Author: Political Desk

President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated a four-member committee to oversee the disbursement of the GH¢1 billion Bawku Revitalisation Fund, aimed at supporting infrastructure and other development interventions in the area. The committee, chaired by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, was inaugurated at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Other members are the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central and Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga; the Chief of Timpane, HRM Cletus Abugri; and the Upper East Regional Minister, Donatus Akamugri Atanga. President Mahama said improved security in Bawku had created an opportunity…

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has raised concerns that illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is increasingly being institutionalised as a source of employment for the youth. The Conference also alleged that some politicians, Members of Parliament (MPs), Municipal and District Chief Executives (MCEs) and traditional leaders are involved in illegal mining despite their responsibility to help combat the practice. President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev. Matthew Gyamfi, made the remarks during an engagement with Parliament’s Committee on Chieftaincy, Culture and Religious Affairs. He called for decisive action to end illegal mining, warning that its environmental and…

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that the government is building a 1,200-megawatt state-owned gas-fired power plant, which, when completed, will become Ghana’s biggest power plant since independence. The facility will surpass the 1,020-megawatt Akosombo Hydroelectric Power Station and is expected to provide reliable and affordable electricity to support Ghana’s industrial transformation. “Ghana is acting by building a 1,200 MW state-owned gas-fired power plant,” Dr Forson said. He made the announcement at the Future of Energy Conference 2026, organised by the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), where he stressed the importance of reliable and affordable energy to…

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt. Rev. Dr Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, has called on the government to demonstrate the political will needed to decisively tackle illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. He said the government had both the authority and capacity to end the menace, which continues to destroy mining communities, pollute water bodies and impose significant costs on the state to treat contaminated water. “I think that government has the political power. It also has the might to crush galamsey. If government wants to crush galamsey, government is able to,” he said. Rt. Rev. Dr…

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has named former Minister of Power Kwabena Donkor and four others as persons of interest in its investigation into an alleged $1 million bribery scandal involving AKSA Energy. The other persons named are Francis Walkson Kwesi Dzata, a former Technical Advisor to the Minister of Power; Solomon Adjetey Sowah, a former Deputy Director at the Ministry of Power; Lyndon George Nii Saul Mettle, a Director of Tricorp Group Limited; and Baffour Ankoma Brobbey, an employee of Tricorp Group Limited. The OSP announced the development in a notice issued on Wednesday, August 26, 2026,…

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has introduced new Parliamentary-approved fees and charges for Ghana Card-related services under three categories, as the Authority implements the National Identity Register (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2523). The fee structure covers services provided at NIA district offices, premium centres and prestige registration centres, with charges varying according to the type of service and level of service selected. The new arrangements come as the NIA transitions to a biometric-based identity verification system under L.I. 2523, which came into force on June 9, 2026. The regulations make biometric verification the mandatory method for confirming the identity of…

President John Dramani Mahama has made fresh changes to his government, reassigning Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, to the Office of the President. Under the new arrangement, Dr Pelpuo will serve as Minister of State in charge of Special Initiatives at the Presidency, taking over from Emmanuel Agyekum, who currently occupies the position. Mr Agyekum is expected to replace Dr Pelpuo as Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment. The changes were announced in a statement issued by the Presidency on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, and signed by the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Ofosu Kwakye.…

The Government of Ghana has declined a GH¢20 million donation offered by MTN Ghana to support Ghanaian victims of recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement issued on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, said it had become aware of media reports indicating that MTN Ghana was preparing to make the donation. According to the Ministry, the reported offer was attributed to an interview granted by MTN Board Chairman, Dr Ishmael Yamson. While commending MTN for the gesture, the government said it had decided not to accept the donation because the Mahama administration had made…

The Member of Parliament for Bosome Freho, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has invoked the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989), to demand details of public funds spent on the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa. In a formal request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated August 17, 2026, the MP is seeking the total cost of the exercise, sources of funding, details of private partners who supported the evacuation and payments made to returning Ghanaians. His request follows a statement issued by the Ministry on August 13, 2026, stating that more than 1,600 Ghanaians had been evacuated from South…

Former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has declared that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will overcome its current challenges and return to political power. Mr Agyarko made the declaration after arriving at the NPP headquarters with prominent party figures, including Henry Quartey, Gyapa Mercer, Alhassan Tampuli and Matthew Nyindam, as well as supporters, to file his nomination to contest the party’s National Chairman position. Speaking after receiving a call from about 50 NPP constituency chairpersons to offer himself for the party’s leadership, Mr Agyarko said he had accepted the challenge as part of efforts to revive the party. He stressed that…