We the undersigned NDC Members of Parliament have taken note of a letter signed by our party General Secretary Fiifi Kwetey, dated 23/01/23 and addressed to the Speaker of Parliament. The letter purportedly makes changes to the leadership of our caucus. With all due respect to the leadership of our party at all levels, we wish to request that they patiently broaden and deepen consultations on the subject again because we have doubts about how thorough the process was. We are concerned that this
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) appears to have used and dumped members of its current leadership in Parliament. The party dropped a bombshell yesterday when it reshuffled the leaders who have been leading the Minority side in Parliament since 2017. The rather shocking change saw the removal of Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader, the Deputy Minority Leader, James Klutse Avedzi and the Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak. The trio occupied key positions in the leadership of the
Former Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has promised to work closely with the leadership of the Clergy if elected as the Presidential Candidate of the NPP and eventually President of Ghana. The experienced politician made this pronouncement at a private breakfast meeting with the leaders of the Ghanaian Christian community in Accra on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Describing politics and religion as ‘two sides of the same coin’, at the meeting, Alan Kyerematen said the
The Chief Director of the Ministry of Information (MOI), Madam Mamle Andrews, has punched holes in an Auditor-General’s (AG) report implicating the Ministry for spending GH¢151,500 without approval. The AG’s report on Covid-19 expenditure report, which was released over the weekend, disclosed that senior management staff and other supporting staff of the MOI paid themselves a total amount of GH¢151,500.00 as Covid-19 risk allowance for coming to work during the lockdown. The AG questioned
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has launched the Bongo-Soe Community Mining Scheme at Bongo-Soe in the Upper East region. It is expected to provide direct and indirect jobs to the people of Bongo and its environs. Speaking at the ceremony, which was attended by Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu and some traditional authorities, Mr Jinapor said the Northern part of the country has been blessed with rich mineral deposits. He argued that mining companies
The promulgation of Act, 1967 (NLCD 177) on restriction on the use of military uniforms and equipment is to help prevent the use of military uniforms. The law emphasizes that a person shall not wear or use any military uniform, equipment, accoutrements or any other security materiel. Also, a person shall not sell or buy military uniforms, equipment, accoutrements or any other material unless that person is authorised in that behalf by the President. A person who contravenes this law commits an
An Accra Circuit Court presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah has discharged two of the 23 persons accused of engaging in vigilante activities, rioting with weapons and causing unlawful damage at James Town in Accra. The two persons – Prince Bruce Quaye and Dr Albert Botchway – were alleged to have gone into hiding to avoid prosecution, and by which a bench warrant was issued for their arrest. The court discharged Prince Quaye and Dr Albert Botchway upon a prayer by their Counsel that
Two locally manufactured short guns, two machetes, three jack knives and six daggers have been retrieved from a motor rider, Nicholas Issah Ativi, a.k.a. Mawutor Mawuli. The offensive weapons were retrieved by the police from the accused person’s residence at Odawna in Accra. Nicholas has, therefore, been dragged to an Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Evelyn Asamoah, on the charge of possession of firearms without proper authority. The accused has pleaded not guilty to the charge and has
The Ashanti regional minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has advised parents and guardians of Krobea Asante Vocational Institute to hand over their wards who have been implicated in the violent demonstration that occurred in the school recently to the police. He gave the order whilst speaking to journalists after visiting the school to assess the extent of damaged that had been caused to school properties. Already, a five-member committee to investigate antecedents that led to the demonstration and subsequent
Black-American Rapper, Meek Mill keeps expressing his love for Africa, particularly Ghana at the least chance. Following criticism from many Ghanaians for filming portions of a music video at the Jubilee House, Meek Mill has admitted that he won’t return to Ghana alone the next time he visits. In a tweet, the Artiste shared that he was going to invite others to join him on his next trip to Ghana. “Next time I go to Africa I’m taking my hood! They gotta see Ghana!!!!,” his tweet of January
