President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has questioned the patriotism and sincerity of his political opponents after he was heavily criticised over the $20million Ghana-US military deal. In an address to the nation carried by the major media houses Wednesday, he said the Defence Cooperation that spawned a major demonstration last week is not different from […]
The ratification of the dumb Ghana-US military deal last Friday should be enough to cost president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo reelection in 2020. The opposition political parties do not need any grand policies to unseat the governing New Patriotic Party that came to power on the back of the many miscalculations of the past regime. […]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary has justified the decision to go ahead with the #GhanaFirst protest despite the arrest of his deputy over some comments. Addressing hundreds of protesters in Accra Wednesday, Johnson Asiedu Nketia said progressives all over the world are not distracted by political obstacles. They focus on the mission before […]
A business lecturer at the University of Ghana has justified why he joined thousands of people to protest the Ghana-US military deal ratified by Parliament last Friday. Dr Kobby Mensah said he wanted to make a “particular statement” to the US Congress that the Donald Trump administration is taking advantage of Ghanaians to force the […]
Seychelles’ opposition coalition, which holds a majority in parliament, said on Tuesday that it would not ratify a deal signed with India to build a military base on one of the archipelago’s outlying islands. The deal would see India invest USD 550 million dollars in building the base on Assumption island to help it ensure […]
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) controlled Parliament has ratified the controversial Ghana-US military deal despite an opposition. In a legislature visibly divided along party lines in the conduct of its duties, the NPP lawmakers ignored the position of their opponents to move and second the acceptance of the agreement. The ratification of the deal […]