Author: Political Desk

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The government has withdrawn the revised lithium mining lease agreement between Ghana and Barari DV Ghana Limited from Parliament to allow for broader stakeholder consultations before it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…

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has rejected accusations from the Minority that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) is orchestrating a scheme to secure an overwhelming parliamentary majority in order to amend the 1992 Constitution. Appearing on JoyNews’ AM Show on Wednesday December 10, 2025, Mr Ayariga described the Minority’s claims as baseless and urged them to “stop raising false alarms” over non-existent threats. “As we speak today, with or without Kpandai, the NDC already has the numbers required to amend the Constitution, yet nobody has tabled any such proposal,” he stated. He advised the Minority to accept the potential loss…

The National Vice President of the Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana, Dr. Boris Baidoo, has warned egg sellers and food vendors against exploiting consumers by maintaining high prices despite a sharp drop in poultry feed costs. Speaking on Accra 100.5 FM’s morning show, Dr. Baidoo stated that the recent reduction in production costs, driven by government interventions under President John Dramani Mahama and Minister for Food and Agriculture Eric Opoku, must be reflected in retail prices. “No vendor has any justification to sell one egg above GHS 3 or two eggs above GHS 5,” he declared. He specifically directed fried-egg…

The Government of Ghana government has threatened reciprocal action against Israel following what it described as the “inhumane and traumatic” treatment of Ghanaian travellers, including members of a parliamentary delegation, at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport. In a strongly worded press release issued Wednesday, December 10, 2025, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ghana expressed outrage over incidents that began on Sunday, 7 December 2025, saying Ghanaian nationals were “deliberately targeted” by Israeli authorities. According to the Ministry, seven Ghanaian travellers were detained without justifiable cause upon arrival. Among them were four members of an official Ghanaian parliamentary delegation…

Pandemonium broke out on the floor of Parliament, with members of the Minority and the Majority Caucuses engaged in pushing and shoving. The chaos erupted after the Minority Caucus insisted on the recall of a letter issued by the Clerk of Parliament to the Electoral Commission declaring the Kpandai seat as vacant. At the commencement of proceedings on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, the Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, demanded the letter’s recall, citing a judicial review filed by Matthew Nyindam and rulings previously issued by the Speaker. In their insistence, the Minority resorted to chanting and singing, which severely disrupted…