Author: Gifty Boateng

By Gifty Boateng A young commercial (trotro) driver who joined the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to chant for the release of the Ashanti Regional chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako has exposed the party. Allegedly, he grabbed a whopping GHc1, 300 for finding himself at the premises of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), where some executive and supporters of the party, had stormed to demand the release of the owner of mining firm, Akonta Mining on Tuesday May 27. Speaking to Joy FM’s James Avedzi, on day 3 of the chairman otherwise known as Chairman Wontumi’s detention, the young man…

By Gifty Boateng The Majority in Parliament has on the day the house resumed from recess boldly declared its intention and commitment to pursue accountability in public office, especially with regards to alleged misconducts. The aim, The New Republic gathered, is to restore public confidence in governance which they see as eroded over the period. Chief on the list is the popular Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL), instituted by the current government, to retrieve moneys and properties acquired wrongly by the previous government officials and their cohorts. “We will also summon Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) for briefings, particularly on…

By Gifty Boateng For some time now, the beleaguered Ashanti Regional chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has been using ill-health as decoy or weapon to delay invitations to report himself to authorities. TheNewRepublic which has been monitoring the politician, with keen interest, for a while, can easily count three of such occasions where Bernard Antwi-Boasiako alias Chairman Wontumi used this old trick. He had stated sickness primary as reasons he is unable to attend to one invitation or the other. Aside his case with the EOCO on Tuesday, earlier, he delayed his recent invitation by the Criminal…

By Gifty Boateng Government is set to roll out the Free Senior High School (FSHSs) in private schools, to ease the pressure on public schools. The programme is earnestly going to commence in the next academic year, the government has assured. Deputy Minister for Education Dr Clement Abas Apaak, has indicated that extensive engagements have already been had and stakeholders are committed to the course and eager to implement it. The policy, initiated by the erstwhile government in 2017, was implemented with exclusion of private schools. Because of it free nature, the private schools were hugely abandoned. In the public…

By Gifty Boateng The visit to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) by Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), did not end well for the politician. Even though his second day’s visit to the CID office was successful, he was grabbed just when he was exiting the headquarters of the Police CID in his car. He is said to have gone to the police with his lawyer, Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi after his first visit on Monday. Party faithful are unsure if he went to the EOCO office with him as some say they parted before…

By Gifty Boateng A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the Manhyia North constituency, has posited that not even the great performance of the Cedi, will save the National Democratic Congress (NDC). For Collins Owusu Amankwah, who entered Parliament and was booted out after a term, the governing party will go back to opposition in 2028 regardless of the Cedi’s performance. He insists the government as far as the performance of the Cedi is concerned has not done anything special to warrant plaudit. His outburst follows the recent appreciation of the cedi against major currencies. The…

By Gifty Boateng Hopeson Adorye, a former staunch member and communication team member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has disclosed how and why he lost his job at the VIP section of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Hopeson was removed from the airport in 2019, and he has not hidden the fact that some influential members in the previous government, very close to former president Akufo-Addo, masterminded everything. He was given the marching orders barely two days after he married his wife, Empress Gifty. Providing further and better particulars recently, the outspoken politician claimed, he was advised to…

By Gifty Boateng The beleaguered Ashanti Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, is expected to return to the police headquarters, in Accra on Tuesday, May 27. It follows a marathon meeting between him and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), on Monday May 26, after an invitation was extended to him to appear before them. Known largely as Chairman Wontumi, the loudmouth politician, reported to the police headquarters with his team of lawyers, led by former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame. His counsel was initially the former Member of Parliament (MP) for the…

By Gifty Boateng Loudmouth politician and Ashanti Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who said he is more powerful and fearful than President John Dramani Mahama, is now begging for mercy. According to the mining kingpin, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, the Mahama administration has rendered him penniless as his bank accounts have been frozen and his company’s mining license revoked, as a result of alleged illegal mining activities in forest reserves in the Western Region. The action by authorities, have put him in a tight corner as he is unable to pay for his children’s school fees and many others.…

By Gifty Boateng Businessman and media owner, Dr Kwaku Oteng, appears to be heaving a sigh of relief following the impressive appreciation of the national currency, the Cedi. The business mogul has disclosed that since he was born there was no year he struggled to stay well composed like the year 2024. “My most difficult year was last year, 2024. It was too difficult”. Adding “Since I started the journey of life, it was last year that was the most difficult; it was really a bad year”. The national currency for some weeks now has been appreciating against the dollar…