Ghana politics and election news

The general secretary of the National Democratic Congress [NDC] Asiedu Nketia has called on the Inspector General of Police [IGP], the Interior Minister and the Police Commander in the Ashanti region to resign over the recent attack on a Circuit Court in the Ashanti region by the pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group Delta force.

Member of Parliament for Tamale North Alhassan Suhuyini, has stated that Ghanaian's have voted for democratization of violence when they voted for President Akufo-Addo in the 2016 general elections.

Acting National Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay has expressed the party's disagreement with statements made by the Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong and Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka Chairman Wontumi in support of the conduct of the Delta Force.

Controversial Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong has threatened to ‘bring down’ the governing New Patriotic Party if the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah does not cease his threats to arrest him.

The report of Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) which recommended that President Nana Akufo-Addo withdraws the nomination of George Oduro as a Deputy Minister is turning out to be a false alarm.

Member of Parliament for Jirapa on the ticket of National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Francis Dakura Bawaana has stated that if he had his way, he would shoott some former presidential staffers and aides of former President John Mahama, especially Stan Dogbe.

Pollster and Editor of the Daily Dispatch newspaper, Ben Ephson has warned the opposition National Democratic Congress not to tip any Fante or Northerner as its flagbearer ahead of 2020 election if the party want to regain power.

Delta Force, a vigilante group linked to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has attacked a circuit court in Kumasi and freed 13 of its members who were standing trial, according to a report by Accra-based Citi FM.

The Majority leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has described as hypocritical the minority’s decision to boycott sittings of Parliament’s Appointments Committee.
According to him, the minority members still participate in other meetings of the House and therefore he finds it strange why it has decided to stay out of the Appointments Committee’s sittings.

Former Minister of Defence in the erstwhile Mahama-led government, Dr Benjamin Kunbour has become the latest leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to share his thoughts on why the party lost in the 2016 elections.

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ofoase Ayirebi and Deputy Minister designate for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah will face the Appointments Committee of Parliament for his turn at vetting.

The cries of members of the ruling New Patriotic Party's (NPP) communications team in the Ashanti Region have been heard by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia North, Collins Owusu Amankwa who has swiftly responded.

Predictions by political analysts in the run up to last year’s election that a defeat for either of the two dominant political parties could spell doom as a result of shock and the storm the defeat was likely to generate is beginning to manifest in the National Democratic Congress.

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong disclosed that there is a young man at the Flagstaff House who is covering the nakedness of corrupt acts of certain business people and politicians who have engaged in corruption and are likely to be prosecuted for their acts.