Articles from the ‘Politics’ category
Posted by Contributor on April 11, 2009 at 8:52 am in Politics
Members of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), have been urged to confirm President John Evans Atta Mills’ nominee for the position of Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), of the assembly, Mr. Alfred Vanderpuige, when he is presented to them for consideration for endorsement. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Friday, Mr. Daniel Okai, [...]
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Posted by GNA on at 8:51 am in Other Top Stories, Politics
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) now has 115 out of the 230 seats in the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana with the declaration of Asutifi South Constituency 2008 Parliamentary Election Results. Alhaji Collins Dauda, NDC Candidate for the Constituency, was on Friday declared winner of the Election held on December 7, [...]
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Posted by Contributor on April 9, 2009 at 11:04 am in Politics
Members of Kpone-Katamanso Constituency branch of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) have expressed their displeasure at the procedure used in nominating Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). They said it was not true that the Party’s National Appointments Committee consulted traditional rulers and constituency members in the various districts on the [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 11:02 am in Politics
The Office of former President John Agyekum Kufuor on Wednesday said the issue about retiring benefits to former Heads of State and other government officials must be tackled in a holistic manner based on accepted norms of state principles. A statement issued in Accra and signed by Mr Frank Agyekum, Press Secretary at the [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 10:51 am in Politics
A group of Ghanaians resident in the United Kingdom has served notice that in three months they will deliver a brand new, bullet proof BMW seven series saloon car to the former president, Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor. According to the group the specifications for the vehicle have been forwarded to the car manufacturers. They [...]
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Posted by Contributor on April 8, 2009 at 3:48 pm in Politics
Mr Emmanuel Adjei Anang, former President of the National Associations of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), was on Wednesday elected as Greater Accra Region representative to the Council of State. Mr Anang polled 15 votes out of the 20 votes cast to beat seven other contestants during the region’s election supervised by the Electoral [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 3:46 pm in Politics
The executive of the Agona East Constituency branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)has expressed gratitude to President Atta Mills for nominating Mr John O. Arkoh as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area. It said the nomination of Mr Arkoh, who joined the party many years ago, would facilitate the growth of [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 3:41 pm in Politics
The Supreme Court has overturned a Sunyani High Court order restraining the Electoral Commission from declaring results of the Asutifi South parliamentary election. The five-member panel of the Supreme Court, chaired by Mr Justice William Atuguba, with Ms Justice Sophia Akuffo, Dr. Justice Date Bah, Mrs Justice Rose Owusu and Mr Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie [...]
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