Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag-bearer aspirant says the party has competent human resource capable of providing first class government for the country. He said Ghana was now looking for people with experience, expertise and skills, who could work to resolve the current socio-economic problems, created by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government and would put it back on the path of growth and development. According to him {....}

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has asked President Mahama show a clear commitment to the fight against corruption by addressing the unprecedented levels of corruption within his government. ”… . People with conscience are sometimes appalled by the extreme insensitivity displayed by some political appointees. The unprecedented levels of corruption, offensive show of power and opulence by some at a time when our country requires prudence and frugality is {....}

Former Youth and Sports Minister, Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah has refuted media speculations that he has set his eyes on the position of the Vice President of Ghana. Afriyie-Ankrah, who is currently a Minister of State at the Presidency, insists media reports suggesting that he is planning to vie for the Vice President role are baseless and untrue. He said: “These speculations are unhealthy and inappropriate for the body politic of the party. As a committed party member, who has played various roles in {....}

Some Journalists in Tamale have blacklisted one of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential hopefuls, Alan John Kwadwo Kyeremanteng for snubbing them during his visit to Tamale on Thursday August 7, 2014. What incurred their wrath was Alan Kyeremanteng’s decision to ignore them upon his late arrival to address the media prior to his meeting with party delegates at the Mafara Hotel in Tamale. By the invitation of his Local Coordinators in Tamale, Alan Kyeremanteng was scheduled {....}

A Minister of State at the Presidency, Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, has denied a media report suggesting that he is lobbying to partner President John Mahama for the 2016 elections. According to him, such reports are only speculative and intended to distract government from fulfilling its 'Better Ghana Agenda'. The Al-Hajj newspaper Thursday claimed that Vice-President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur had declared his intention not to partner President Mahama at the 2016 elections. According to the {....}

The women’s organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anita Desoso, has been put on a ‘no-fly list’ to the United States of America (USA). This came to light after she was prevented from traveling to the USA at the Kotoka International Airport on Monday. Anita Desoso who is also a Deputy Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) is said to have been declared a potential security risk after she left threatening voicemails to a US citizen, Michelle {....}

Vetting of aspirants for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential race begins on Thursday ahead of the party’s special congress on August 30. The Vetting Committee is chaired by party stalwart and former Member of the Council of State, Ama Busia. Other members of the Committee include Professor Michael Oquaye who is Chairman of the party’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs, former Chief of Staff and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Kwadwo Mpianin is also a member by virtue of his position {....}

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu on Tuesday evening broke his fast with 2012 New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at his Nima residence. The event, which was at the request of Nana Akufo-Addo, had chiefs and opinion leaders from the Muslim community in the Greater Accra region, Seven NPP Muslim Members of Parliament and leaders of the Party, as well as the general public being present. Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu {....}

Ghana’s borrowing streak, which has become a subject of debate in recent days, continues unabated. Parliament was last Friday compelled to approve various loan agreements sourced from its development partners by the government, totaling US$495,788,879. However, the approval did not escape criticism from the Minority, which demanded value for money in such agreements. Among the projects are Phase 1 of the Kumasi Central Market Redevelopment and the acquisition of buses and spare parts {....}

Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, an aspirant in the forthcoming NPP presidential contest, has reiterated that he will be the last person to divide the NPP. According to him, as a founding member of the NPP in 1992, he does not see why he should divide the party at the crucial moment of the party’s life. He said because of his love for the party in 2007, he did not allow the party to go for a second round when none of the 17 aspirants was not able to make the mark at the party’s presidential elections {....}

The wife of the 2012 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, is worried about the deteriorating health of her husband, Nana Akufo-Addo, who has recently filed his nomination once again to join in the campaign trail, trying for a third time to bring power to the NPP. A source in his house at Nima, who confirmed this stated, “Nana is scheduled for surgery in the UK later in November this year. Madam (Mrs. Akufo-Addo) is naturally concerned that Nana must be {.....}

The New Patriotic Party has decided on August,31 as the date for its special congress. The First Vice Chairman of the party, Freddy Blay, told Citi News on Tuesday that the National Executive of the party had submitted a proposal to the National Council, requesting that the Special Congress be held on August, 30. The Council, however, decided on August 31st as the date for the congress, where the number of presidential candidates aspirants for the party will be reduced to five, according to the {.....}

President John Dramani Mahama has scrapped the Ministry of Information and nominated Ekwow Spio Garbrah to join his executive team as part of a re-alignment of his government. The President has nominated a former Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, as Minister for Trade and Industry. He will be taking over from Haruna Iddrissu (MP), who has been moved to the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations {.....}

The independent presidential candidate for the 2012 elections, Mr. Jacob Osei Yeboah (aka JOY), has called for all hands to be on deck in support of the President in order for him to leave a lasting legacy with regard to the implementation of a reliable national identity data infrastructure for the country. As the foundation for our socio-economic development and a tool for the nation to rapidly catch up with other advanced economies, Mr. Osei Yeboah said, ”this is a laudable project all Ghanaians must [.....]

The National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is expected to meet on Wednesday to approve the date proposed by the National Executive committee (NEC) of the party for a special congress. The steering committee is proposing August 30th as the date for a special congress to cut down the number of flagbearer aspirants from seven to five. Confirming the proposed date to Citi News, the first Vice Chairman of the NPP, Freddie Blay said a lot of thinking has gone into the proposal and the [.....]

A group of Ghanaians living in the United States will tomorrow be hitting the streets over what they describe as harsh economic conditions in Ghana. The protest which was announced on July 14, is to take place at the Ghana Embassy, Washington DC on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The group; ‘Ghanaians Against Bad Governance’ is a non-partisan group of concerned Ghanaians living in the United States of America. They are Ghanaians who are interested in the economic and social well-being [....]

I just read a story in which the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) declared that the party is ready to govern Ghana. I don’t know the source of Mr. Kwabena Agyepong’s confidence, but if it is based on the party’s performance in opposition, then we should all be terrified by the prospect. The NPP has been a disappointing opposition party. The NPP won 47.74 percent of valid votes cast in the presidential elections of 2012 and garnered 115 seats in Parliament. In fact, if executives of [....]

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu last Friday received a New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful and former Minister for Trade, Industries and PSI under the erstwhile Kufuor administration, Mr. Alan John Kyerematen, who paid a courtesy call on him at his New Fadama residence in Accra. The National Chief Imam said that the visit of Mr. Alan John Kyerematen and members of his campaign team overwhelmed him. He stressed that ‘I consider Alan as my son and [...]