
In a bid to accelerate the resolution of legal challenges to the anti-gay bill, Parliament has formally called upon the Supreme Court to hasten the proceedings concerning the interlocutory Read More... The post Parliament
Prof. Larry Diamond, Democracy Scholar at Hoover Institute and Stanford University, has voiced serious concerns about the controversy surrounding the anti-gay bill recently passed by Ghana’s Parliament. In an interview on The Point of View, on Citi TV, Prof. Diamond argued that the anti-gay bill is a distraction from poor governance in Ghana. He questioned […] The post Anti-gay
Former Attorney-General and a leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has hit hard at the current holder of the office, Godfred Dame for advising the President wrongly on the Anti-LGBTQI Bill. Betty Mould Iddrisu says that the President’s decision to bar Parliament from transmitting the bill was wrong. This comes after some […] The post Anti-LGBTQI
Former Attorney-General and a leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has hit hard at the current holder of the office, Godfred Dame for advising the President wrongly on the Anti-LGBTQI Bill. Betty Mould Iddrisu says that the President’s decision to bar Parliament from transmitting the bill was wrong. This comes after some […] The post Anti-LGBTQI
At this critical stage of our national development efforts, especially in an election year, when the electorate expect the politicians to engage in positive narratives to change the country’s Read More... The post GRA: Howling On Falsehood (2) appeared first on DailyGuide
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Madam Julie Essiam as the new Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority. She replaces Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah. Until her appointment, Madam Julie Essiam was the Commissioner responsible for the Support Services Division of the GRA. Her appointment comes hours after President Akufo-Addo dissolved the Board of the GRA. Though no reason was given […] The post Julie
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Madam Julie Essiam as the new Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority. She replaces Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah. Prior to her appointment, Madam Julie Essiam was the Commissioner responsible for the Support Services Division of the GRA. Also, President Akufo-Addo has dissolved the board of directors of the GRA. Though no […] The post Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has accepted the resignation of Anthony Oteng-Gyasi as Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). Dr Oteng-Gyasi’s resignation was followed by the dissolution of the board of GRA. President Akufo-Addo subsequently appointed Madam Julie Essiam as the new Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority. She replaces Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai […] The post Akufo-Addo
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, popularly known as General Mosquito, has criticised the executive’s approach to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. Asiedu Nketiah deemed the president’s decision to refuse acceptance of the bill as wholly unnecessary. This stance follows the Executive Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo’s request to […] The post Akufo-Addo’s
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has stated that President Nana Akufo-Addo lacks the courage to openly declare his stance on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. During an interview on Asempa FM on Wednesday, March 27, Asiedu Nketiah, also known as General Mosquito, suggested that the president’s reluctance to address […] The post Akufo-Addo
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