7 h. ago COPEC lauds fuel allowance cut for political appointees, urges broader reforms

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers-Ghana has welcomed the government’s decision to immediately scrap all fuel allowances for political appointees, describing the move as “commendable and forward-thinking,” while emphasising that further measures are needed. In a statement signed by the Executive Secretary, Duncan Amoah, the group noted that fuel allowances have, over the years, been enjoyed […]

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7 h. ago Minority in Parliament label Mahama’s fuel allowance scrap as “settings” and PR gimmick

The Minority in Parliament has described President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to scrap fuel allowances and allocations for all political appointees as a populist move and “a PR gimmick.” President Mahama today, July 15, cancelled the payment and distribution of fuel to all political appointees as part of wider efforts to cut government spending and […]

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7 h. ago 3 Key areas where scrapped fuel allowance money will be invested

The government has outlined key sectors where funds saved from the recently scrapped free fuel allocation for political appointees will be reinvested. Speaking on JoyFM on Tuesday, July 15, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim detailed the administration’s commitment to channelling these savings into critical social and development programmes, reinforcing President Mahama’s “reform and reset agenda”. […]

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10 h. ago Mahama is seriously protecting the public purse – Joyce Bawah Mogtari

Special Advisor and aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has lauded the President’s recent decision to cancel fuel allowances and allocations to government appointees. 

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10 h. ago Shamima Muslim applauds scrapping of fuel allowances for political appointees

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, Shamima Muslim, has justified President John Mahama’s decision to scrap fuel allowances for all political appointees.

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15 h. ago “No matter how badly they treat you, never drop to their level”

Essikado-Ketan Member of Parliament, Prof Dr Grace Ayensu Danquah, has issued what appears to be a pointed response to the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s controversial comments on her recent appointment. The Minority Leader suggested in Parliament that the elevation of Dr Grace Ayensu, who has been nominated as a Deputy Health Minister, was for “strange […]

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27 h. ago Minority, Majority MPs clash over credit for Ghana’s economic gains

Majority and Minority MPs have clashed in Parliament over Ghana’s recent economic gains, as inflation declines and the cedi strengthens against major foreign currencies.

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68 h. ago Minority demands urgent aid for Ghanaian scholarship students facing deportation

A deepening financial crisis affecting Ghanaian students on government scholarships abroad has reached a critical juncture, prompting the Minority in Parliament to issue an urgent plea for immediate government intervention.

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4 d. ago Minority blasts government appointees for ‘celebrating violence’ in Ablekuma North

The Minority in Parliament has criticised senior officials in President John Dramani Mahama’s administration for allegedly endorsing and celebrating violence during the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun.

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4 d. ago Minority condemns violence, police inaction in Ablekuma North rerun

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has bemoaned what it describes as widespread acts of violence and lawlessness that disrupted today’s parliamentary rerun election across 19 polling stations in the Ablekuma North Constituency.

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5 d. ago Minority questions logic behind Energy Minister’s nationwide power shutdown

The Minority in Parliament has slammed the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, over plans to implement a 12- to 13-hour nationwide power shutdown for maintenance works.

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6 d. ago Minority accuses gov’t of causing $1.2m loss in passport relaunch

Members of the Minority in Parliament have accused the government of causing a financial loss of $1.2 million through what they describe as an unnecessary relaunch of Ghana’s chip-embedded biometric passport. According to the Minority, the project was fully completed and officially launched by the previous Akufo-Addo administration in December 2024, making the current expenditure […]

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8 d. ago NPP, Minority Caucus marches to EOCO over Hanan’s ‘punitive detention’

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Minority in Parliament will today, Monday, July 7, 2025, march to the offices of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).

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2 w. ago Minority demands EOCO review bail conditions for Hannan Wahab and wife

The Minority in Parliament is calling for an immediate review of what it describes as “unfair and punitive” bail conditions imposed by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, Abdul Hannan Wahab, and his wife.

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2 w. ago Minority slams GH¢80m bail for former Buffer Stock CEO, wife as pre

The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over what it describes as “pre-trial punishment” disguised as bail conditions imposed on Abdul Hannan Wahab, the former CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), and his wife. Following a dramatic arrest operation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on June 25 in both […]

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2 w. ago ‘You may control the present, but history will judge you’ – Minority fires at EOCO boss over Hannan Wahab arrest

The Minority in Parliament has blasted the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), accusing it of political persecution in the arrest and bail conditions imposed on Abdul Hannan Wahab, ex-CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO).

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2 w. ago CJ Removal: Ansa Asare warns President Mahama, AG against responding to Torkonoo, minority

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa Asare, has advised President John Dramani Mahama and Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine to refrain from responding to calls by the Minority in Parliament concerning recent remarks by suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. Justice Torkornoo, in her first public address since the initiation of investigations […]

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2 w. ago Minority demands Mahama’s response to suspended Chief Justice’s concerns

The Minority in Parliament has called on President John Mahama and Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine to urgently issue a public statement addressing the concerns raised by suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. During her first public address on Wednesday regarding ongoing investigations into three petitions seeking her dismissal, the Chief Justice raised several concerns. These […]

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2 w. ago Patriotic Institute is a powerful reminder the NPP is a movement of ideas – Afenyo

Minority Leader, and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has described the newly launched Patriotic Institute as “a true call for loyalty” and urged members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be firmly rooted in the party’s values and ideological tradition.

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2 w. ago BoG dismissals must be viewed separately from political layoffs – Dr Kwapong advises Minority

CDD-Ghana Fellow and Director for the Democracy Project,Dr John Osae Kwapong has advised the Minority in Parliament to exercise caution in conflating the recent Bank of Ghana (BoG) staff dismissals with other public sector layoffs following the December elections.

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