Author: Fiifi Sey

Former Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has described the 2026 Budget as a document filled with “bones and no meat”, arguing that the government has failed to present policies and programmes that directly address the concerns of Ghanaians. Dr Amin Adam, who is the Member of Parliament for Karaga and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, made the remarks while addressing the press on Thursday, July 24, after Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson presented the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament. According to him, the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review confirmed the opposition New Patriotic Party’s earlier assessment that…

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in connection with a robbery in which a man was attacked with a machete and robbed of his mobile phone at Asabi, near Asokore Mampong. According to a press statement signed by Superintendent Godwin Ahianyo, Head of the Public Affairs Unit, Ashanti Region, the Asokore Mampong Night Patrol Team was on routine patrol in the early hours of Tuesday, July 21, when it received information that a male adult had been robbed and was lying unconscious near the Presbyterian Church at Asabi. The team rushed to the scene, where the…

Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza has assured Parliament that road projects to be funded under the newly approved US$500 million World Bank credit facility will be subjected to strict monitoring to ensure quality execution. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, July 21, the Minister warned that contractors who fail to deliver work that meets the required standards or honour their contractual obligations would face sanctions, stressing that government would not tolerate poor workmanship on projects financed with public funds. “We are not going to compromise on quality. These projects will be closely monitored, and any contractor who fails to…

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee and Tano North Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Gideon Boako, has argued that the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy should continue to be financed through domestic revenue rather than borrowed funds. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, Dr Boako said government must demonstrate its commitment to education by allocating sufficient locally generated revenue to sustain the programme. “We want to ask the Finance Minister what government is doing and why we are not able to raise revenue to support education but we have to go and borrow to finance Free SHS,”…

Member of Parliament for Tano North Dr. Gideon Boako has been ranked among the top 10 best-performing legislators in the June 2026 performance ratings conducted by Global InfoAnalytics. Dr Boako placed seventh on the list of 83 constituencies polled, recording an 88 per cent rating under the “Excellent/Very Good/Good” category. He was ranked alongside MPs from constituencies including Nsawam/Adoagyiri, Tolon, Tain, Navrongo Central, Offinso North and Kpando, which occupied the top positions in the survey. The June 2026 survey assessed constituents’ perceptions of their MPs’ performance, revealing significant variations in public approval across the country. In Tano North, 88 per…

Dr Mrs Vera Beyuo, wife of the Member of Parliament for Lambussie, Titus Beyuo, has begun distributing about 500 free school uniforms to girls across the constituency to promote school attendance and support girls’ education. The first phase of the exercise was held at Hamile DA Junior High School, with pupils from Buli DA Primary School, Koro DA Primary School, Sina Dindee, Kongor and Gbingbaala DA Primary School also benefiting. The initiative will continue at Lambussie DA School and Zumara DA School before being extended to other schools in the constituency. Speaking during the presentation, Dr Beyuo said the intervention…

The Managing Director of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Madam Doris Adjei, has embarked on a strategic working visit to Kenya as part of the company’s broader vision of advancing environmental sustainability, strengthening regional operations and promoting knowledge exchange across Africa. The visit comes barely a month after Zoomlion Kenya commenced operations in Nairobi under the city’s integrated waste management programme, with the company already making significant progress in transforming the capital’s waste management system. Madam Adjei’s visit was aimed at gathering first-hand knowledge and insights into Kenya’s operations, engaging stakeholders in the informal sector and assessing ongoing waste management activities in…

The Member of Parliament for Tano North and Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Gideon Boako, has accused the Majority in Parliament of preventing the public from hearing what he described as an important admission by the Governor of the Bank of Ghana regarding the role of the Gold Purchase Programme in stabilising the Cedi. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, July 15, Dr Boako alleged that the decision by the Majority to stop the Bank of Ghana Governor from responding to questions from the Minority on camera was deliberate and intended to prevent Ghanaians from hearing the…

The Yendi Municipal Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the temporary closure of all schools in the municipality following the death of the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II. The sad incident occurred over the weekend but was announced on Monday, July 13 by the Naa Gbewa Palace. He has since been buried. The closure of schools as decided in conjunction with the Northern Regional Directorate of the GES takes effect from Monday to Thursday, July 16. “Academic activities are expected to resume on Friday, 17th July 2026,” a short statement indicated. The late Ya-Na Abukari…

The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr. Gideon Boako, has congratulated the newly elected constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Tano North, urging them to work together to strengthen the party’s structures ahead of the 2028 general elections. In a statement following the successful conduct of the constituency executive elections, Dr. Boako commended delegates, aspirants and supporters for demonstrating peace, discipline and unity throughout the electoral process. He said the maturity displayed by party members reflected the values that continue to define the NPP. The lawmaker congratulated the newly elected executives, noting that their election was…