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29 Nov

Speaker, Minority Erred On Witchcraft Bill – Presidency

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The Presidency has debunked accusations leveled against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo regarding a supposed delay in assenting to the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill. Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin and Minority in Parliament on Monday accused the president of delaying to assent to the Criminal Offences (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2023 (the Bill). However, the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Mr. Eugene Arhin refuted the claim, indicating that President Akufo-Addo is well within the legally stipulated timeframe to make a decision on Bill. The amendment of Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), has been amended to outlaw the roles of…

Directive From Presidency Asking MMDCEs To Remain At Post Unnecessary – Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has ruled that the tenure of office of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) is not tied to that of the President. It thus noted that a 2021 directive by the Presidency asking such officials to remain at post was unnecessary. “We have taken judicial notice of the fact that the appointment of MMDCEs by the President takes months after the President is sworn into office. We have also taken judicial notice of the fact that the approval process by the Assembly runs into weeks and in some cases months with some approval processes going into…

You Want To Use The Presidency To Steal- Wontumi Shreds Mahama

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The main motive behind John Mahama’s decision to contest the 2020 Presidential election, is to get a way to use Presidency to steal, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, has revealed. Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, in an interview on the Wontumi Morning Show, emphatically stated that should Mr. Mahama be given the nod to rule the country again, he would use the Presidency to steal and milk the coffers of the state. The NPP Chairman also known as Chairman Wontumi pointed out that history has demonstrated that when former President John Mahama was in government, he allocated state…