Adjaho, Mike Oquaye elected first, second deputy speakers
Posted by on January 7, 2009 at 3:56 pm in Other Top StoriesParliament on Wednesday elected Mr Doe Adjaho, National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Ave Avenor, and Professor Mike Oquaye, New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Dome Kwabenya, as the First and Second Deputy Speakers.
Mr Adjaho has been in parliament for 16 years and has for 12 years been in the leadership of the [...]
Mills To Factor President’s Comments Into Governance
Posted by on at 12:08 pm in Other Top StoriesStory by Kweku Tsen
The President-elect, Professor Fiifi Atta Mills, has acknowledged the contents and form of President John Agyekum Kufuor’s State of the Nation Address and has pledged to factor them into his government’s development programme.
He has also commended the President for the trust reposed in Prof. Mills to bring the wealth [...]
Kofi Boakye Is Re-instated
Posted by on at 12:07 pm in Other Top Stories
President John Agyekum Kufuor has directed the immediate reinstatement of ACP Kofi Boakye into the Ghana Police Service.
The pardon is based on the advice of the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General and the Director of Public Prosecutions.
A statement signed by Mr Frank Agyekum, Deputy Minister of Information, said the President’s directive was based [...]
World Bank Cautions New Government
Posted by on at 11:34 am in Other Top StoriesCredit: Daily Graphic
The World Bank has painted a gloomy picture of the Ghanaian economy, saying that the macro-economic situation that the incoming government will inherit is “extremely worrisome”.
In a January Report signed by the bank’s Country Director in Accra, Ishac Diwan, and copied to the Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance [...]
Six West African heads of state expected at Mills’ inauguration
Posted by on at 8:11 am in Other Top Stories Six West Heads of State are expected to attend the inauguration on Wednesday of President John Evans Atta Mills.
The ceremony will take place at the Independence Square where Parliament will convene in an open-air sitting after electing a Speaker earlier in the day.
President Mills [...]
Ossei Aidooh suggests aeroplane for Parliament
Posted by on at 8:10 am in Other Top StoriesMr Abraham Ossei Aidooh, outgoing Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, on Tuesday suggested that Members of the incoming Parliament acquired funds for Parliament to purchase its own aeroplane to facilitate the travels of the Speaker, Members and staff.
He said the acquisition of the aeroplane was important because a lot of [...]
Workers appeal to government to implement single spine salary
Posted by on at 8:09 am in Other Top StoriesPublic and civil servants in Ho have appealed to the new government to move quickly to implement the single spine salary scheme developed by the former New Patriotic Party government.
They told the GNA that they had waited long for better living wages and expressed the hope that the new government would meet their expectations.
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China congratulates Mills, Mahama
Posted by on at 7:59 am in Other Top StoriesThe President of China, Mr. Hu Jintao has sent separate messages to president-elect John Evans Atta Mills while the Chinese Vice President, Mr Xi Jinping has sent another message to Vice President-elect John Dramani Mahama on their electoral victory.
In a letter to President-elect Mills, Mr Hu wrote: “On the Occasion of Yor Excellency’s election [...]
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