Call by the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) has called on the on the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to restore teacher trainee allowances within its first 100 days.
Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo has asked leaders of the National Democratic Congress(NDC)to desist from shifting blames on the founder of the party, ex-President Jerry John Rawlings for their defeat in the December 7 elections.
The National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams has stated that the party hierarchy is in pain following the huge losses suffered in presidential and parliamentary polls on December 7.
National organizer and campaign Coordinator of the ruling National Democratic Congress [NDC], Kofi Adams has said, he stands for probity and accountability hence he is not perturbed if president elect Nana Addo start witch-hunting members of the NDC government after he is sworn in as president come January 2017.
Parliament of Ghana reconvenes on Tuesday, December 20 to finish up its work before its dissolution to make way for the seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic to commence proceedings by January 2017 after been sworn-in.
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), lost over 45 seats in the just ended parliamentary elections. President Mahama suffered a unquestionable defeat after he garnered just 44.40% of the total valid votes cast as against 53.85% of his main contender, Nana Akufo-Addo.
Per the result projected by Prime News Ghana and confirmed by the Electoral Commission of Ghana, this is the first time in the history of Ghana that a flagbearer of an opposition party has defeated an incumbent president with in such a convincing manner.
Some well-known incumbents Members of Parliament who lost in the just ended parliamentary elections include Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hanna Serwaa Tetteh; Western Regional Minister, Paul Evans Aidoo; former Majority Leader, Cletus Avoka; Deputy Minister for Education, Alex Kyeremeh; Deputy Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Baba Jamal; Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Dr Hannah Louisa Bissiw and Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Murtala Mohammed, Amadu B. Sorogho (Alhaji).
Topmost on the agenda for the December 20 sitting would be the “Right to Information Bill†which had gone through the second reading, and is probable to be passed before the sixth parliament is finally dissolved.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will on Friday the 16th December and Sunday the 18th hold a national thanksgiving service for both Muslim and Christians in the country after their victory in the 2016 general elections.
The Upper West Regional Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sissala West, Alhaji Amin Amidu Sulemani has announced his retirement from politics, after a humiliating defeat in the just-ended parliamentary election.
The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has said that he would change political tactics during the New Patriotic Party led administration.
Former Second Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana between 2009 and 2013 and former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya Aaron Mike Oquaye has been tipped according to sources within the incoming New Patriotic Party government to be the next Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament come January 2017 after the NPP government is sworn-in.
Incumbent National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Director of Elections in the central region Yaw Asiedu has been reported dead in an accident which occurred in early hours of Tuesday December 13, 2016.
A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Alhassan Tapsoba has expressed his happiness at the defeat of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliamentary (MP) for Awutu Senya West in the Central Region, Hanna Tetteh in last Wednesday's parliamentary elections.
President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo has paid a courtesy call on the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs and assured them of his commitment to fulfilling all promises made to Ghanaians.
Outspoken NDC activist Afrifa Yamoah Ponko has said the National Coordinator of the party’s 2016 campaign Kofi Adams must be sacrificed for the party’s defeat in the just ended December 7 polls, citing the circumstances surrounding the party’s defeat is unpardonable, and Mr Adams cannot absolve himself of blame.
