POLITICS

Minority threatens a hostile parliament for Ken Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta would face hostility in parliament from his side, according to deputy minority whip Ahmed Ibrahim, if he continues in office in spite of public outcry in Ghana. According to him, if the administration wants smooth operations in the House’s business, it should take a lesson from …

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Minority in Parliament vote of censure against Ofori-Atta fails

Less than 183 MPs voted to oust the beleaguered Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in response to the Minority in Parliament’s Censure resolution. On Thursday, 136 members of the National Democratic Congress voted in favor of Mr. Ofori-dismissal, Atta’s but this number fell short of the constitutional threshold of two-thirds needed …

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Stop spending on National Cathedral is a “vanity project” because of the economic crisis – Occupy Ghana

Given that Ghana is experiencing an economic crisis, OccupyGhana has advised the government to halt all public spending on the projected National Cathedral. The organization stated in a statement that “any justifications there may have been to warrant investing now non-existent money on the projected National Cathedral, have been destroyed …

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