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Your Excellency the Vice President, Right Honourable Speaker, Your Ladyship the Chief Justice Honourable Members of Parliament Mr. Speaker, Allow me to begin by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Afihyiapa. This hall that exists within these walls is a place where I have always felt at home. It was in this august house, as an MP for Bole-Bamboi, that I began my political career. Or, better said, it was when I first held public office. The residents of that community entrusted me with the privilege of representing their best interests in the national dialogue of policymaking and legislation. It…

Snippets of information gathered by 3news.com suggest that Joe Osei Owusu and Alban Bagbin would be seconded as the First and Second Deputy Speakers of Parliament under the Seventh Parliament. There is no gainsaying to conclude that former Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya would be confirmed as the next Speaker succeeding Edward Doe Adjaho. Unconfirmed report reaching 3news.com also indicates that Member of Parliament for Tamale South Haruna Iddrisu has been nominated as the Minority Leader. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the MP for North Tongu who is making his second entry into the august House would be the Deputy Minority…

President John Dramani Mahama says his investment and concomitant achievement in the road sector tops any other president’s in the history of Ghana. “My tenure in office has seen the most investment in road projects in the country’s history.” Addressing Parliament in his final state-of-the-nation speech on Thursday, January 5, President Mahama, who leaves office on Saturday, mentioned the Kwame Nkrumah three-tier interchange, the Kasoa overhead bridge and the numerous cocoa roads as some of the investment he made in the road sector. “We have also invested more resources in the Eastern Corridor Road,” he added. President Mahama said the…

President Mahama mentioned few of his achievements especially in the area of infrastructure[/caption] President John Dramani Mahama has told Ghanaians he did his best for the nation under his four-year leadership, but would allow history to be his judge as he leaves office this week. The president was delivering his last State of the Nation Address to the Sixth Parliament on Thursday, a requirement enshrined in Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution. President Mahama in an unusually short address said everything he did under his tenure was done with “good intention”. He maintained rather humbly, “I have done my best,…

President Mahama says Ghana is on the cusp of reaping from what it has sown[/caption] President John Dramani Mahama has shown his appreciation to Ghanaians for entrusting the leadership of the country into his hands for four years, a privilege only few would be accorded. Recalling his political journey from a Member of Parliament from Bamboi to the highest office of the land, President Mahama acknowledged, “it has been a rare honour for me to serve my country”. The president was delivering his last State of the Nation Address to Parliament Thursday as the sixth president of Ghana under the…

Egyptian officials say that Issa Hayatou, the president of African football’s governing body CAF, has been referred to prosecutors for investigation over allegedly abusing his position.  At issue is a deal awarding the broadcast rights to several African football tournaments to a media company, Lagardere Sports. According to the Egyptian Competition Authority, Mr Hayatou is suspected of not opening up the tender to free and fair competition as required by Egyptian law. CAF is based in Cairo so the authorities say it must follow their laws. CAF had no comment to make, while Mr Hayatou could not be reached. Lagardere…

Majority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed wants President John Mahama to be truthful to Ghanaians so far as his four-year stewardship is concerned as he delivers his last address to Parliament today. The president who is leaving office on January 6 is expected to tell Ghanaians among others what he has been able to achieve for the country in what is termed the State of the Nation Address (SONA) today. The event which was originally scheduled for December 22, 2016 but had to be postponed for unknown reasons to January 5, 2017, is a constitutional requirement enshrined in Article 67…

France-based striker Abdul-Majeed Waris was among the three players dropped from the Black Stars squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Together with Raphael Dwamena of Austrian side Lustenau and Joseph Attamah of Istanbul Basaksehir, the former Spartak Moscow forward was dropped on Wednesday, when participating teams were expected to present their final squads to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Waris was originally named in the 26-man provisional squad last Monday. But the dream to represent Ghana at a nations cup has been dashed for the FC Lorient attacker with the presentation of the final squad to Caf.…

Preparations are underway in Parliament as outgoing President John Dramani Mahama addresses the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic today, Thursday, January 5. The event was originally scheduled for December 22 but had to be postponed for unknown reasons. With the current Parliament expected to be dissolved on Friday, the president as per Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution is expected to tell the 275 members the state of the nation as he leaves office on January 7. President Mahama had delivered his first state-of-the-nation to the Fifth Parliament on January 4, 2013 on behalf of President John Atta Mills,…

Ghana’s president-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced nine persons he would be working with as his core staff at the Flagstaff House in Accra from January 7 when he takes over the governance of the country. He also named two people to be in charge of Ghana’s national security as well as the appointment of Albert Kan-Dapaah as minister-designate for the newly created Ministry of National Security. But who are these personnel of the president-elect, what is their expertise? Read their profile below to know their background. BRIGADIER GENERAL EMMANUEL OKYERE – NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR Brigadier General Emmanuel…