The longstanding chieftaincy dispute in Bawku, has taken a dire turn, prompting two New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidates to halt their campaign activities.
Commonwealth members selected Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as secretary-general of the 56-nation club headed by Britain's King Charles, the Commonwealth said on Saturday, the final day of a summit in Samoa attended by Charles and Queen Camilla.
The leader of the NPP MPs in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has revealed plans to recall Parliament on Wednesday, October 23, following recent tensions surrounding the adjournment of the House.
John Mahama, the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has pledged to prioritise the rehabilitation of the road network within the Kpone-Katamanso constituency if elected to office in the upcoming general elections.
The incumbent Member of Parliament for Agona West, Cynthia Morrison has denied media reports that she has rescinded her decision to contest the parliamentary election as an Independent Candidate.
According to her, she is resolute in her decision.
“I am still running as Independent Candidate in the parliamentary election for Agona West Constituency,” she said.
Madam Cynthia Morrison is among four Members of Parliament, three of who are New Patriotic Party (NPP) members, whose seats have been declared vacant by Speaker Alban Bagbin. The Speaker’s declaration follows the decision by the affected MPs to contest the December 7 election as Independent Candidates, contrary to the provisions of Article 97 (g)(h).
Earlier, there were media reports that claimed that after meetings with the leadership of the NPP in parliament, Madam Morrison had decided not to contest again.
Madam Morrison said “no such decision has been taken.”
Asked what she is doing about the declaration of her seat vacant, the former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection said, “the issue is being handled by my lawyers.”
Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says the next NDC government will bear the cost of screening for breast cancer to ensure early detection and treatment.
There will be no showdown on Tuesday when Parliament reconvenes, we will walk out if the need be, Alexander Afenyo Markin, the Majority Leader in Parliament has said.
The High Court in Accra has dismissed Bernard Mornah’s request against the Electoral Commission (EC) for disqualifying him in the December 7, 2024 Presidential race.
The Vice President and Flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the rank and file of the NPP to stay united and focused to ensure an emphatic victory in both the Presidential and Parliamentary election in December.
International relations experts have tipped Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as the likely successor to the outgoing Commonwealth Secretary-General Madam Patricia Scotland Baroness Scotland of the UK.
President Akufo-Addo on Saturday, October 19, left Accra for Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean, to participate in the 27th Heads of States and Governments of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has reaffirmed his caucus’s determination to defend their parliamentary majority despite a Supreme Court ruling that temporarily halts a decision by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin.
