POLITICS

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Ocquaye, has suspended parliamentary sitting for 30 minutes for broader consultation on the prosecution of the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu. Justice Afia Serwaa Asare Botwe has ordered lawyers for the Bawku Central to ensure the lawmaker appear in court today, June 4, 2019, ...

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has observed that the six army generals including former heads of state who were executed under the Former President Jerry John Rawlings military regime, were unjustly murdered. He disclosed during a call on him by families of the six in commemoration of 40 years of their death that as far as he is concerned they ...

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka Chairman Wontumi has described the move by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to have demonstrated against the Electoral Commission (EC) as senselessness borne out of lawlessness. “There has not been any sense in all of their demonstrations so far in the country” Chairman ...

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Hon. Isaac Adongo, has described as “laughable”, assertions by the Electoral Commission (EC) that it is impossible for the commission to rig any election in favour of a political party. The NDC MP, also believes the conduct of EC Chairperson, Madam Jean Mensa, can spark a revolution as she is fomenting “unnecessary” tensions ...

National Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has expressed shock over claims by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) that he is escaping investigation into his procurement of 275 buses for the NPP. According to him, the Commission seems to be playing politics with the issue. He noted emphatically that “If they are ...

A judge has ordered Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga to make himself available in court over a corruption probe case. Justice Afia Serwaa Asare Botwe of the Financial and Tax Court on Tuesday asked lawyers of the lawmaker to produce him for the case to take its natural course. According to Starr News’ court correspondent Wilberforce Asare, ...

The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi in the Eastern Region, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has presented educational materials particularly mathematical sets to 1500 candidates in the Akyemansa District expected to sit for the Basic Education Certificate Examinations this year. The presentation is an annual exercise to support BECE candidates in the district. The Akyemansa District Education Director Rosemond Antwi who ...

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has defended his decision to counter sue the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, who is pursuing him [the legislator] in court over alleged tax evasion and fraud. According to Mahama Ayariga, his action is not borne out of fear but he only wants the Special Prosecutor to go through the right procedure. ...

The Attorney General’s Department headed by Madam Gloria Akuffo has responded to Multimedia Investigative Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni indicating that the evidence he provided to the outfit in respect of corruption against Zoomlion cannot sustain a prosecution. According to a statement issued on Monday June 3, 2019, in response to claims files regarding the matter had gone missing, the A-G ...

At least 21 appointees of the former administration under John Dramani Mahama, are being prosecuted for corruption-related offences, the President has revealed. These prosecutions, according to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, may have delayed partly because of his respect for due process. Another reason, the president said, is deliberate efforts by the persons being prosecuted to delay the process. Nana Akufo-Addo ...