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Ministerial Nominees Reject Prez Akufo-Addo’s Appointment ko Latest development coming from Jubilee House with regards to the ministerial appointments by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says some of the ministerial nominees have rejected the offer to serve in the administration, citing various reasons, including focusing on their parliamentary contests. This comes as President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo plans a major cabinet reshuffle to strengthen his party’s position ahead of the upcoming December elections. Some of them though interested in serving in the government, the portfolios being offered to them are not exciting leading to the outright rejection. President Akufo-Addo’s…

OFFICIAL RESHUFFLE List: Ken Ofori-Atta, Agyemang Manu Out; Henry Quartey Re-assigned President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced some major changes to the executive with immediate effect. In the new reshuffle, Fatimatu Abubakar is now going to head the Information Ministry as the Minister of Information, while Bernard Okoe Boye heads the Health Ministry as the substantive Minister. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is now the Minister for Works and Housing, and Titus Glover is now the Greater Accra Regional Minister. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is out. He is being replaced by Mohammed Amin Adam. The recent reshuffle has impacted around 13 ministers…

Can Bawumia Be His Own Man As Prez? – Local Governance Expert Quizzes A Local Governance Expert, Dr. Frederick Oduro doubts the New Patriotic Party’ (NPPs) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will have a free hand to govern if elected as president. He believed that there will be interference from some bigwigs within the party, which will result in Dr Bawumia being forced to continue the Akufo-Addo legacy while his vision would be sidelined. “One of the key things that people say is that if he is elected it will be a continuation of Akufo-Addo’s government. So even within President…

Akufo-Addo Finally Sacks Ofori Atta President Akufo Addo has finally heeded numerous calls to fire his Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta. It may be recalled that over 80 members of Parliament on the NPP side of the aisle, demanded the dismissal of the Finance Minister over the country’s economic woes. They threatened to boycott the 2023 budget presentation if the President refused to sack him. However, they softened their stand after a meeting where the President promised to sack Ken Ofori Atta after completing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. With just 10 months to the general election, President…

Ken Agyapong and Sylvester Tetteh reconcile after clashing in Parliament In a surprising turn of events, Members of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong and Sylvester Tetteh have managed to reconcile following a heated confrontation within the parliamentary chambers. The incident, which initially sparked concerns of a brewing conflict, has now taken a positive twist as the two politicians set aside their differences after the swift intervention of the majority leadership. The clash occurred during what appeared to be a routine exchange of pleasantries when Sylvester Tetteh, the MP for Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro, sought to greet Kennedy Agyapong upon his entry into the chamber. However,…

Kwadaso Municipal Assembly Elects Ernest Frimpong As New Presiding Member The second term incumbent Assembly Member for Kwadaso proper electoral area, hon Ernest Frimpong has been elected as the new Presiding Member for Kwadaso Municipal Assembly of Ashanti Region. Ernest Frimpong, the newly elect Presiding Member of the Kwadaso Municipal Assembly, was elected in the first round of election after he received two thirds plus two votes of total valid votes cast as the law on the land requires. Two assembly members ran for the position of presiding member of the KdMA: Ernest Frimpong, assembly member for the…

MINER HAILS DR BAWUMIA FOR CLASSIC VISION TO PROTECT MINING The Ashanti Regional organiser for the Small Scale Mining Association, Mr. Kwaku Duah has commended the Vice president Dr Muhammudu Bawumia for the good measures he has outlined to protecting small scale mining in the country, when elected. Speaking in an interviewed with Asona Dehyie Kwateng, the association’s organiser, Mr Kwaku Duah said, the sustainable small scale mining will protect our environment and protect the workers as well. He was reacting to the recent visionary promises made by the second gentleman of the land, Dr Muhamudu Bawumia where he pledged…

Assembly members charged to collaborate effectively with key stakeholders to promote development The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development today inaugurated 259 District Assemblies across the country excluding Nkoransa north and South whose term of office are yet to be expired. The exercise which was in partnership with the Office of the President used the opportunity to swear-in newly elected and appointed members of the department and agencies. “This is also in fulfillment of Article 35 Clause 6 (d) of the 1992 Constitution which joins the state to promote decentralization and popular participation in governance by…

It Has Nothing To Do With Bawumia, NPP – Apostle Opoku Onyinah Clarifies The former chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr Opoku Onyinah The former chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr Opoku Onyinah, has suggested that his cryptic social media post on Saturday, February 10, 2024, does not correlate with ongoing rumours of him being in consideration for the running mate role of the New Patriotic Party for the 2024 elections. Apostle Onyinah has distanced himself from the political connotations to his post, following the diverse reactions to the post. In the latest post, Apostle Onyinah…