POLITICS

A number of initiatives carried out by the government through the Zongo Development Fund (ZDF) in the Ashanti Region have received commissions from Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. As part of his two-day visit to the Region, Vice President Bawumia dedicated furnished classroom buildings, a water system, and a community sports …

Osei Kofi Acquah, a member of the Asante Youth Association (AYA), believes that in order to bring development projects to the Ashanti area, parliamentarians there need to improve their lobbying abilities. Despite the region’s contribution to the overall country’s economic progress, he claimed that MPs had neglected to advocate for …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated the Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, and Member of Parliament for Walewale, Lariba Zuweira Abudu as Minister-designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection. Her appointment is subject to the approval of Parliament. The President has also nominated Member of Parliament …

The National Steering Committee of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asked all former executives to give the party everything property they still retain, including any vehicles. At the committee meeting on July 26, 2022, the decision was made. They were instructed to follow the committee’s instructions in a …

The fishing season for inshore and artisanal fishers along Ghana’s coast has officially begun according to Hon Hawa Koomson, Minister in Charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development. The Minister opened the closed fishing season at the Tema canoe basin in the Greater Accra area, which ran from July 1 to …

Sam Nartey George, the ranking member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communications, has spoken out against the GHS5 cost that would be applied to the usage of the yet-to-be-introduced self-application for SIM card re-registration. He asserts that Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications and Digitalization, is not authorized to …

The impacts of the slave trade, according to President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, have been disastrous to both the African continent and the African Diaspora, with the entire time of slavery impeding Africa’s progress in terms of its economy, culture, and psychology. President Akufo-Addo emphasized the need …

According to Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, vice president of the Republic of Ghana, work on the four-tier Suame Interchange in Kumasi would start in September 2022. According to him, the much-awaited project fulfills a commitment the New Patriotic Party NPP made to Ashanti Region inhabitants some time ago. When Dr. Bawumia …

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to support more growth initiatives in the Ashanti region. The Asante Monarch claimed that because the area is the governing party’s stronghold, it deserves the best. The Asakyihene, Nana Mensah Bonsu, who gave Otumfuo’s speech, stated …

The Minority in Parliament is requesting that the SIM card re-registration be extended through the end of 2022 and that in addition to the Ghana Card, the Voter’s ID also be accepted as identification during the procedure. Sam George, a member of parliament from Ningo Prampram, spoke to the media …