POLITICS

NPP opens nominations for parliamentary primaries

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today open nominations for aspiring parliamentary candidates in constituencies where the party has sitting Members of Parliament. While the nominations are expected to close on December 25, 2023, the party has fixed January 27, 2024, to conduct the final leg of its internal election …

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John Mahama promises to pay Assembly Members if elected in 2024

National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate John Mahama has promised to give assembly members financial support in the form of an allowance if he is elected in 2024. Acknowledging the pivotal function performed by individuals in the local governance framework, Mr. Mahama underscored the necessity of financial support to empower …

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Napo energizes NPP Ashanti youth ahead of 2024

The Ashanti regional youth wing of the NPP has been reminded by Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh of the vital role the youth wing of the party must play in its quest to “break the 8.” Speaking at the Mega Ashanti Regional Youth Conference on Saturday, December 16, 2023, …

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“I’m not lame duck” – Akufo-Addo to Bagbin

President Akufo-Addo has refuted Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin’s assertion that he is a lame-duck president. Following the election of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as the NPP’s leader and presidential candidate, the Speaker of Parliament stated a few weeks ago that President Akufo-Addo was losing the support of certain …

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EC ready for District Assembly elections – Dr Serebour Quaicoe

Everything is ready for Tuesday, December 19, district-level elections, according to the Electoral Commission (EC). In the upcoming local elections, over 66,000 candidates are vying for assembly and unit committee seats. According to figures provided by the Electoral Commission, there are 66,257 candidates in total 18,755 candidates for assembly members …

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Mahama complain about stoppage of cocoa roads

Roads in cocoa-growing districts are in a terrible state, according to former president John Mahama, because the ruling NPP government refused to provide funding for construction following an audit of contracts that were awarded. He said that the cocoa roads program received an annual allocation of $250 million from the …

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Speaker Bagbin calls on Bimbilla regent

A parliamentary delegation led by Speaker Alban Bagbin paid a visit to Yakubu Andani Dasana, the Bimbilla regent, at his palace on Thursday. As Ghana marks 30 years of continuous parliamentary democracy, the Rt Hon. Speaker and his team are working to bring Parliament to Ghanaians’ doorsteps. This courtesy call …

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