Ghana politics and election news

Executive Secretary of Ghana Free Zones Board, Kojo Twum Boafo has threatened to officially write to the police and CHRAJ to investigate Right Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey's claims that he rejected a bribe from a politician if the outgoing Presby Moderator failed to mention the name of the person he was accusing.

The Afigya Kwabre South Constituency Communication Director of the All Peoples Congress (APC), Christian Adu-Poku has noted that the editor of the Insight Newspaper Kwesi Pratt Junior is an opportunist and should not be regarded by any Ghanaian.

The Youth Organizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Brong-Ahafo region Kwame Baffoe, has cautioned members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to prepare for rebuttals if they intend to intimidate them (NPP) in the upcoming December 7 polls.

Suspended National Chairman of the NPP, Paul Awemtami Afoko has revealed that he will be retiring from active politics by 2021. He said in five years he would scale down his involvement in politics. 

Eleven members of the Volta Regional Executive Committee (REC) of the ruling National Democratic Congress including Regional Treasurer, Regional Vice Chairman, Deputy Regional Organizer, Deputy Regional Women Organizer and the Deputy Regional Youth Organizer have served notice they would resign en masse if leadership of the party at the national level do not contain the destructive activities of the Volta Regional Chairman and Regional Secretary of the party.

The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) will launch its 2016 manifesto on September 17.

The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party, Sammy Awuku is reportedly being sought by the Suhum Police for pulling a gun on a National Democratic Congress (NDC) functionary.

Thousands of people rushed to welcome the flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) as he campaigns a third time to be president.

The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho has terminated the motion filed by the Minority in parliament calling for investigations into President’s John Mahama’s Ford gift saga. Mr. Doe Adjaho directed the Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) members of the house to pursue the case at the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice, (CHRAJ).

Member of Parliament for the North Dayi constituency in the Volta region, George Loh has described attempts by the minority in parliament to impeach president Mahama over the Ford gift saga is borne out of desperation for power.

Hundreds of people mostly New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters in the Bunkprugu Constituency in the Northern Region have lined up on roads to welcome the flagbearer of the party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo into the constituency. 

A member of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Hayford Osei Bempah has accused Minority leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu who doubles as Member of Parliament for Suame constituency in the Ashanti Region as a total failure, adding the constituency has never benefited from him since becoming an MP. 

The parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Kpone-Katamanso Constituency, Solomon Tetteh Appiah, has described the construction of an asphalt overlay in the constituency by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as a ‘funeral asphalt’ that is intended to impress mourners who will be attending the funeral of his (Joseph Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo) late sister.

Minority leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame Constituency, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has been accused of working for the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to prevent Nana Akufo-Addo from winning the December 7 polls.

Parliament, originally expected to resume sitting in late September, will resume on Thursday with the Minority expected to move a motion for a probe into circumstances surrounding President John Mahama's receipt of the $100,000 Ford Expedition gift from Burkinabe contractor, Djibril Kanazoe.