POLITICS

E/R: Anger as NPP institutes primaries for District level election

There is widespread anger among incumbent Assembly Members aligned to the ruling New Patriotic Party seeking reelection in the upcoming District level elections following a decision by the Party to hold primaries for the District Level election. The New Juaben South Constituency Executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party has instituted ‘Primaries for electoral areas where more Members of the ...

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NPP has failed Ghanaians – Alex Mould

Former GNPC Chief Executive Alex Mould says the Akufo-Addo government has failed. “We all heard, 1 District 1 Factory, 1 Village 1 Dam, US$1 million per constituency per a year, Free SHS, reduction of cost of electricity etc” Mr. Mould reechoed while addressing a section of TEIN members at University of Cape Coast (UCC) campus on Saturday. “All these pipe ...

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Napo orders probe into UCC contract termination

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has directed the National Council of Tertiary Education (NCTE) to investigate an alleged illegal termination of contracts awarded to TACOA Construction Limited and Barony Company Limited by the University of Cape Coast (UCC). A letter signed by Ms. Wilhelmina Asamoah, Director of General Administration to the NCTE, following a petition to the ...

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‘CSE no-no’ – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given an assurance that so long as he remains President, there is no way Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) will be introduced into the school curricula. Allaying the fears of Ghanaians about the possible introduction of the CSE, he said the rumour was false and urged parents to disregard it. Speaking at a service to ...

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NDC delegation storms Manhyia to celebrate Akwasidae with Otumfuo

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketiah leading a delegation of five have arrived at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi to celebrate the festival, Akwasidae, with the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu and his people. The delegation include former attorney General Mrs. Betty Mound Iddrisu, Mr. Alex Mould, Kwaku Boahen, Deputy communication director of the ...

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CSE: Akufo-Addo meets religious leaders in Kumasi

President Akufo-Addo has arrived in Kumasi in the Ashanti region to meet religious leaders over the controversial comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). The unannounced meeting is being held behind closed doors, Starr News has learnt. The President is also expected to meet traditional and other opinion leaders to alley their fears over the programme which has been overwhelmingly rejected by Ghanaians. ...

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Respect Article One(1) of 1992 Constitution and Forever be in Power

Article One(1) of the 1992 Constitution subsection One (1) states that “The Sovereignty of Ghana resides in the people of Ghana in whose name and for whose welfare the powers of Government are to be exercised in the manner and within the limits laid down in this Constitution”. Political Parties and Politicians in general lose Political Power due to their ...

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Bawumia’s job creation announcement is a diversionary tactic – Solomon Nkansah

The former Deputy National Communications Officer of the NDC, Solomon Nkansah has chided Vice President over claims his government created over 350,000 jobs saying it is a diversionary tactic. He stressed that Dr Bawumia just made the announcement to take the minds of Ghanaians off the brouhaha surrounding the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and allow the matter to die. “Instead ...

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You can’t run from CSE mess – Minority to government

The Minority in Parliament has said government actually intended instructing the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) at the basic school levels. The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu at a press conference on Friday, 4 October 2019 said the funding for that project featured in the 2019 budget statement presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta. Mr Iddrisu said ...

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