Author: Krobea

Muslim leaders in the Ashanti Region are divided over former President John Dramani Mahama’s promise of building mortuaries in Zongo communities. The regional Chief Imam and his youth leader share different opinions on the need for Muslims to buy into the promise. The Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Sheik Abdul Mumin Haruna, says the idea of building mortuaries is a disgrace to the Muslim community, emphasizing such facility is the least on their priority lists. “Our main focus as Muslim leaders and the community in general is education. We don’t need mortuaries but we need schools,” said the Chief Imam on…

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has put his nationwide  campaign tour on hold, citing the growing complaints by members of the NDC of their names missing from the new voter register. The former president was in the Bono Region at the start of a four-day campaign tour, having ended his tour of the Bono East Region over the weekend. But reports are rife that names of members of the NDC are missing from the electoral roll which is undergoing exhibition across the country. The exhibition began on Friday, September 18 and it is expected to…

Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has dared the government to show evidence of loans contracted since 2017 and purported to have been pumped into building the Ghanaian economy. According to him, the current government has increased the national debt stock to over GH¢250 billion, more than double of what Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in particular, lambasted the John Dramani Mahama administration for. He said the national debt stock has ballooned to be big like an elephant. Speaking at a durbar of artisans and mechanics at Sunyani Magazine as part of the tour of his party’s leader in the Bono Region,…

Redundant staff of Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) are up in arms against the company for refusing to pay them outstanding salaries and severance package. Their anger stems from the fact that the company is disobeying a decision of the arbitration panel appointed by National Labour Commission (NLC). The decision of the panel was taken on Friday, September 4. The workers were laid off when government terminated the trade facilitation contract of GCNet. Expressing shock, disbelief and disappointment, the affected staff served notice to embark on series of industrial actions to press home their demand for immediate payment. They…

The Founder and Leader of All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has petitioned the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to reconsider its decision to doubly increase the presidential fees for aspirants for the December 7 elections. “The 100% increment will compel some political parties that are financially handicapped to fall out of the presidential race,” he stated in his letter to the Chair of the Commission. Jean Mensa on Monday, September 14 announced that the filing fee for this year’s presidential elections has been increased from GH¢50,000 to GH¢100,000. Parliamentary aspirants, on the other hand, are paying the same amount of…

Mali’s former Defence Minister Bah Ndaw has been appointed interim president while coup leader Colonel Assimi Goita will serve as his deputy, state television has announced. Mali’s junta has been under intense pressure from West African leaders to return power to civilians following the coup that overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta more than a month ago. Mr Ndaw is a retired colonel-major who served as Mr Keïta’s defence minister. West African leaders insisted last week that a civilian be appointed interim president, while signalling that they would accept a soldier as deputy leader, during an 18-month-long transition that would end…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has expressed his condolences to the victims of last Saturday’s tragic car accident involving some young footballers on the Offinso road. In a letter to the Ghana Football Association, the President of the world governing body of football underlined his support to the families of the seven footballers who lost their lives and to those who were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in unfortunately landed in the Offin River. “It is with great shock and deep sadness that I send you this message, after learning of the tragic death of eight young football players…

Many hold the view that, political participation is a means to contribute one’s quota towards the the development of one’s country. Even though there are many forms of ensuring political participation, democracy is seen as the most elaborate and effective means of promoting participation.  This is largely so because unlike the other forms of political systems, democracy most often do not discriminate and even when a form of discrimination is proscribed, it is deemed as positive discrimination. It affords all manner of persons irrespective of their social standing in society, wealth, education, religion or creed the opportunity to participate in the governance and development agenda of their country. It thus encourages and…

The Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Ablekuma West Constituency in the Greater Accra Region has promised to restore what he claims is the eroded image and glory of the constituency. Rev Kweku Addo said the Constituency, which is largely Dansoman, was hailed as one of the prestige areas in Accra, but such image has been eroded in the years gone by. The NDC Parliamentary Candidate gave the promise in an interview on Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene hosted by Nana Yaw Opare on Monday, September 21 while sharing his views on the constituency. Rev Addo expressed…

The Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency, George Mireku Duker, has reportedly sustained hand injury during an altercation with Western Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Charles Bissiw. The incident reportedly occurred at Kingstel Hotel in Takoradi during the party’s workshop for parliamentary candidates for Western and Western North regions. Party members remain tight-lipped on the matter. However, Mr Duker confirmed the incident in an interview with the media on Monday evening, indicating that he is receiving treatment at the hospital after the alleged altercation. But he declined to give details of what led to the fight due…