Author: Krobea

Defeated New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has rallied his supporters following Saturday’s Presidential Primaries. Though official results are yet to be declared by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), results project 2024 Presidential Candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the winner. Addressing his supporters at his campaign office, Ken Agyapong urged all to be relaxed and not be worried about the results. He said the party has about three years to the general elections and a lot may happen between now and then. “I know we have three years to go,” he said, indicating that “let’s see what…

Reelected flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has spoken for the first time after results in Saturday’s presidential primaries went in his favour. Addressing his supporters at his campaign office in Accra, Dr Bawumia admitted the race has been a “fierce battle”. “It’s been a fierce battle that we have waged across the country,” he said. “We couldn’t have gotten here without the team,” he stressed, expressing gratitude to his National Campaign Coordinator, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, and the Campaign Manager, Feed Opare Ansah, for the outcome. He also thanked the party’s members of Parliament (MPs), especially those…

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is set to be declared winner of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries as results give him a landslide victory. Dr Bawumia was challenged by four other aspirants with Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, who placed second in the party’s last primaries, also in contention. However, results from across the 276 constituencies put the 2024 candidate in a pole position to be retained. More to follow. . .

The Ghana Police Service (GHS) has announced that adequate preparations have been made for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries across the country. The party will be selecting one out of five candidates to lead its 2028 electioneering campaign. Ahead of the exercise on Saturday, the Service says “adequate personnel” have been deployed. “The Police Service has deployed adequate personnel to all designated voting centres, collation points, and surrounding areas across the country,” the Service said in a press release on Friday night. “These measures are intended to ensure the safety of delegates, party officials, election officials, observers, and…

A Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, Mustapha Gbande, has confessed that he is doing the bidding of his party at the Jubilee House. Also the current Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande said he is there to make sure party officials are attended to when they visit the Presidency. Speaking on the new guidelines by the party on internal elections on Accra-based Onua TV on Friday, January 30, he said all those to be affected were part of the decision-making. “It was taken to NEC twice, so it is not the Chairman and…

A study has discovered that media coverage of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries largely framed Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the most competent among the party’s five flagbearer hopefuls.‎‎The research was conducted by the Centre for Public Discourse and Analysis (CPDA) and led by Associate Professor of Journalism and Political Communication, Professor Etse Sikanku.‎‎According to the study, personal qualities featured prominently in media narratives during the primaries, with competence emerging as the most emphasised trait across all aspirants.‎‎However, Dr. Bawumia dominated this framing, accounting for nearly half of all competence-related mentions identified in the analysis.‎‎The study noted that media portrayals…

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Tameklo, has met with management and staff of the Authority in a move aimed at strengthening internal cohesion and setting a positive tone for the year 2026. The meeting marked a significant and progressive step towards ushering in renewed hope, commitment and teamwork across the organisation. Mr Tameklo emphasised the importance of unity and shared purpose in achieving the Authority’s mandate and responding effectively to the evolving needs of the energy sector. He encouraged staff to remain dedicated to professionalism, accountability and service excellence, noting that the collective efforts of…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has agreed with the Ghana Police Service to arrest any persons who enters the voting area in Saturday’s presidential primaries with a mobile phone. According to the party, such renegades will be arrested and prosecuted and not allowed to cast their ballots. Speaking on Accra-based Citi FM on Thursday, January 29, a member of the National Elections Committee of the NPP, Isaac Boamah Nyarko, who is also the Member of Parliament for Effia Constituency, noted that much effort has been put into ensuring sanity at the voting centers. “The police have been given strict instructions…

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has clapped back at criticisms that it has not lived up to expectations since its establishment. In its half-yearly report released at the end of 2025, the Office said it has saved the nation 20-fold of the total amount released for its operations between 2018 and December, 2025. “Therefore, it cannot be maintained by any form of argument that the Office has not performed as expected and that it is a drain on national resources,” it stressed. It listed five key investigations that have saved the country a lot of money. Among these…

The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has set Saturday, December 19, 2026 as date to elect national executives for the party for the next four years. This will be the culmination of activities, starting from Friday, January 30, to reorganise the party from the branch level. From Friday, January 30 to Tuesday, February 10, registers and books will be made available at branch levels for interested members to join the party. These were disclosed by the General Secretary, Franklyn Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, at the party’s headquarters on Thursday, January 29. It was a press conference Mr Fifi Kwetey addressed. “This…