Category: Internal Affairs

Accra: Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, a Presidential Aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is set to embark on a three-day campaign tour of the Western North Region from Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The tour is aimed at meeting party delegates across the nine constituencies in the region and interacting with them to consider him ahead of the NPP presidential primaries on January 30, 2026. According to Ghana News Agency, a statement signed by Mr Addo Yaw Harry, the Western North Regional NPP Communications Officer, indicated that this initiative is part of Dr Bawumia’s nationwide engagement with party delegates. The statement

Ada foah: Mr. Ebenezer Nartey, the Assembly Member for the Zongo Electoral Area in the Ada East District, has called for greater transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in the 2026 fee-fixing and composite budget process of district assemblies across the country. Mr. Nartey, who also serves as chairman of the Ada Foah Area Council and a member of both the Finance and Administration and Social Services Committees of the assembly, emphasized the need for assemblies to transition from merely approving figures to achieving real developmental outcomes. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Nartey issued a statement at Ada Foah, stressing

Accra: The AfriKan Continental Union Consult (ACUC) has made an appeal to African nations, urging them to vote against the United States’ economic blockade on Cuba during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly meeting. According to Ghana News Agency, the statement, signed by Dr. Benjamin Anyagre Aziginaateeg, CEO of ACUC, highlighted the upcoming UN General Assembly vote on October 28-29, 2025, as a pivotal moment for member states to reaffirm their commitment to justice, multilateralism, and human dignity. The consult praised the African Union for its consistent opposition to unilateral sanctions and coercive economic measures outside the UN Charter’s framework.

Accra: Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, on Tuesday led a delegation of parliamentary leaders and staff to the residence of the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, to offer their condolences to the bereaved family. During the visit, Speaker Bagbin paid tribute to the late Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, describing her as a woman of exceptional dignity, courage, and influence. According to Ghana News Agency, Speaker Bagbin acknowledged the pain of losing both former President Jerry John Rawlings and Nana Konadu within a few years, describing it as a difficult experience for any family to endure.

Dormaa-ahenkro: Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Vice President, has pledged to restructure the nation’s budget statement when he becomes President. He expressed optimism that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would win the Election 2028 if delegates give him another chance as the party flagbearer. Under his proposed government, a constituency-based budget would be implemented to address development needs at the constituency level. According to Ghana News Agency, Alhaji Dr Bawumia made this pledge while addressing polling station officers, electoral area coordinators, and branch executives of the NPP in the Dormaa Central Constituency at Dormaa-Ahenkro. This meeting was part of

Dormaa-ahenkro: The former Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has pledged to establish a comprehensive welfare data system for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) if he is endorsed as the flagbearer for the 2028 elections. He emphasized the importance of acknowledging and compensating the sacrifices and contributions of party members. According to Ghana News Agency, Alhaji Dr Bawumia made this promise during a meeting with polling station officers, electoral area coordinators, and branch executives of the NPP in the Dormaa Central Constituency. The meeting, held in Dormaa-Ahenkro, was part of his campaign tour in the Bono Region. He was accompanied

Accra: The Government will increase the District Assemblies’ Common Fund (DACF) allocation for Persons with Disabilities from three per cent to five per cent starting next year, President John Dramani Mahama has announced. The President made this announcement during the formal launch of the Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disability Initiative at the Accra College of Education. According to Ghana News Agency, President Mahama mentioned that the Disability Desks in every District Assembly, in consultation with the local branch of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled, would prepare a budget each year for how they intend to spend the