Due to their alleged involvement in violent disturbances on Election Day in Damongo, Savannah Region, 14 people have been ordered into jail custody by a Kumasi High Court. Two juveniles were released, while 14 of the 16 suspects who were arraigned were placed under remand. One person was killed and …
Read More »Mahama promises to investigate election-related deaths in 2024 polls
John Mahama, the president-elect, has pledged to look into the deaths of some people during the just held elections. Concern at the reported deaths of four people during Ghana’s elections has been raised by the US government. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his deepest sympathies to the families …
Read More »Ghana’s post-election violence endangers foreign direct investments – Osabutey Abass
Osabutey Abass, a renowned security analyst and executive director of Platform for Peace and Security Africa, has raised fears that Ghana’s continuous post-election violence may have a major effect on foreign direct investment in the nation. Abass claims that the increasing damage to state properties and institutions will discourage foreign …
Read More »Akufo-Addo reaffirms ban on outgoing appointees purchasing official vehicles
The Office of the President has reiterated its order that, as the administration comes to an end, outgoing ministers, deputy ministers, regional ministers, and other political appointees are not permitted to purchase official government vehicles. Established at the conclusion of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s first term in 2020, this …
Read More »Police grabs 9 more suspects for arson attack on EC office
In relation to the recent arson attack on the Electoral Commission (EC) office in Ayensuano, Eastern Region, the Ghana Police Service has revealed that nine more people have been arrested. As a result, 106 people have been detained in connection with election-related disturbances. Assisting with ongoing investigations into the violence …
Read More »I will ensure a smooth transition – Akufo-Addo to Mahama
President Akufo-Addo has promised President-elect John Dramani Mahama and Vice-President-elect Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang that his administration will make sure the transition goes well from today, Wednesday, December 11, 2024, until January 7, 2025, when they take office. When he welcomed President-elect John Dramani Mahama and Vice-President-elect Jane Naana …
Read More »Akosua Frema Osei-Opare chairs Akufo-Addo’s transition team
In accordance with the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act 845), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named the government’s representation on the Transition Team. The appointments and the President’s commitment to a smooth transition of executive authority to the incoming administration were detailed in a statement released on Tuesday, December …
Read More »2024 National Transition Team officially inaugurated
The 2024 National Transition Team was formally inaugurated by President-elect John Dramani Mahama and outgoing President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, marking a significant turning point in Ghana’s political process. The gathering, which took place on Wednesday, December 11, at Accra’s Jubilee House, marks the beginning of a planned and orderly …
Read More »“We ought to reset the EC and delete all the partisans in there” – Mahama’s aide
President-elect John Dramani Mahama’s special aide Joyce Bawah Mogtari says she foresee Jean Mensa, the Electoral Commission chairperson, stepping down. Madam Mogtari claims that in order to regain its integrity and credibility, the very political present Commission must be completely reformed. Speaking on Channel One Television, Joyce Bawah Mogtari stated …
Read More »We trained 153k, gave 300 tablets to our personnel for the elections – Omane Boamah discloses
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said that it has trained 153,000 people to assist with its electoral operations as part of its comprehensive preparations for the elections that ended on December 7. The party’s Director of Elections and IT, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, discussed the scope and complexity of …
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