Author: Gifty Boateng

By Gifty Boateng The family of the beleaguered former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has waded into his case with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), following his failure to appear before the anti-graft body on Monday 2 June. The family is displeased with the decision by the Office to put back the name of their member on Interpol Red Notice, aimed at finding him around the world and extraditing him back into Ghana to answer questions for his stewardship. The former minister is wanted for his involvements in corruption and corruption related scandals, including his payment of $58 million…

By Gifty Boateng The much-touted strike action announced by the leadership of the Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU), in response to the introduction of the GHc1 levy has been called off. The New Republic is learning this follows a favourable engagement between government and the leadership of the GPRTU. The biggest transport Union had intended to embark on an industrial action this week as a result of their strong objection to the levy nicknamed dumsor levy. They had expressed disquiet about government’s decision to spring a surprise on them after agreeing to reduce transport fares barely two weeks…

By Gifty Boateng A former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kwadaso constituency, Dr Samiu.Kwadwo. Nuamah, has recounted how Ashanti Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, abused political power and ousted him. According to the one term MP, he was personally threatened by the embattled chairman popularly known as Wontumi, ahead parliamentary primaries that he was going to be unseated. He was however, never told his crime. Repeatedly, the academic said, Wontumi told him his defeat was imminent and that he, the chairman, has been asked to oust him and ensure he does not return to…

By Gifty Boateng Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation (GIHOC), Maxwell Kofi Jumah, left office with his official vehicle, despite a ban on vehicle acquisition by the then Akufo-Addo government. According to reports, the in-law of former President Akufo-Addo, did not only leave office with his official vehicle, costing the debt-ridden Company $90, 000, he apparently auctioned the property to himself at a paltry sum of GHc40, 000. This was disclosed by the deputy director of operations at the presidency, Mustapha Gbande recently. “He managed to purchase a vehicle that was bought $90, 000…

By Gifty Boateng There is murmuring and expression of disappointment in the Greater Accra Regional branch of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), over appointment neglect. The complaints mainly from the constituency chairmen, come at a time the government has barely completed measures to put in place various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) at the local level. The peeved party executives claim they have been snubbed by the government and party after wasting resources in the campaign that saw the NDC win majority of the votes both in the parliamentary and presidential elections in the region. Some say…

By Gifty Boateng A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, is on the verge of losing his status. The party threatening to drag him to one of the most important decision making bodies, the Council of Elders, for a decision on him. General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua has pledged to personally lead the charge to table the issue during the next Council meeting and that will include a suggestion to strip him of his status. According to the party scribe, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe as an elder who could have been part of the Council, to provide…

By Gifty Boateng The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tafo constituency, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, found himself in a rather embarrassing situation on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, June 4. The two-time MP and legal professional was seemingly caught off guard, displaying a shocking lack of knowledge regarding the basic tenets of a search warrant. Assafuah, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, attempted to corner the Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, about the specifics of recent search warrants. These warrants have been the bane of many former officials from the erstwhile government and members of the NPP,…

By Gifty Boateng President John Dramani Mahama, has expressed concern about the frightening number of excavators in Ghana, saying it is the highest in Africa. The president, has announced a policy shift aimed at ensuring that the importation of these earth moving machines, are done in a regulated manner and monitored. “Ghana has more excavators than any other country in Africa”, he said while speaking at the Global Mining in Motion Summit on Monday, June 2, 2025, stressing the need for a more effective regulations to control mining activities. The president said what his administration is going to do is…

By Gifty Boateng A former Greater Accra Regional chairman of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Ade Coker, has reportedly died after a short illness and at 68 years. The prominent NDC figure died on Saturday May 31 2025, at the Bank Hospital at Cantonments in Accra. Before veering into full time politics, Ade Coker was known for his contribution to football especially at the club level. He was once the chairman of the Great Olympics Football. He was once upon a time a vice chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA). He had served the NDC as chairman…

By Gifty A. Boateng The African-American Association of Ghana (AAAG), has held its Annual Health Fair in Accra, in the Greater Accra Region. As part of the one day event, held at the W.E.B. Dubois Centre at Cantonments, the Association held a free health screening, for its members and the general public. At no fee, members of the public walked in to have screenings for all kinds of diseases and made enquiries from health professionals. Some of the activities were hearing screening, full health and dental screening, chiropractic demos among others. The day served as an opportunity for members of…