POLITICS

Following President Nana Akufo Addo’s intervention, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the government have agreed to a 19% increase in transport fares as opposed to the intended 35% increase. From Saturday, October 29, 2022, it will be in force. The 19% fell short of the 35% raise …

Ken Ofori-Atta’s as finance minister is being demanded by Majority Caucus in Parliament to resign, but that dream can only happen after Ghana completes its talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The program will be disrupted, according to the President, if Mr. Ofori-Atta’s appointment is terminated. At a Jubilee …

The Cedi has appreciated in value as a result of ongoing discussions between the government and important stakeholders, according to K. T. Dadzie, president of the Ghanaian Forex Bureau Association. He asserts that the cedi has strengthened greatly versus the dollar since the government’s direct involvement, despite the fact that …

To remove Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta from his position, the Minority in Parliament of Ghana has submitted a motion of censure to the House. The motion was submitted on October 24, 2022, by Muntaka Mubarak, the minority chief whip and MP for Asawase. The unconstitutional withdrawal of funds from the …

The National Executive Body of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged its supporters and all interested parties to maintain composure as they work to settle the problems involving Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and Hon. Charles Adu Boahen, Minister of State at the Finance Ministry. In light of the aforementioned …

The New Patriotic Party members of parliament who want Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta dismissed from office are due to meet with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to sources, the meeting will take place tonight, Tuesday, October 25, 2022. The NPP MPs claimed that their attempts to get the administration …

The Center for Democratic Transitions has provided a draft Parliamentary Transition Bill to Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Services Board (CDT). Professor Kwamina Ahwoi and Nana Ato Dadzie, both consultants with the CDT, gave him the draft bill in Accra. The …

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak cautioned his people that difficult economic times and difficult choices lay ahead, that “mistakes were committed” by his forerunners, and that he would fight arduously to win their trust. He pledged to lead with “integrity, professionalism, and accountability at every level,” …

Member of Parliament(MP) for Subin Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Hon. Eugene Boakye Antwi has revealed that demand for the sack of Finance minister was necessitated by the “stubbornness” of president Akufo-Addo. Speaking in an interview on Otec fm’s afternoon political talkshow dubbed Dwaberem, the outspoken Subin legislator told hos …

The dismissal of Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister is being demanded by a number of New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmakers. The MPs, who number over 80, staged a news conference on Tuesday to persuade the President to abdicate his cousin’s oversight of the nation’s finances or else risk losing their …