The Minority Caucus in Ghana’s Parliament is worried about how long it is taking to pay non-salary allowances to officers of the Ghana Prisons Service. They are calling for immediate action to pay off the debts. The Caucus said in a statement on February 23, 2026, signed by Frank Asiedu Bekoe, Deputy Ranking Member of…
The Minority in Parliament, led by Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has asked the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to look into Atlas Commodities Limited’s business practices because of possible problems. On February 23, he spoke to reporters in Accra and asked how the private company was able to work in warehouses registered…
To protect the continuity of upstream operations and keep production going in mature fields, Parliament has approved extending the West Cape Three Points (WCTP) and Deepwater Tano (DWT) petroleum agreements until December 31, 2040. The extensions, which involve the government, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, GNPC Exploration and Production Limited, Tullow Ghana Limited, Kosmos Energy Ghana…
The ECOWAS Commission has called for big changes to the way elections are run in West Africa so that by 2035, half of all elected positions will be held by women. Sandra Oulaté Fattouh, the Director of the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre, spoke at the ECOWAS Regional Consultation on Political Participation and Leadership of Women…
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…
On record and without ambiguity, the decision by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to reduce the producer price of cocoa to GH¢2,587 per bag is a direct financial blow to Ghanaian farmers. The numbers are not political; they are mathematical. Farmers now lose GH¢1,038 per bag, translating into a staggering GH¢16,608 loss per tonne. This…
In recent months, Ghana has witnessed a disturbing pattern: the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government appears to be misusing state security apparatus to intimidate, target, and harass members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). This is not normal governance; it is a political witch hunt that threatens democratic norms, due process, and the rule…
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…
Under the current National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, Ghana’s transport system is collapsing in real time. What should be a basic public service, a reliable means of movement for workers, students, and families, has become a daily ordeal of waiting on roadside queues for over an hour, clogged bus stops, unpredictable service, and rising costs….
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…
