Author: Kojo Nakkan

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Bole-Bamboi, Yusif Sulemana, has highlighted a range of interventions he has undertaken in the constituency, including more than GH¢400,000 in support for education. Speaking at the grand durbar of the 2026 Bole Damba celebrations, Mr Sulemana said his interventions had focused on improving educational infrastructure and supporting brilliant but needy students across the constituency. He disclosed that he had spent in excess of GH¢200,000 on school fees for brilliant but needy students and provided another GH¢200,000 towards the establishment of a temporary campus of a teacher training…

The Member of Parliament for Kumawu, Ernest Yaw Anim, has supported 500 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates in the district with essential items to help ease the financial burden on their parents and guardians as they prepare to enter senior high school. The items presented to the beneficiaries included trunks, mattresses, chop boxes, cutlasses, rubber buckets, school bags, bowls and cutlery sets. The initiative, which is in its fourth year, forms part of the MP’s efforts to promote education and ensure that financial difficulties do not hinder students from making a smooth transition from basic to secondary education. Speaking…

President of Africa Policy Lens (APL) Dr. George Domfe has slammed Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie over what it describes as partisan public comments on the performance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), warning that the Chief Justice has crossed the line of judicial neutrality. In a strongly-worded statement, Dr. George Domfe said the remarks by the Chief Justice – in which he touted the current performance of SOEs and made politically sensitive comparisons with the previous administration – have no place coming from the head of Ghana’s judiciary. Dr. Domfe says the Chief Justice’s comments risk creating the impression that the judiciary…

Former Lands and Natural Resources Minister Samuel Abdulai Jinapor has highlighted Ghana’s record gold export earnings in 2024 as evidence of the impact of policies introduced under the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme. Mr Jinapor, who is now the Member of Parliament for Damongo, said the government introduced a series of measures to strengthen the programme and ensure that gold produced by licensed operators contributed directly to Ghana’s reserves and foreign exchange position. He said the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources engaged the Ghana Chamber of Mines and the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners before invoking the government’s…

Former Lands and Natural Resources Minister Samuel Abdulai Jinapor has described the government’s Ghana Accelerated National Reserve Accumulation Policy (GANRAP) as essentially a renaming of the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme introduced under the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration. Mr Jinapor, the MP for Damongo, made the claim in a Facebook post on Monday, August 31, in response to recent comments by NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme. The Damongo MP said he was compelled to set the record straight because he served as the Minister responsible for Mines when the programme was introduced. According to him, the Domestic…

Former Lands and Natural Resources Minister Samuel Abdulai Jinapor has rejected claims that seek to downplay the role of former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the introduction of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme. Mr Jinapor, who is also the Member of Parliament for Damongo, said the programme was conceived by Dr Bawumia at a time Ghana was facing severe economic difficulties arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. In a Facebook post on Monday, August 31, he said Dr Bawumia, then Head of the Economic Management Team, held strategic meetings with relevant stakeholders before directing the Ministry…

Bole-Bamboi MP and Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Yusuf Sulemana has celebrated the unity and rich cultural heritage of the Gonja people as sons and daughters of the kingdom gathered for this year’s Damba festival. The festival, held on Sunday, August 30, was attended by a large gathering of traditional leaders, politicians, business leaders and members of the public who travelled from different parts of the country to celebrate with Yagbonwura Bii Kunuto Jewu Soale I, King and Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom. Mr Sulemana described the occasion as a significant moment in the history of Gonja, saying…

The Senior Presidential Advisor and Senior Aide to President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, says women are increasingly becoming an integral part of Ghana’s political architecture, occupying influential roles beyond traditional positions as candidates, communicators and supporters. Reflecting on her political journey in a Facebook post, Madam Bawah Mogtari said her appointment by then-President John Dramani Mahama to succeed Hannah Tetteh came at a time when some questioned whether she was sufficiently experienced. She said the NDC’s subsequent defeat in the election presented her with the opportunity to grow, eventually becoming one of the regular voices speaking for the…

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority, Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has urged young people to take a more active role in political discourse, stressing that participation should focus on citizenship and national development rather than partisan politics alone. Mr Ayariga said involving young people in political discourse should mean empowering them to understand and interrogate policies affecting education, employment, businesses, communities and the environment. According to him, young people must be confident enough to ask government difficult questions, challenge policies respectfully, propose alternatives and hold public institutions accountable. He said democratic participation came with both rights and responsibilities.…

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia North and former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Akwasi Konadu, has criticised the government’s Blue Water Guards programme, describing it as a failed initiative that is negatively affecting the fight against illegal mining. In a press statement posted on his social media pages, Mr Konadu said the arrest of nine Blue Water Guards at Manso Adubia in the Ashanti Region over allegations of bribery and impersonating personnel of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) should not be treated as an isolated disciplinary matter. He argued that the development raised broader questions…