Politics

Former President John Dramani Mahama has once again refused to state whether he intends to stand for president in the 2020 elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to him, his focus at the moment is on contributing towards the party’s restructuring and healing process to make the NDC a stronger force in the elections. Some supporters ...

National Democratic Congress [NDC] Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has challenged President Nana Akufo-Addo to renegotiate the Ghana-US defence cooperation agreement that has received widespread criticism from the public. In an open letter to the President, Mr. Ablakwa said the President’s silence on the matter was uncharacteristic of the man known to be very vocal. “Respectfully, Mr ...

A Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, is expected to report to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), of the Police Service today [Tuesday], for investigations into the allegations of treason brought against him. A member of his legal team, Victor Adawudu, assured that Mr. Anyidoho will present himself as directed by the police. “We ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Asunafo South Constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region, has condemned an attack on the Member of Parliament for the area, Eric Opoku, and three others, believed to be members of the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC]. The Communications Director of the NPP in the constituency, Nana Adusei Opoku, urged the police to bring ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority has vowed to continue to pile pressure on the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the controversial defence cooperation agreement between Ghana and the US. “We are wholly committed to holding the feet of the NPP and the Akufo-Addo government to the fire of accountability,” the Minority Spokesperson Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini said. The Sagnarigu ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned Ghanaians to be wary of some fake social media accounts created in his name. The former President on his Facebook page indicated that though many social media pages are using his name or a combination of his official names, his official Facebook Account and Twitter Handle remain @JDMahama. The President clarified that any ...

Acting Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Murtala Mohammed, has said the party has recorded performance in election under his administration, and has thus urged delegates to vote massively to retain him in the upcoming regional executive election. According to him, he was able to organize the party structures when he assumed office after the sudden demise ...

The incumbent Chairman of the Ashanti Regional branch of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly called Chairman Wontumi, will go unopposed in the party’s upcoming regional elections. This is because his main contender, Asare Bediako, has stepped down, sources have told citinewsroom.com Asare Bediako, before joining the race, was the Asokwa Constituency Chairman of the NPP, who ...

Mr. Dennis Amfo-Sefah, Constituency Chairman of the Tema West branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on Mr. Koku Anyidoho, Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC], to apologize to President Nana Akufo-Addo. “First and foremost, President Akufo-Addo richly deserves the apology because he as President earned his legitimacy through the ballot box and not ...

A member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Victor Kojoga Adawudu has said that the government’s decision to reverse the name of the seat of government from Flagstaff House to Jubilee House was taken to ‘massage the ego’ of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to him, handlers of the president deemed the decision a perfect birthday gift to the ...