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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced the guidelines and procedures that will govern its upcoming Special Electoral College Elections. A statement signed by the Secretary to the Presidential Elections Committee, William Yamoah, reveals that guidelines for the election were arrived at after extensive consultation with various stakeholders including the aspirants. “These guidelines have been formulated after extensive consultations with the various stakeholders including the Presidential documents,” parts of the statement read. According to the statement, the guidelines aim to spell out the rules and procedures for the Special Electoral College to select five aspirants out of the ten to…
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The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government will not ask Parliament for any additional money. According to him, this was necessitated by the progress made in non-oil tax revenue collection within the year. The Finance Minister made these remarks when he presented the mid-year budget review in Parliament on July 31. “For the first six months of the year, we continue making progress to exceed our non-oil revenue targets for the year. We have seen improvements in non-oil tax revenue collection despite some noticeable shortfalls in VAT. “However, oil revenues have fallen short of expectations…
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The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta says 2022 was his worst year as the manager of Ghana’s public purse. Presenting the 2023 mid-year budget review in Parliament on Monday, July 31, Mr. Ofori-Atta indicated that the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic posed a great challenge for him and the governing New Patriotic Party forcing the government to run to the International Monetary Fund for respite. “2022 was the most difficult year for me as Ghana’s Finance Minister. On July 1st 2022, we took what was then a very difficult but necessary decision to request support from the IMF to implement…
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The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta in his 2023 mid-year budget review has indicated that the measures put in place by the government in attempts to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 and the current economic challenges have resulted in stabilizing fluctuating exchange rates, softened inflation, and brought down interest rates. The Finance Minster in his presentation attributed the achievements to ongoing fiscal adjustments implemented by the government. He indicated that these fiscal adjustments have significantly improved the ailing economy. “Mr. Speaker, the implementation of ongoing fiscal adjustments and sustained investments in our people have contributed immensely to the stabilisation we…
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Jul
A Deputy Minister for Energy, Herbert Krapa has said that Ghana is on the path to providing universal access to electricity by 2024. He made these remarks when he participated in a panel discussion at a G20 India 2023 Energy Transition Working Group event in the Indian city of Goa recently on the theme: ‘Powering Progress In The Global South, Accessible and Affordable Clean Energy for All’ Mr Krapa emphasised that the Ministry of Energy took a bold step after United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasglow, Scotland, to develop the country’s Energy Transition Framework which was launched in…
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Jul
Security expect, Richard Kumadoe denounced on the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Bola Tinubu, saying he has no moral right and credibility to order the military coup leaders in Niger to immediately release and reinstate elected President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held by the military since Wednesday. He said, "Was he declared the President of Nigeria or he's at the Supreme Court of Nigeria? look at the people talking, he doesn't have any moral right to tell coup leaders to stop what they are doing. The leader is routing from the head, what…
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Jul
Delegates in the Assin Central Constituency were clad in T-shirts of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in apparent defiance of orders from the Constituency Chairman at a meeting with the second gentleman of the land who is vying to lead the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2024 general election. The delegates were said to have been instructed by Chairman Attakora Amaniampong, not to accept and wear the t-shirts of Dr. Bawumia. However, they resisted the orders and gleefully wore the t-shirts of the vice president in their meeting with him. According to some polling station executives and electoral…
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Jul
The flagbearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet says he will continue to lead the party until he is given a chance to become President. The Convention People’s Party on Saturday elected Mr. Ivor Greenstreet as its presidential candidate for the 2020 general elections. He defeated two other contestants; Mr Bright Oblitey Akwetey and Mr Divine Ayivor, for the flagbearer slot. Greenstreet speaking after the victory indicated that he will continue to lead the NPP until Ghanaians give him a chance. Akufo-Addo was challenged heavily by competitors in his own party who felt he did not have…