Actress and Movie Producer, Yvonne Nelson has explained why she is no longer private pictures and videos of her daughter, Ryn Roberts. In her explanation, Yvonne Nelson said her daughter has started using Amazon Alexa, a virtual assistant technology and has started probing the technology questions about her mother and other things. According to Yvonne Nelson, “she has started using Alexa and she sometimes ask Alexa, who is Yvonne Nelson so imagine her finding out some things about herself written
Dancehall Artiste, Samini has expressed how he has been disrespected by Sarkodie following an agreement to collaborate on a song. It all started when a Twitter user asked Samini if he had any plans to collaborate on a song with the rapper who is currently making headlines for remaking Bob Marley’s classic love song “Stir It Up.” The Twitter wrote: “@samini_dagaati please when was the last time you entered the studio with Landlord @sarkodie, and when are u people joining again?” In response,
The Ghana Individual Bondholders’ Forum has urged the government to stay focused on its responsibility to protect its citizens. The Forum said the government should absolutely exempt Individual Bondholders, including individuals, who hold eligible bonds under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) through Collective Investment Schemes. A statement issued in Accra and signed by Mr Senyo Hosi, the Convener, congratulated the government and the Ghana Association of Banks (GAB) for reaching
On 25th November 2022, the Reuters online news portal reported a news item on the government of Ghana’s policy to use gold in exchange for oil. The report is quoted as saying: “Ghana’s government is planning a new policy whereby gold rather than U.S. dollar reserves will be used to buy oil products. The move is meant to tackle dwindling foreign currency reserves coupled with demand for dollars by oil importers, which is weakening the local cedi and increasing living costs.” The report
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has visited some COVID-19 vaccination centres in the Ashanti Region to monitor how the exercise is progressing. The exercise, which is the sixth round of the National Immunisation Day (NID) against the viral disease, started nationwide on December 20, and is expected to end today, Tuesday, December 24. It formed part of efforts by the GHS to contain the pandemic, which continues to pose a threat to public health by
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) in 2022 built over 600 household toilet facilities under the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area Sanitation and Water Project (GKMA-SWP). The Assembly envisages to construct an additional 1,000 household toilets in 2023. Mr Michael Agyemang, Coordinator for GKMA-SWP, at KMA, told the Ghana News Agency that in all, the Assembly was supposed to construct not less than 3,000 household toilets by the end of 2024. “Next year, we are hoping to do additional 1,000
A second Girls’ dormitory at the Wa Senior High Technical School (WASECTECH) in the Wa Municipality has been guttered by fire, bringing the recorded cases to two within 24 hours. The fire, which started at about 20:19 hours on Monday, January 23, 2023 was recorded after a 10-room-one-storey dormitory for girls in the school was razed by fire on Sunday, January 22, 2023. Divisional Officer Grade One (DOI), Mr Eugene Asa-Gyekye, the Deputy Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Upper
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed four appeals that emanated from the Ogun State Peoples Democratic Party PDP governorship legal battle. The appeals instituted by one of the governorship aspirants, Otunba Jimi Lawal and some ward delegates were dismissed on the grounds that the Appellants have no cause of action. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, leading a panel of five Justices, dismissed the appeals following their withdrawals by the respective lawyers. In one of the appeals, filed by Tayo Olabode
The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to extend the deadline for acceptance of the old naira notes by 6 months. The House also resolved to invite some Managing Director of some banks and the CBN to brief the leadership of the House on the availability of the notes. The decision was sequel to a motion of urgent public importance moved by Sada Soli, a lawmaker from Katsina State. He stated that the January 31 deadline set by the CBN is not feasible as traders have started
Nigeria has opened a billion-dollar, Chinese-built deep seaport in Lagos, which is expected to ease congestion at the country’s ports and help it become an African hub for transhipment, handling cargoes in transit for other destinations. President Muhammadu Buhari, who commissioned the port on Monday, has made building infrastructure a key pillar of his government’s economic policy and hopes this will help his ruling party win votes during next month’s presidential election. Many of Nigeria’s
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