The attention of Akufo-Addo For 2016, UK, has been drawn to another vicious lie against Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The new lie is that Nana Akufo Addo has serious health issues and may not contest for the NPP presidential candidate race. They allege falsely that Nana Akufo Addo recently visited his doctors in UK and was advised not to contest any elections due to ill-health. Akufo-Addo For 2016, UK, has traced the sources of these rumours and would like to state that, there is no truth whatsoever [...]

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South in the Eastern Region, Samuel Atta Akyea, has asked for an opportunity be created to quiz the President on the floor of Parliament. “I think that the business committee should make something very novel for this house in terms of the business for the house. I am tempted to believe that they could pencil the President to come and answer questions once a month,” Mr Atta Akyea requested. He made the call at Friday’s sitting of Parliament, but was ruled out [...]

The regional branches of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have organised elections for members who wish to represent their regions on the party’s National Council. The various elections were held at the weekend after a party member challenged the current constitution of the council. The party’s constitution requires the National Council, which is the second highest decision-making body of the party, to be reconstituted after [...]

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) “must win” the 2016 elections “at all cost,” Alan Kyeremanteng, the party’s twice-defeated flagbearer aspirant has said. Touting himself as the best candidate to win power for the NPP in the next elections, Mr. Kyeremanteng told the NPP’s New York Chapter on Friday that “the thought of losing” the next Presidential election was “frightening” and “difficult to contemplate. The former Ghana Ambsassador to the United States of America under John Kufuor’s reign as President [...]

A flagbearer aspirant of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kyerematen says the party is guaranteed victory in the 2016 general election with him as flagbearer. According to him, his overriding objective is to bring the NPP back to power to redeem Ghanaians from the shackles of poverty. Mr. Kyerematen made the comment while addressing the members New York Chapter of the NPP inthe United States, Friday. As the party prepares for its flagbearership race in December, 2014, key party members have expressed interest to vie for the position [...]

The chairmen and general secretaries of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and the People’s National Convention (PNC) have been co-opted to be part of the unity committee of the two parties to speed up the processes leading to the unification of the parties. Originally, because the unity committee did not include them, decisions taken by the committee had to be submitted to the respective parties’ executives for scrutinity and dissemination to the rank and file, which caused delays [...]

The President of IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe says the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) reason for boycotting the National Economic Forum “was a joke.” “That thing was a joke to say I won’t go,” he opined. He mentioned that the rank and file of the NPP for some time now have been complaining bitterly about the state of the country’s economy and how it is being mismanaged by the government. This, he said was an indication that, the members of the [...]

The Chairperson of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Samia Nkrumah says the only way for Ghana to achieve economic stability and the development of its human resource is to elect the party into power. She said: “The path and solution to the economic difficulties of our country is the election of a CPP government for an implementation of an economic development programme that is inspired and defined by our struggle for political and economic freedom to fulfill our mission in history.” In an open letter [...]

A former flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kyeremateng has expressed his desire and interest to contest for the party’s presidential candidate position for 2016. This was contained in a goodwill message to the NPP ahead of its National Delegates Conference in the Northern Region. ”Ladies and gentlemen, I know that some people would still want to hear from me about my intentions to contest the flagbearership of our party when the time comes[...]

Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, a former minister of state, has raised an alarm over the continued raid of his private residence at Tanoso, a suburb of Kumasi, by armed robbers. According to him, he has survived three robbery attacks, after he had commented on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearership contest and believes the incidents cannot be a mere coincidence.The NPP presidential hopeful, who was speaking in an[...]

A National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament and a backbencher who has gained notoriety for shouting at members on the opposite side received bashing from the Minority leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on Wednesday when he said his behaviour does not belong to the House as an honourable member. The NDC MP for Yunyoo in the Northern Region, Joseph Bipoba Naabu rudely interrupted the Minority leader when[...]

The National Council of Elders (NCE) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for a ceasefire among members ahead of its national elections in March. The NCE has also advised members of the party to adhere to grievance procedures with the party, warning that, "Any party member who goes public on internal party matters shall be summoned before the disciplinary committee.” A statement signed by a member of the council,[...]

Samia Nkrumah, the current Chairperson of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and the daughter of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah has for the first time declared her intention to run for Presidency on the CPP’s ticket. The former Member of Parliament for the Jomoro constituency in the Western Region told  Accra-based Radio XYZ  on Thursday that she was willing to do everything she could to resuscitate her father’s party and so would like to lead the CPP[...]

After clearing the air surrounding ‘key’ financiers of the New Patriotic Party, Mr. Jake Obetsebi Lamptey has proceeded to warn Hon. Kennedy Agyapong to cease badmouthing him. Not too long ago, news went viral that the leadership of the NPP had squandered moneys meant for the 2012 election. The self acclaimed financier of the party, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong, proclaimed that the...