Ghana politics and election news

President-elect John Mahama visited the Jubilee House today, Wednesday, December 11, at the invitation of President Akufo-Addo.

Ghana's former President John Mahama will be under enormous pressure to meet the expectations of voters following his landslide victory in Saturday's election.

 The processes for the transfer of political power to President-elect John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will take-off today with the joint transi­tion team set to be inaugurated.

The President-elect in his victory speech in Accra on Monday revealed that he and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have agreed to have both teams put together today.

“We agreed on an early inauguration of a joint transition team as early as Wednesday the 11th of December,” he announced.

The team is expected to have top echelons of the NDC and specified ministers and other senior government officials as stipulated by the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act 845).

The Act stipulates in section one that within 24 hours after the declaration of the results of the presidential election, both parties in the transition would appoint equal number of persons to constitute the transition team for the transfer of power.

Officers on the side of the govern­ment would be the Head of Presidential Staff, the Attorney-General, Ministers responsible for Presidential Affairs, Finance, the Interior, Defence, Foreign Affairs, Local Government and National Security.

Heads of the Civil Service, Local Government, Secretary to Cabinet and the National Security Coordinator are provided for by the Act to be part of the Team.

“The incumbent President and the person elected as President shall be the co-chairpersons of the team,” the Act says in section 1(2) but allows for the delegation of functions.

The Transition Team, among other things, is to make comprehensive practi­cal arrangements to regulate the transfer of power and ensure the provision of daily national security briefing for the President-elect.

“The quorum required to transact business at the meetings of the Team shall be nine members of the Team pres­ent,” the Act provides.

The following persons constitute the Government side of the Transition Team:

1. Head of the Presidential Staff appointed under the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463) [Chief of
   Staff] – Hon. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare
2. The Attorney-General – Godfred Yeboah Dame
3. Minister responsible for Presidential Affairs – Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
4. Minister responsible for Finance – Hon. Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam
5. Minister responsible for the Interior – Hon. Henry Quartey
6. Minister responsible for Defence – Hon. Dominic Nitiwul
7. Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs – Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
8. Minister responsible for Local Government – Hon. Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah
9. Minister responsible for National Security –  Hon. Albert Kan Dapaah
10. The Head of Civil Service – Dr. Evans Aggrey-Darkoh
11. The Head of the Local Government Service – Dr. Nana Ato Arthur
12. The Secretary to the Cabinet – Ambassador Mercy Debrah-Karikari
13. The National Security Coordinator – Mr. Edward Asomani”

The incoming government side has the following;

1.Hon. Julius Debrah – Co-Chairperson
2. Hon. Johnson Asiedu Nketia – Member
3. Hon. Fifi Fiavi Kwetey – Member
4. Dr. Callistus Mahama– Member/Secretary to the Transition Team
5. Dr. Valerie Sawyer – Member
6. Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi – Member
7. Hon. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson – Member
8. Hon. Mahama Ayariga – Member
9. Hon. Goosie Tanoh – Member
10. Dr. Edward Omane Boamah – Member

The President-elect of Ghana, John Mahama, has appointed his transition team.

The Ghana Police Service has apprehended eight individuals for allegedly attacking the Metro Mass Transit workshop in Sunyani, Bono Region.

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is still ruing the lost opportunity to be Ghana's next President.

The United States has congratulated John Mahama on his election as President-elect of Ghana.

Ghana’s president-elect, John Mahama, delivered a victory speech on Monday night, outlining his vision for the country and highlighting key steps for his upcoming administration.

Our best days are ahead of us my brothers and sisters!

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has called on President-elect John Mahama to intervene and stop National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters from gathering at collation centres armed with offensive weapons.

Incumbent Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has announced his intention to contest the outcome of the parliamentary election in court.

Newly elected President, John Mahama has commended the New Patriotic Party(NPP) flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, for his early concession speech.

The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has called for restrained and responsible celebrations following John Dramani Mahama’s re-election as Ghana’s President. 

Some youth suspected to be supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Monday invaded the Bono Regional Forestry Commission premises to ransack the offices.

A transition team to ensure a smooth transfer of power from President Akufo-Addo's administration to that of President-elect, John Mahama will be inaugurated on Sunday, December 11.