In order to support elderly bondholders in their picketing to seek complete exclusion from the Domestic Debt Exchange Program, the former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has returned to the Ministry of Finance’s premises. On Friday, the former Chief Justice joined the bondholders for the first time, drawing mixed emotions from …
Read More »Pensioner Bondholders Forum to picket Parliament tomorrow
The Pensioner Bondholders Forum has announced that on February 14, when Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, the minister of finance, appears before the House’s Business Committee, it will be present to witness proceedings. The Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP), which targets the bond holdings of retirees, was announced by the government after …
Read More »You don’t respect old age – Sophia Akuffo to government
By adding pension funds in the domestic debt exchange program, the government must respect the elderly rather than treat them cruelly, according to Justice Sophia Akuffo, who took part in one of the pickets on Friday, February 10, 2023. The former Chief Justice told reporters when he was among the …
Read More »Defunct Banks and Other Financial Institutions Network hails Sophia Akuffo as ‘Yaa Asantewaa’ of our time
Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo was hailed by the Defunct Banks and Other Financial Institutions Network (DEBOFIN) for joining pensioner bondholders last Friday to picket the Ministry of Finance’s offices. DEBOFIN referred to the action as a “motherhood demonstration” in a statement. By raising the issues of a voiceless and …
Read More »“If I were the President, I would have listened to the MPs and sacked Ofori-Atta” – Konadu Apraku
Kofi Konadu Apraku, a candidate for the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer position, has stated that President Akufo-Addo ought to have shown more consideration for requests for the resignation of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. Despite demands from members of the majority caucus for his expulsion after leading the nation into an …
Read More »Sophia Akuffo erred big time by joining the pensioners to picket at MoF – Gabby
Gabby Otchere-Darko, a prominent member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), disagrees with the controversy made by former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo on the inclusion of retirees in the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme(DDEP). Even though he sympathizes with individuals picketing, Mr. Otchere-Darko, a relative of President Nana Addo Dankwa …
Read More »Alan Kyerematen promises to change voting pattern in Volta region
If Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen wins the support of the delegates in the primary, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag bearer candidate claims that the voting patterns in the Volta Region would alter dramatically in the party’s favor. He said that the Volta Region’s residents, whom he referred to as his …
Read More »President to deliver 2023 SONA on February 28 – Majority Leader
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will deliver this year’s State of the Nation Address on February 28, 2023, barring any developments. The president’s action will be in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, which requires a sitting president to address Parliament at the start of each legislative house …
Read More »VP Bawumia cuts sod and offers support for the construction of Liberty Assemblies of God Church Hospital
On Sunday, February 12, 2023, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia turned the first sod for the Liberty Assemblies of God Hospital in Akweteyman, Accra. In honor of the Liberty Assemblies of God Church’s 50th anniversary, a 50-bed community hospital is being built. Vice President Bawumia greeted the congregation on its …
Read More »Majority Leader supports picketing by Sophia Akufo over debt exchange programme
The former Chief Justice Sophia Akufo was supported by the Majority Leader of Parliament, Hon. Kyei Mensah Bonsu, for participating in a picket at the Finance Ministry over the Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP). The lawmaker said he disagrees with those who think it was wrong for the stateswoman to …
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