John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has emphasized the pressing need for reforms in Ghana’s healthcare system, pointing to insufficient infrastructure and growing costs as major problems. Speaking on Tuesday, November 12, following the commissioning of a newly built maternity and children’s ward in Bodom, Nkoranza North, with his wife,…
Currently in Ghana, there are 40 females out of the 275 Members of Parliament in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic. Clearly, this number is likely to decrease as some women in Parliament lost their seats during the primaries ahead of the December 7 elections. Among them are Sarah Adwoa Safo, Dome-Kwabenya, Sheila Bartels,…
Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, the Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo, has indicated that the Minority caucus in Parliament will not participate in parliamentary sessions until after the upcoming elections, despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling. Vanderpuye clarified that the Minority was not involved in the legal suit, which was strictly between the Majority and Speaker…
Justice William Atuguba, former Supreme Court judge, has indicated that Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, is bound by the Supreme Court’s ruling of his declaration of four seats vacant. Bagbin had declared the seats vacant following a motion filed by Minority leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson. The MPs affected include Cynthia Mamle Morrison (Agona West),…
The Supreme Court has in a 5:2 majority decision upheld the Majority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo Markin’s application against the declaration of four Parliamentary seats vacant. By this decision, the Court has declared the action of the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, unconstitutional. Mr Afenyo-Markin argued that the Speaker lacked jurisdiction to take action on such…
Renowned legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata is worried about what he describes as a worrying decline in public confidence in Ghana’s judiciary. According to him, this situation has the propensity to trigger dire implications for the country’s democratic framework. His comments come amid findings from the 2024 on African Governance, which reported a stark drop in…
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced a groundbreaking plan to provide free university education for the children of cocoa farmers. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement in Jakobu, Ashanti Region, Dr. Bawumia outlined the government’s intention to utilize funds currently allocated for cocoa scholarships at the Senior High School level…
Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama is calling on disappointed supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to shift their allegiance and vote for the NDC in the upcoming December 7 general elections.Mr. Mahama’s appeal is part of his broader strategy to broaden his support base to make a…
Speaker Alban Bagbin has adjourned Parliament indefinitely for the second time. On Thursday, November, 7 when the House reconvened after an earlier adjournment on October 22, the NPP caucus in the House were not present in the Chamber, leading to the Speaker’s adjournment. Alban Bagbin while addressing MPs in the chamber said there is no…
By Haruna Kuri Kaayi The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has temporarily paused the printing of presidential ballot papers for the upcoming 2024 elections, following the sudden passing of Madam Akua Donkor, the Presidential Candidate of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP). Her death, confirmed on October 29, 2024, has sent shockwaves through Ghanaian politics, as…
