The Ghanaian Electoral Commission has validated 13 candidacies for the presidential election scheduled for December 07, 2024. Of the 13 validated candidacies, nine were presented by political parties and four by independents, according to informations. The two front-runners, vice-president Mahamudu Bawumia of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and opposition …
Read More »NDC communicator stabbed to death by wife
National Democratic Congress (NDC) communicator has been stabbed to death by his wife at Asante Mampong, Ghana, according to reports. “The deceased, 45-year-old was stabbed while fighting with his wife,” reports said. “The first son of the deceased rushed for help when his father was stabbed,” according to the decease’s …
Read More »Ghana’s main opposition chooses ex-minister as presidential running mate
Ghana’s main opposition party National Democratic Congress (NDC) has selected a former education minister as the running mate for its presidential candidate John Mahama in December polls. Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, 72, was Ghana’s education minister between 2013 and 2017. She is also the first female vice-chancellor of a public …
Read More »Ghanaian opposition calls for resignation of central bank governor
Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given a three-week ultimatum to the central bank governor and his deputy to resign. NDC accuses Ernest Addison of recklessness and mismanaging the bank – with the bank accused of illegally printing money and spending over $8.6m on travel expenses. …
Read More »Ghana: John Mahama elected NDC flag bearer for the next elections
Former Ghanaian President John Mahama has been elected as the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the country’s largest opposition party, for next year’s elections. The former president was declared the winner on Sunday after securing 98.9% of the total valid votes in the party’s primaries held on …
Read More »“Akufo-Addo diverted COVID funds for his re-election campaign in 2020” – John Mahama
National Democratic Congress (NDC) Speaker in Ghana, John Mahama, has alleged that President Nana Akufo-Addo misappropriated funds meant to fight COVID-19 during his campaign in the 2020 elections. The former President made these allegations during the 24th African Business Conference organised by the Harvard Business School. He said some GH¢33 …
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