POLITICS

For the first time, Cassiel Ato Forson has recounted how he learned that he would serve as the National Democratic Congress’ leader in parliament. On February 7, 2023, when Parliament began its regular session following the Christmas recess, Ato Forson, the representative for Ajumako Enyan Essiam, officially assumed his duties …

After being removed as the leader of the caucus, former Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu declined a seat given to him by the minority in parliament. He claims that Collins Dauda is older than he is and has been in office longer than he has, thus as a well-educated guy, he …

The release of the Auditor- General’s report before Parliament has finished debating it, according to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, is unconstitutional. Mr. Dame claims that a report’s earlier release would seriously impair the Auditor- General’s constitutional requirement to present his reports to Parliament and the …

The National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) youth organizer Razak Avoliya has been detained by the police in the Ashanti Region’s Suame Constituency as a result of an inquiry into a widely circulated video in which he called for political violence ahead of the 2024 general elections. The culprit is being held …

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Member of Parliament for the Suame Constituency and the Majority Leader, referred to some inflammatory remarks made by a local executive of the opposing National Democratic Congress as terrible. The New Patriotic Party MP claims that the youth organizer’s remarks were made as a result of the …

Following their elevation, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has swore in 20 new High Court justices. Following the Judicial Council’s recommendations, all 16 Circuit Court judges were elevated to the bench’s third-highest court. The freshly sworn-in justices are: Gwendolyn Millicent Owusu, Alexander Oworae, William Appiah Twumasi, Baah Forson Agyapong, Marian …

Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the new minority leader, has stated that the NDC caucus would not tolerate any poor governance from the Akufo-Addo-led administration. Dr. Ato Forson pledged that the minority will provide fair and unbiased, impartial, consultative, and principled leadership to ensure that Presidents Akufo-Addo and Alhaji Bawumia’s governments …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been called in response to demands for various exclusions from the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Tuesday, February 7 saw the Speaker of the House, Alban Bagbin, support a request from both parties in the legislature for the minister to inform the House on …

According to the opposition leader in the parliament, the house’s investigation into COVID-19 spending is anticipated to begin on February 15, 2023. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson claims that the COVID-19 investigation will be made public. When the leadership from both sides of the house met with the press today, Wednesday, …

A former Bosomtwe Constituency New Patriotic Party (NPP) treasurer, Hon. Joseph Asante has called on members of the Party to unite behind party leadership and government appointees to end the eight-year ruling cycle in the country. Sika Wo bush, as Hon. Asante is well known made this statement during a …