History Should Not Repeat Itself
Once again, Ghana has underscored her reputation as a model African democracy – a standing which owes much to the peaceful change of governments through the ballot box. It is, however, ironic that...
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Transition Office Has No Car, Forced To Use Okada
Ghana’s transition to a new government in January 2017, may face serious challenges as the office mandated to ensure a smooth process, the Administrator General, lacks basic resources to carry out...
Transition Process Will Face Several Challenges – Gyampoh Warns
The presidential transition process will face several challenges, a governance fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Professor Ransford Gyampoh has said. Prof. Gyampoh explained that,...
Transition Process Will Face Several Challenges
The presidential transition process will face several challenges, a governance fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Professor Ransford Gyampoh has said. Prof. Gyampoh explained that,...
TUC Hopeful of Fruitful Relation With Akufo-Addo
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) says it is looking forward to working with the incoming government of President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo to ramp up Ghana’s economy. In a press statement released...
Ghanaians Stuck Between A Choice of Incompetence and Intolerance
Ghanaians stuck between a choice of incompetence and intolerance My last Opinion piece was written three months ago. Instead, I have been listening and watching the incumbent President and the 16...
Akufo-Addo Cannot Call Mahama Incompetent
The General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress says the flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party cannot describe president John Mahama as an incompetent leader only to...
The NPP Believes Only What Its Own Agenda Reveals To It
Folks, there is a lot happening to suggest that the high hopes inflating the NPP camp of an electoral victory in the next few days are mere sand castles—mere gigantic castles in the air. Those...
Opposition Parties Reject Ephson’s 2016 Polls
Political parties in the country have rejected polls conducted by Managing Editor of The Daily Dispatch, Ben Ephson, which said President John Dramani Mahama will win the December 7 election....
NPP Believes CDD, IEA, EIU Polls Than Ephson’s
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will place much premium on election polls done by “credible” institutions such as the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Centre for Democratic Development (CDD),...
Gyampo Denies ‘NDC Will Win’ Comment
A fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has denied reports he said the New Patriotic Party can only come close to winning...
Akufo-Addo Campaigns In U/W Region
play videoThis is the NPP flag bearer's third attempt at the presidency Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party is today holding a rally in the Upper West Region as he continues his campaign...
IEA Debates Will End NDC, NPP ‘arrogance’ – Dr Gyampo
Political scientist, Dr Ransfor Gyampo, says the presidential debate by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) will help end what he described as the arrogance of the two major political parties in...
Mahama, Akufo-Addo Disrespected Ghanaians – Edward Mahama
President John Mahama and Nana Akufo-Addo disrespected Ghanaians when they failed to honour a presidential debate organized by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), presidential candidate of the...
Mahama, Akufo-Addo Disrespected Ghanaians – PNC Flagbearer
President John Mahama and Nana Akufo-Addo disrespected Ghanaians when they failed to honour a presidential debate organized by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), presidential candidate of the...
ECG, VRA Workers Better Paid But Inefficient – Edward Mahama
Workers of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) earn substantial incomes and other conditions of service but are inefficient, resulting in the Authority being...
PPP Will Stop Gov’t’s ‘lazy Approach’ To Taxation – Nduom
The Presidential Candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has said his government will tackle what he calls the governing National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) lazy...
Blame Govternment For VRA’s Huge Debts – Nduom
The government of Ghana should be held responsible for the huge debts incurred by state power producer Volta River Authority (VRA), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, presidential candidate of the Progressive...
We Won’t Borrow Again If Corruption Reduces By 30% – Edward Mahama
Government won’t have to borrow money from foreign countries to supplement its budget if it is able to reduce corruption by just 30 or 40 percent. This according to the flagbearer of the People’s...
PPP Will Stop Gov’t’s ‘lazy Approach’ To Taxation – Nduom
The Presidential Candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has said his government will tackle what he calls the governing National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) lazy...