President Mills welcomes alternative political views

GNA – President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday said divergent political views were ideal for good democratic practice.     However, he noted that political leaders should use State resources to advance the cause of the people and improve their living standards.     President Mills was hopeful of [...]

Government urged not to use foreign funds to manage disasters

GNA – Mr Nick Afari-Arthur of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) at Nsawam-Aburi Constituency, on Tuesday advised government not to spend foreign inflows to manage disasters.
He said such resources, which sometimes constituted loans must be channeled into productive economic sectors to spur growth and improve the lives of people.
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NPP asked to make itself attractive to social groups

GNA – Mr. Hafiz Bin Salih, Upper West Regional Second Vice-Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said for the party to win the 2012 election, it must employ strategies that would make itself attractive to the groups that constitute the foundations of the society
He urged supporters of the party to [...]

President’s call for a unified House is commendable – Owusu-Ankoma

GNA – Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Sekondi, on Thursday said President Mills’ call on the Majority and the Minority in Parliament to come together to a build a better Ghana is a commendable gesture. He said this when he contributed to the debate to thank the President for [...]

Nana Konadu urges NDC functionaries to expose corrupt NPP officials

GNA – Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, on Wednesday asked National Democratic Congress (NDC) functionaries, activists and sympathisers to assist the government in exposing all alleged corrupt officials of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for prosecution.    She noted that such efforts would make probity and accountability a cornerstone of the [...]

Stop The Unguarded Pronouncements – Dr Frimpong Boateng

 
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, a leading member of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has cautioned the newly-elected national executives, footsoldiers, and leading members, against the "post-conference syndrome." Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Kumasi after the conference, Prof. Frimpong-Boateng identified some post-conference syndromes as unguided pronouncements to justify wins or losses, [...]

Shun personality talk

 
—Kufuor tells NPP members

STORY: FROM JAMES APPIAKORANG JNR., KUMASI

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has admonished members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to shun what he describes as ‘personality talk’ within the party and rather work for the larger interest of the party.

He said the well-being of the NPP should supersede any individual interests [...]

Ashanti NDC Zongo caucus declares support for Ayariga

GNA – The Ashanti Regional Zongo Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has chided the Appointments Committee of Parliament for its decision to withhold the approval of Mr Mahama Ayariga as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry.
It said it found no basis for the Committee’s feet [...]