POLITICS

Former President John Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has assured Ghanaians that he and his running mate, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, will never engage in politics of insults. “My running mate, Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, who I am presenting to you today, has been encouraged by the Osu Mantse to be strong and courageous in the ...

The influence of the wife of former President Jerry John Rawlings played a significant role in the parting of ways between Rawlings and the late Prof Mills, Prof Kwamena Ahwoi has recounted in his book, “Working with Rawlings”. According to him, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, Rawlings’ wife also influenced greatly, her husband’s falling out with his comrades and confidants who had ...

West Africa, with about 380 million people, is the final frontier for global automakers looking to increase manufacturing capacity in a region where they currently have little presence. While local assemblers in Nigeria, home to nearly half of the region’s population, have partnered with companies such as Volkswagen AG to make vehicles in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari last year ...

Former President John Mahama says Christians in the country cannot look on as the country slips into decadence by the Akufo-Addo government. According to the NDC flagbearer, the NPP government has compromised all state institutions with partisan politics and interest. Introducing his runningmate to the Christian Community at a ceremony in Accra, Mr Mahama appealed to the Christian community to ...

Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide has stated categorically that the Akufo Addo government in its first term has performed far better than any government since the Fourth Republic. According to him, not even the high-performing Kufuor administration can be compared to the achievement of the ruling Akufo Addo government. “Whoever wants to be objective and truthful will bear ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) runningmate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has paid a visit to the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs in Dodowa to officially introduce herself to the traditional rulers in the region. Professor Opoku-Agyemang thanked the chiefs for the leadership in their communities, assuring them that, “our MPs and Parliamentary Candidates will continue to engage in a ...

The Volta Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress has expressed dissatisfaction over the just ended voter;s registration exercise. According to the party, the exercise was full of irregularities as well as intimidation of residents branded Togolese. The group however says it takes comfort in their strategy to call on residents outside the region to register wherever they were and ...

Former President and Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to grant clemency to a pastor and his two followers jailed for four years for flouting the ban on public gatherings. Mr. Mahama says the four-year prison sentence handed down to the pastor, Apostle Sampson Agakpe and two others is ...

Former President and Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to grant clemency to a pastor and his two followers jailed for four years for flouting the ban on public gatherings. Mr. Mahama says the four-year prison sentence handed down to the pastor, Apostle Sampson Agakpe and two others is ...

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo, has jumped to the defence of Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang for forewording the controversial book authored by former Local Government Minister Professor Kwamena Ahwoi. Since its release, the book titled ‘Working With Rawlings’ has generated controversy with many members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) rejecting some of ...