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Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has said “Sticks and stones may break my bones but blah blah will not hurt me. No”. In response to Mr. Gabby Asare Otchere- Darko’s recent criticism of her for joining a picket to oppose the inclusion of pension funds in the ongoing domestic debt …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …