The National Democratic Congress (NDC) government’s handling of the scrap metal sector has exposed weaknesses in economic planning, unfair market interference, and the troubling optics of concentration of economic power that undermines fair competition. In 2025 and early 2026, the government moved to restrict the export of non-ferrous scrap metals: aluminum, copper, brass, lead, and…
Ghana’s cocoa sector, the backbone of our economy and the lifeline of over 800,000 smallholder farmers, is in crisis not because of markets, but because of the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) repeated failure to deliver on its commitments and protect the welfare of farmers. The facts are clear: cocoa farmers today are still struggling with…
The NDC majority in Ghana’s 9th Parliament has transformed what should be a deliberative democratic institution into a certificate of urgency factory, bypassing the very scrutiny that protects Ghana’s long-term national interests. This reckless exploitation of parliamentary procedure must not be allowed to continue when the Second Session of the 9th Parliament begins on February…
Hamza SuhuyinHamza Suhuyini, a member of the NDC communications team, has said that the party wants to look into changing the name of Tamale International Airport, which is now called Yakubu Tali International Airport. They say that the name doesn’t fit with the larger identity of northern Ghana. He said on Channel One TV that…
Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a businessman and unsuccessful candidate for the NPP presidency, says that the party’s presidential primary, which Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia won, has changed how he thinks about politics. He says he will no longer let people take him for granted or disrespect him. After the contest, he said he would not run as…
Neenyi Ghartey VII, the Paramount Chief of the Effutu Traditional Area, has told Ghana’s young artists to look for opportunities around the world without losing touch with their cultural roots. He said that social media’s glamorized portrayal of foreign lifestyles is causing many young people to forget about their heritage. At the 30th anniversary of…
Henry Nana Boakye, the NPP National Organizer, has turned down requests to fire Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, calling him a strong and effective leader. Boakye said on Citi Eyewitness News on February 2 that Afenyo-Markin had been a great leader in parliament and for the party. He said, “Hon Afenyo-Markin has been an outstanding leader,…
Davis Ansah Opoku, the MP for Mpraeso, has defended the credibility of Prophet Bernard ElBernard Nelson-Eshun, saying that political results shouldn’t be the only thing that people use to judge spiritual insight. He wrote on social media on February 2, “In public life, people often judge spiritual voices by one event.” The Bible teaches us…
The government has said it will set up special drug courts to speed up the prosecution of people who are arrested for drug use and trafficking. This is because there has been a big rise in drug-related arrests. During a donation ceremony where pickup trucks and motorcycles were given to the Narcotics Control Commission (NCC)…
Shaikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam, sent his best wishes to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on his victory in the NPP’s presidential primary on January 31, 2026. Bawumia beat four other candidates to become the party’s candidate for the 2028 elections. The Chief Imam praised Dr. Bawumia and the NPP…
