Pressure group, OccupyGhana has called for an independent police investigation into the bribery allegation surrounding Parliament’s Appointments Committee. The group is further calling for criminal prosecution of anyone found culpable in the bribery scandal, as well as possibly criminal sanctions for those making the allegations if they prove to be false. Member of the Appointments Committee and Member of…
Gender and Social Protection minister designate, Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba says she will not apologise to former President John Mahama for comments she made during the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) campaign. Madam Otiko Djaba is reported to have described the former president as “wicked, evil and someone with a heart of the devil” prior to the 2016 elections. The…
The Minister designate for Gender and Social Protection, Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba has said she did not support claims by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong that the Chairperson for the Electoral Commission (EC) was appointed due to sexual favours. According to her, she only called for an investigation into the claims made by Mr…
The move by the Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka to isolate himself from the accusation that a bribe was exchanged through him, supposedly coming from a ministerial nominee to influence Minority members on the Appointments Committee has been challenged. According to the Member of Parliament for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Mr Samuel Okudzeto…
Five Ghanaians resident in the United States, have sued the Electoral Commission (EC) at the Supreme Court over the non-implementation of the Representation of the People Amendment Act (ROPAA), Act 699. They contend that the non-implementation of the law is a breach of their fundamental human rights under the laws of Ghana; particularly Articles 17(2), 42 and 33(5) of…
The president of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XVII, of the Asogli State has apologised on behalf of Chiefs who erred and engaged in partisan politics during the political season last year. He said even though the code of conduct of chiefs and the Constitution precluded them from taking active part in politics, some of them could…
The minister-designate for Regional Reorganisation and Development Dan Kwaku Botwe appears to be prepared for his new job as he took along with him a huge map of Ghana to make his case before the appointments committee Monday. The former information minister requested the permission of the committee, and took members through the various regions and their specific challenges…
Accra – Lawmakers in Ghana on Monday called for an investigation into claims that a minister in new President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government bribed the committee vetting his candidacy. Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has been accused of attempting to bribe some opposition party members of the committee with $700 each to approve his nomination. The allegations were made by an…
In a piece in myjoyonline, Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) opposed the nomination of Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto as minister-designate for Food and Agriculture due to his alleged stance on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The purpose of this rejoinder is to address the habitual misinformation of FSG on issues of GMOs and modern technology policy considerations on agriculture. By clearing…
The Sunyani Traditional Council has expressed some reservations about the nomination of Mr Kwaku Asoma-Cheremeh as the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister-designate. According to the chiefs, they would not give him the needed support should he be given parliamentary approval. At a press conference at the Palace of the Sunyani Omanhene on Thursday, the chiefs accused Mr Asoma-Cheremeh of inciting…
