POLITICS

The Electoral Commission has refuted allegations made by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the incumbent New Patriotic Party and the election management organization colluded to add the name of an ineligible NPP parliamentary candidate to the voter list in Assin North. “The National Democratic Congress has become aware of …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Electoral Commission are under fire from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for allegedly trying to add one of the NPP’s candidates to the Assin North voter list before to the by-election. The NDC claims that Charles Opoku is running for office but is …

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Council of Elders Chair, Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, is advising candidates to control their supporters during the impending internal elections of the party. He claims that the Council will punish candidates for the misbehavior of their supporters. “We are talking to these candidates as elders and asking …

Hon. Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, chair of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Council of Elders, has asked delegates who will be casting ballots in both the presidential and parliamentary primaries to refrain from letting money influence their choice of candidate. Hon. Owusu-Agyemang, a former member of parliament for New Juabeng North, claims …

Ten contenders have already picked up their candidacy forms for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential nomination. Ten candidates have taken up nomination forms to compete for president as of the end of the first week of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries, scheduled for Saturday, November 4, 2023. …

The Government has pledged to quickly pay up all five outstanding coupons owed to holders of pensioner bonds through the Ministry of Finance. Additionally, the government has pledged to settle all unpaid principal in two weeks. The choices were made during a meeting on Friday between Ministry of Finance representatives …

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has been allowed a week to reconsider its decision to deduct “unearned allowances” from the pay of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) employees. If the allowances are not reinstated within the next week, the workers claim they would be obliged to start an ongoing …

Ben Effah, the constituency chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Assin North in the Central Region, has refuted reports that the government has rapidly begun building roads there in order to gain support for the approaching by-election. Over 15 road construction machines have been deployed in various communities …

All parties involved in the Bawku conflict have been urged by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia to work together with the government and other important stakeholders to find solutions to any problems impeding the peace and development of the region. On May 31, 2023, in Bolgatanga, Dr. Bawumia addressed the Chiefs, …

For the New Patriotic Party’s primary to choose a parliamentary candidate for the Assin North by-election, two people have chosen to run. They are Charles Opoku and Frederick Amoah Kyei. Evans Nimako, the party’s director of elections, told media that the party has taken steps to expedite the procedure because …