Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the NPP MP for Effutu and the Minority Leader in Parliament, has criticized the Government for not keeping important campaign promises, such as “one job,” “women banking,” and raising cocoa producer prices. He says these broken promises have left many young Ghanaians disappointed. During the UCC Summit on February 21, he spoke…
Franklin Cudjoe, the founding president of IMANI Africa, has praised Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie for ruling that petitions asking for the removal of Electoral Commission Chairperson Jean Mensa, her deputies, and Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng did not make a prima facie case. He said the decision showed that the judiciary is not under the control…
Dominic Nitiwul, a former Defence Minister and MP for Bimbilla, has criticized the government’s response to the recent terrorist attack on Ghanaian traders in Burkina Faso. He says that a real Defence Minister, not the Interior Minister, should have led the efforts since soldiers were directly involved. He said on February 18 that the Defence…
Kofi Iddie Adams, the Minister of Sports and Recreation, has promised that his ministry will work with the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) to create a sports ecosystem that is both productive and long-lasting. Adams talked about the media’s important role in sports development at a meeting with SWAG’s leaders. He talked about plans…
The government has paid bondholders GH¢10 billion in interest as part of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). This is the sixth coupon settlement and the second one that was made entirely in cash, without any Payment-In-Kind component. This shows that the government’s finances are getting stronger and more liquid. A source in the Finance…
Ghana’s government has contacted INTERPOL and other international law enforcement agencies about a possible cross-border cybercrime that involves the spread of illegal digital content. The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations said in a statement that security agencies are working with international partners and that Russian authorities have been formally contacted through diplomatic channels….
As part of its efforts to fix long-standing gender imbalances in leadership, the government has told all public institutions to follow the Affirmative Action Act, 2024 (Act 1121), which says that at least 30% of their employees must be women. At the Second Annual Conference for Women in Leadership in the Public Sector on February…
The Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has decided that the petitions asking for the removal of the Electoral Commission Chairperson, her deputies, and the Special Prosecutor do not make a strong enough case, which means that the process is over. The Presidency said that seven petitions were aimed at the leaders of the Electoral Commission and…
Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said again that he will hold the government accountable while not getting in the way of parliament’s work. He said that being a good opposition requires both vigilance and restraint. On Channel One TV on February 16, 2026, he said that his job requires him to strike a balance between strict scrutiny…
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has criticized the National Democratic Congress government for not getting any real results in its first year in office. He wants to know if it has started any big development projects or paid contractors who borrowed money from banks to do public works. On Channel One TV on…
