POLITICS

We’ll vote for you to pay us – Assembly members to Mahama

Concerned Assembly Members Association of Ghana, CAMAG have thrown their weight behind former president John Mahama over his promise to put Assembly Members on salary when given the mandate in the December 7 elections. The association which comprises of assembly members from various Electoral Areas across the country has expressed their readiness to go to the grounds to campaign for ...

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Voters’ register: NDC’s audit demand ‘strange’ – Ephson

Pollster Ben Ephson has described the request by the opposition National Democratic Congress for an independent audit into the new voters’ register as strange. According to the renowned pollster, the opposition party must make known its figure to the public and the Electoral Commission for some comparisons. The NDC on Thursday demanded an independent audit into the newly compiled voters’ ...

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Sanitation minister’s 85% cleanest city claim shocking – Awula Serwah

The founder and co-ordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens has slammed the Sanitation Minister for claiming that Accra is 85 per cent clean. According to Awula Serwah, the Minister’s claim is astonishing looking at the filth that has engulfed the capital. Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah earlier this week said government’s promise to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa by 2020 ...

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Deploy more soldiers on election day – Obiri Boahen

Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), lawyer Obiri Boahen has called on the government to deploy more military personnel for the management of security during the December 7, 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. Mr. Boahen says the move will prevent people from engaging in violence or snatch ballot boxes from polling stations like we witnessed in ...

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John Dumelo consoles victims of Friday night fire disaster

The National Democratic Congress parliamentary aspirant for the Ayawaso West Constituency, John Dumelo has consoled victims of Friday night’s “Kiosk Estate” fire that rendered more than 400 occupants homeless. At about 9:00 pm when GhanaWeb visited the scene, residents of the slum located near the Miklin Hotel at Shiashie, were seen trying to save some properties from the fire. More ...

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Prioritize empowerment of Zongo women: An open letter to Prof. Naana Jane

On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, His Excellency Former President John Dramani Mahama officially introduced you as His running mate for 2020 Election to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, cross-section of Muslim leaders and chiefs. That event marks the beginning of your political covenant with the Zongo/Muslim community. Clearly, gender Empowerment is a key issue that NDC ...

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Bawumia’s 15 million bank accounts claim false – Minority

The Minority in Parliament is challenging the claim by Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia that the introduction of Mobile Money Interoperability has created bank accounts for over 15 million Ghanaians. Dr. Bawumia noted at an event in Accra that his promise of a bank account for every Ghanaian during the 2016 elections has been partly fulfilled with the Interoperability platform. ...

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Fire guts Electoral Commission office in Accra

Fire that erupted in the early hours of Friday, August 14, 2020 has destroyed several property at the Electoral Commission’s office in Accra. The fire which started at about 2.30 am, consumed almost everything in the said building located at Sapeiman in the Ga West Municipality which also serves as the Regional Office of the election management body. The cause ...

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I’ll strengthen decentralisation – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has restated his commitment to strengthening the country’s decentralisation process. According to Mr. Mahama, “it is only through decentralisation that we can see true progress in the country”. Speaking at a meeting with the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOSAG) in Accra on Thursday, the former President said ...

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