ModernGhana Newsletter - Issue #36

Former President John Dramani Mahama has labelled President Nana Akufo-Addo of focusing more attention on cutting sod for his Agenda 111

Former President John Dramani Mahama says he is hopeful that the new Special Prosecutor, Kissi Adjebeng, will deal with corruption in the country.

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Mr Sulemana Braimah has said the decision of the National Communications Authority (NCA) has only reversed what was a discriminatory, politically-motivated decision to shut down opposition-aligned radio stations while leaving pro-government stations with the same alleged infraction on air.

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has asked the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin that he cannot make predetermination for the House in relation to the anti-LGBTQI bill which is currently before the House.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Senyo Hosi says the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), ldquo;a national liability rdquo;, should be privatized to stop it from continuing to be a drain on the Ghanaian economy.

The Majority Leader of Parliament, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said if the foreign countries chooses to impose travel sanctions on Ghanaian legislators should they pass the anti-LGBTQI bill which is currently before the house, ldquo;then we all have to suffer for it rdquo;.

The Governing Board of the National Communications Authority (NCA) says it has approved the licenses of some 133 radio stations to operate in the country.

Ex-President John Dramani Mahama has launched a fresh attack on President Akufo-Addo in his tour again.

Ahead of the debate of the anti-LGBTQ Bill in Parliament, Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu on Tuesday said efforts by some people to legalise the LGBTQ practice in Ghana will be a waste.

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has petitioned Parliament to order the General Legal Council (GLC) to provide raw scores of candidates who took part in the Ghana School of Law entrance exams for 2020 and 2021.

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has charged the Board of the Minerals Incomes and Investment Funds (MIIF) to address all concerns raised by various stakeholders of the Agyapa Royalty Deal before it goes back to Parliament.

National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joshua Amidu Akamba is impressed with President Akufo-Addo rsquo;s decision to learn from former President John Dramani Mahama 39;s working tour.