Former President Jerry John Rawlings today marked the 35th anniversary of the 31st December Revolution blaming government officials for causing the defeat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the just-ended general elections.
The Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, will be named to the position of minority leader when the 7th parliament of the Fourth Republic is sworn in on January 7, 2017, it has been reported.
Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has stated that he would be very happy if president-elect Nana Akufo-Addo and the in-coming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government succeed in fulfilling the promises they made to Ghanaian's during the campaign period.
The Functional Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) with the approval of the Council of Elders has established a 13-member committee to investigate the cause(s) of the party’s abysmal loss to the NPP in the 2016 General Election and recommend the way forward.
Member of Parliament (MP) for Odododiodoo constituency and outgoing Minister for Sports, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuije has explained that the “comfortable leadâ€mantra which emerged as one of the most popular catchphrases in the heat of the collation of results in the 2016 general elections was to calm down the frustrations of the supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The much-anticipated list of ministers expected to work in the government of president-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be released 24-hours after he is sworn into office.
The election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) as captured in the 2016 manifesto of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will start from 2018, president-elect Nana Akufo-Addo has disclosed.
Press Secretary to President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Eugene Arhin has called on the general public to disregard a list circulating on social media and other platforms supposedly containing the names of persons for ministerial and deputy ministerial positions in the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.
President of policy think tank IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe, has counselled the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to build a team of intelligent followers in order to be able to participate in meaningful discussions on national issues, which will produce a move from aggressive politicking.
Information reaching primenewsghana indicate that Member of Parliament-elect for Awutu Senya West, George Andah will likely serve as the deputy minister for communications in the incoming government.
The President-Elect of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has thanked the Chiefs and people of the Upper West Region for their massive show of support for him and for the NPP in this year’s elections, which saw the NPP increase its parliamentary seats from 0, in 2012, to 5 in 2016.
Even before President-elect Nana Ado Dankwa Akufo-Addo makes public the list of people to serve in his government, there is specualtion about those appearing on the list.
