Ghana politics and election news

The aerodrome in the Volta Regional capital of Ho was constructed purposely to appease aggrieved voters in the region and entice them to vote for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December 7 polls, a leading member of the NDC, Abraham Amaliba has disclosed.

The selection of the incoming Speaker of Parliament should be focused more on the quality of the prospective candidate and not where he or she is coming from, Dr Rasheed Draman of the Parliamentary Centre has suggested.

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for the Assin Central Constituency in the Central Region has revealed that he nearly lost it when his party lost the 2008 general elections.

Delegations from the Mamprugu and Dagbon Traditional Councils on Thursday, December 15, 2016, paid courtesy calls on the President-Elect of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to assure him of their continued support and prayers for the success of his government, God-willing, from January 7, 2017.

The acting general secretary and national organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has alleged some out-going ministers of state are doctoring documents that are supposed to be handed over to the incoming government.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman Kofi Portuphy has accused members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), of vandalizing  the colourful lights fixed at the fountain of the newly inaugurated Kwame Nkrumah Interchange project.

The member of parliament for Assin Central on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kennedy Agyapong has stated that the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Portuphy should not be allowed to go scot-free following his comments that NDC members and sympathizers should defend themselves if attacked by NPP supporters.

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and a former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ejisu Juaben Municipality in the Ashanti Region, Kwaku Afrifa Yamoah Ponkoh has invoked curses on party members whom he claimed failed to aid President John Mahama emerge winner in the just ended December polls.

Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister and Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya West, Hon. Hanna Serwaa Tetteh has said, it’s actually a liberation for her not to be going back to Parliament again.

Ahead of his swearing-in on January 7, next year, President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is putting together a team of ministers to help him run the country efficiently.

The ruling national Democratic Congress (NDC) says about 19 attacks have so far been directed at its supporters across the country since Nana Akufo-Addo was declared winner of the 2016 presidential elections.

Ghana will have its first female presidential Chief of Staff in the upcoming administration, close sources to President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo's office have hinted.

President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has started moves to appoint an independent public prosecutor, as promised during his campaign and it would not be what many expected.

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.