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Despite claims by the former Akufo-Addo administration that it had substantial reserves for debt payments, President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that Ghana’s Sinking Fund had a balance of just $64,000 and GHS143,000. On Thursday, February 27, 2025, President Mahama gave his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of …

The leading Member of Kumasi MPs Bloc and Member of Parliament for Bantama Constituency, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye, has urged immediate action to increase the use of pedestrian footbridges and lower traffic accidents, pointing to research showing that pedestrians are killed in more than 40% of traffic incidents in Ghana. Hon. …

The parliament has approved the makeup of Ghana’s Appointments Committee, which is in charge of screening and recommending applicants for ministerial and other high-level posts. The committee will be chaired by First Deputy Speaker Bernard Ahiafor, with Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah serving as vice chair. Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has been …

Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Speaker of Ghana’s Eighth Parliament, has pledged to give his all if elected Speaker of the Ninth Parliament. In response to President-elect John Dramani Mahama’s directive that Bagbin be nominated by the parliamentary leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), he made this pledge. The …