Author: Political Desk

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga and Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor have jointly drafted a private member’s bill seeking to completely repeal the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) Act, 2017 (Act 959) and abolish the anti-corruption institution. According to a Joynews report, the draft bill is ready but is yet to be formally introduced on the floor of Parliament. Meanwhile, contents of the draft bill have since been circulating on social media. This comes just hours after President John Dramani Mahama, speaking during a courtesy call by the National Peace Council at Jubilee House on Wednesday, defended the continued existence of…

The Government of Ghana has deported three Israeli nationals who arrived in the country on Wednesday, December 10, 2205, in direct retaliation for the “ill-treatment and unjustified deportation” of three Ghanaian travellers by Israeli authorities at Ben Gurion International Airport earlier this week. In a press release issued late Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the three Israelis were refused entry and immediately placed on the next available flight out of Kotoka International Airport. The statement described the action as a necessary response to protect the dignity of Ghanaian citizens abroad. “The Government of Ghana has been compelled…

The Minority in Parliament has intensified its demand for the immediate withdrawal of a notice sent to the Electoral Commission (EC) declaring the Kpandai parliamentary seat vacant, describing the action as premature and unconstitutional. The notice was issued following a Tamale High Court ruling that ordered a re-run of the 2024 parliamentary election in the Kpandai constituency in the Northern Region. Addressing journalists in Parliament on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, Deputy Minority Leader and MP for Asokwa, Patricia Appiagyei, criticised the letter by the Clerk of Parliament, calling it “selective and cynical” and warning that it could establish a dangerous…

Former Majority Leader and Suame MP, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has criticised the decision by the Clerk to Parliament to independently write to the Electoral Commission declaring the Kpandai parliamentary seat vacant, describing the move as unprecedented and procedurally improper. Speaking on Joy FM’s morning show on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the veteran lawmaker questioned the legitimacy of the letter signed by Clerk Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror and addressed to EC Chairperson Jean Mensa, which triggered processes for a possible by-election in the Northern Region constituency following a High Court-ordered re-run of the 2024 election. “It has never happened before that a Clerk…

President John Dramani Mahama has assented to the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy (Repeal) Act, 2025, bringing an immediate end to the controversial one-percent levy that has been in place since 2021. The President signed the repeal instrument on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, paving the way for the levy to be fully scrapped effective January 1, 2026. The repeal Act, passed by Parliament last month, eliminates the 1% charge imposed on the supply of taxable goods and services under the Value Added Tax Act, as well as on all imports (except VAT-exempt items). Introduced through the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy Act,…

The Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, on Tuesday, December 10, 2025, laid before Parliament the long-awaited Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to legalise and regulate commercial motorcycle and tricycle operations, popularly known as Okada. The bill proposes amendments to the Road Traffic Act, 2004 (Act 683) and its accompanying Legislative Instrument (L.I. 2180) to permit the use of motorcycles, motor tricycles, and quadricycles for commercial passenger and goods transportation. Key provisions in the bill include the establishment of safety standards such as mandatory helmets, reflective jackets, seat belts where applicable, and other protective gear for both riders…

The government has withdrawn the revised lithium mining lease agreement between Ghana and Barari DV Ghana Limited from Parliament to allow for broader stakeholder consultations before it is re-presented for approval. The decision was announced in Parliament on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, by Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Yusif Sulemana, who stated that the withdrawal would enable the ministry “to undertake further consultations with very relevant stakeholders” ahead of tabling the agreement again. The agreement, which grants Barari DV Ghana Limited mining rights for lithium and associated minerals in the Ewoyaa area near Mankessim in the Central Region,…

The Supreme Court has fixed January 14, 2026, to deliver its ruling on an application by the Deputy Attorney-General seeking a review of portions of an earlier Supreme Court decision on disclosure obligations in the ongoing criminal trial of former National Signals Bureau Director, Kwabena Adu Boahen, and his wife. The couple are facing charges of stealing, money laundering, and using public office for profit. In its previous judgment, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court revised the Practice Direction on Further Disclosures in criminal trials, holding that prosecutors are required to disclose only materials already in their possession that…

The Supreme Court has thrown out an application filed by Nana Appiah Mensah, widely known as NAM 1, that sought to quash earlier rulings by the High Court and Court of Appeal directing him to open his defence in his ongoing criminal trial. The unanimous decision delivered on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, brings to an end a series of legal attempts by the embattled former CEO of Menzgold Ghana Limited to delay the trial. NAM 1 is facing multiple charges including defrauding by false pretences, fraudulent breach of trust, unlawful operation of a gold dealership without licence, and money laundering…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has vehemently condemned the High Court ruling that annulled the 2024 parliamentary election in the Kpandai constituency and ordered a fresh poll, labelling the decision a “constitutional abomination” that threatens Ghana’s democracy. National Organiser of the NPP, Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B), told journalists in Accra on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, that the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange was “deeply flawed,” “reckless,” and “legally unsound.” The court nullified the election  won by the NPP candidate with a 3,734-vote margin, after a petition challenged irregularities affecting only about 500 votes. Mr Boakye argued that…