POLITICS

In order to use a facility as a COVID-19 isolation center in Adaklu in the Volta Region, the Ministry of Health (MoH) entered into a 25-year finance lease agreement in 2020 for a total of Ghc15,265,000.00. However, the arrangement was never utilised. The facility was never used for what it …

According to the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Ghanaians should not believe rumours that the government’s upcoming Gold for Oil Policy will result in lower costs for petroleum goods. In an interview with Ghanatodayonline.com, COPEC’s Executive Secretary Duncan Amoah said that even if the anticipated 40,000 tons of distribution do …

When the Bishop brought up a recent news story alleging that Chinese illegal miners had invaded the town of Adum Dominase in the Western Region and are destroying over seventy acres of cocoa farms as well as water sources, he was obviously enraged. The Most Reverend Afrifa Agyekum questioned why …

Mr. Samuel Kofi Amoah, the Greater Accra Regional Deputy Communications Director of the Ghana Private Roads Transport Union (GPRTU) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), is pleading with the Roads and Highway Minister to remove the abandoned toll booths on the Accra-Tema expressway immediately in order to save lives. He …

According to the Auditor General, the government has spent $80 million for vaccinations that have not yet been delivered. The Auditor General claims that although the government spent over $120 million on vaccinations, only $38 million worth of them really arrived at UNICEF and the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT). …

Ken Ofori- Atta’s continued tenure as finance minister, according to Sylvester Tetteh, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro, will harm the banking industry. To regain some trust in the banking industry, the mp urged that the president revoke the appointment of the finance minister. The minister’s involvement in the talks …

Mensah Thompson, the executive director of the Alliance For Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), wants the government to apologise to Ghanaians for mismanaging the economy while blaming the COVID-19 epidemic for its effects. “Of course, there’s no doubt about the impact of COVID-19 on the private sector as a lot of …

Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged Ghanaians to take action against the present administration’s poor leadership. His remarks follow critical findings from the COVID-19 Auditor General’s Report dated 2022. The A-G reports that a total of Ghc 21,844,189,185.24 was mobilized for …

Togbe Afede XIV, the Paramount Chief (Agbogbomefia) of the Asogli Traditional Area, has counseled young people to follow hard labor rather than the inclination for fast money and other material goods. He also urged students to strive to become honorable individuals since these qualities are superior to the worldly pleasures …

Prof. Godfred Bokpin, an economist, has stated how the current economic difficulties the nation is experiencing are also due to costs associated with the 2020 elections. According to him, the administration overspent using COVID-19 funding. Consequently, Ghana’s fiscal deficit would soar in 2020. He was addressing concerns on the Auditor …