POLITICS

Ghanatodayonline has learned that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president of the Republic and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential candidate, will present his campaign team’s roster to the National Executive Committee (NEC) on Monday, February 19, 2024, for approval and consideration. According to sources with knowledge of Dr. Mahamudu …

Speaker Alban Bagbin and his two deputies, Andrew Asiamah Amoako and Joseph Osei Owusu, will not be present for Friday’s parliamentary proceedings. Instead, Mr. Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, the Member of Parliament for the Sunyani East Constituency in the Bono Region, has been nominated to serve as the Presiding Speaker. The Clerk …

The nation’s potholes will be filled with approximately GH¢150 million, according to the Ministry of Roads and Highways. The Ministry announced in a press release that the Department of Urban Roads would start regular pothole patching on major roads during the dry season. According to the statement dated February 15, …

Kwaku Kwarteng, the MP for Obuasi West, has defended his choice to turn down an appointment made during President Akufo-Addo’s ministerial reshuffle. Two primary factors were mentioned by the former Deputy Finance Minister in a letter dated February 16. First, he expressed his belief that he can better support the …

After declining for five consecutive months, inflation saw a minor uptick in January 2024, reaching 23.5 percent, according to data recently released by the Ghana Statistical Service. On Wednesday, February 14, 2024, government statistician Samuel Kobina Annim declared that annual inflation had increased from 23.2 percent in December. The primary …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that it will assist Ghana’s recently appointed Finance Minister, Mohammed Amin Adam, in carrying out changes meant to revive the country’s economy. Since May 2023, Ghana has been a part of the IMF’s bailout program. The Executive Director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, …

In an effort to preserve Ghanaian culture and prevent its eventual extinction, the parliament plans to allow the use of local languages during floor discussions. Order 63 of the new Standing Orders allows Members of Parliament (MPs) to speak in any of the regional languages, with translation and interpretation offered …

Following talks with the National Labor Commission, GTEC, and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, the Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) decided to call off its two-week strike. Due to unfulfilled demands for payment of their vehicle maintenance allowances and other terms of service, the Union suspended operations …

Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh, the Chief State Attorney at the Office of the Attorney-General, has been disbarred from the legal profession by the General Legal Council (GLC) for accepting GH¢400,000 from Alfred Agbesi Woyome, a businessman, in 2011. The Disciplinary Committee of the GLC, the body that regulates the legal profession, found …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has been urged by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) to consider the concerns expressed by voters and political parties about certain of its proposed changes for the general election of 2024. It urged the EC to hold free, fair, and transparent elections and used the …