The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum last Sunday during a press conference said, Government has so far spent 7.7bn on free Senior High School since 2017 to 2020 but former Deputy minister of Education is calling for forensic audit. Hon Alex Kyeremeh said, Ghanaians want to know the amount of money spent on feeding, Infrastructurs etc since the Implementation of free senior high school. The Former Deputy Minister of Education who doubled as former Member of Parliament for Techiman North District Hon Alex kofi Kyeremeh explained that, the NDC are not an enemies or not against the policy of…
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The Omanhene of Dormaa traditional area who doubles as the President of the Bono Regional House of chiefs Osaagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II has called on Ghanaians to make agriculture a priority to boost national economy. V/O: According to the Dormaahene, there is the need for the country to prioritize Agriculture since the country has adored formal education since colonial days but has gained not much from it. To him, Singapore has been successful from palm so, Ghana with much rich and fertile lands stands the chance of earning much in Agriculture The Aduanapiesie was speaking at his 22 years…
The National Security secretariat says mistrust in the Electoral Commission (EC) is arming political parties’ vigilante groups for violence that threatens the state’s security. The secretariat’s strategic security policy demands the EC to investigate the source of the public mistrust and urgently address them. The opposition National Democratic Congress has not hidden its dislike for and mistrust in the current leadership of the Jean Mensah led Electoral Commission. Indeed the outcome of the 2020 general elections and the Supreme Court judgment on the 2020 election petition entrenched the party’s strong opposition to the EC. Former President John Mahama amplifies this…
The Assin North legislator, Joe Gyakye Quayson, is yet to be served a week after a high court in Cape Coast ordered his service, notifying him of his lawyer’s withdrawal from the case. Counsel for the MP, Abraham Amaliba, wrote to the court indicating his withdrawal from the case. Based on that the MP, Joe Gyaakye Quayson, is expected to search for a lawyer to represent him after he’s been served so he would be represented in court. But it turned out that the Express Mail Service (EMS) relied upon the facilitation of Abraham Amaliba failed to carry out the…
A second push by lawyers for former Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) CEO Dr Stephen Opuni to have the judge hearing his criminal case recuse himself has failed. Supreme Court Judge Clemence Honyenuga who is hearing the case as an additional High Court judge, has been accused of bias. The lawyers say Justice Honyenuga had made comments in open court and in his ruling on a submission of no case application that leaves them in no doubt that their client will not get a fair hearing. Dr Opuni is accused of causing a 217 million dollar financial loss to the state…
THE Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban S.K. Bagbin has charged legislators in Africa to stay committed to their core mandate of providing oversight on government activities to better serve the people who voted them into power. According to the Speaker, parliament as an institution, was clothed with the legitimacy and authority to make a difference in the lives of the people with the right focus. He said the time was right for African parliaments to wake up to that realisation. The Speaker was addressing a Kenyan Parliamentary Delegation on Defense and Foreign Relations led by Hon. Charles Kilonzo, MP,…
Parliament’s Appointments Committee has finally recommended for approval, the nomination of Andrew Egyapa Mercer as a Deputy Energy Minister. A Committee member earlier insisted on the suspension of the nomination due to some unfavorable answers to questions posed by members of the Committee in relation to the botched PDS deal in which he acted as a Director and a Secretary for TG solutions, one of the parties to the deal. Upon further deliberations, the said member has discontinued the pursuit of allegations of conflict of interest and perjury. In an interview with Citi News, a member of the Appointments Committee…
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will continue the vetting of Deputy Ministerial nominees later today, Wednesday, June 9. In all, four nominees are expected to be questioned today. The exercise will begin with the public hearing for a Deputy Minister-designate for Interior, Naana Eyiah Quansah, Deputy Minister-Designate for Transport, Hassan Tampuli, Deputy Minister-designate for Finance, Dr. John Kumah, and Deputy Minister-designate for Trade and Industry, Michael Okyere Baafi will also be vetted. The vetting is expected to end on the 15th of June. The Committee has since last week vetted close to 20 of the 40 nominees. Meanwhile, Andrew Egyapa…
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated the need for all Ghanaians to get involved in the 2021 National Population and Housing Census. President Akufo-Addo insists the involvement of all Ghanaians will help the government in decision-making. He therefore charged opinion leaders in various communities to rally their people to participate in the exercise. President Akufo-Addo was speaking at an event in Accra. “With the imminent commencement of the 2021 Population and Housing Census by the Ghana Statistical Service on Sunday, June 27, 2021, I urge everyone here to help ensure a successful event. We hope to use the…
The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has denied ever being involved in illegal mining activities popularly known as ‘galamsey’ in the country. “My attention has been drawn to some news making rounds on social media linking me with some mining activities including ‘galamsey’ in the country. I categorically refute these allegations, which are baseless, malicious, and unmeritorious,” Mr. Boadu said in a statement. “Indeed, the failure and inability of the individuals making the said allegations to provide any modicum of substance to back their allegations despite being challenged to do same on many occasions…