Author: Insight News

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of the various newspaper publications for today, Wednesday, 4th October, 2023.

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, the founder and leader of the Movement for Change, has pleaded with Ghanaians to choose a president based on his or her vision and integrity rather than on the basis of party partisanship. According to him, the Movement’s core objective is to organize the more than 6.6 million floating voters who share his vision for changing Ghana. Mr. Alan Kyerematen claimed that the Great Transformational Plan (GTP) was necessary in order for Ghana to move past the NPP and NDC. He claims that in order to advance Ghana’s transformational agenda for the benefit of all youth,…

Following their absence on Tuesday, October 3, the Minority has vowed to take to the streets once more in the near future to protest and demand the resignation of Dr. Ernest Yedu Kwamina Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, and his two deputies. The Minority had demanded, following a procession from Obra Spot near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange, to present its petition to Dr. Addison or at least one of his two deputies. However, the Governor authorized Wing Commander (rtd) Kwame Asare Boateng, the Bank of Ghana’s Director of Security, to accept the petition on his behalf. Dr.…

Efia Odo, a human rights advocate and social media influencer, criticized Diana Asamoah for claiming that Ghanaians are unappreciative because they constantly criticize the NPP government. Diana Asamoah made some remarks over the weekend that many Ghanaians found offensive. The fact that Ghana is experiencing economic hardship is not new. Prices for goods and services continue to rise daily. As many people wonder if things will ever return to normal, this has greatly increased tension in the nation. Diana Asamoah’s denial that the Nana Addo-led administration has changed things makes her appear irrational. As a guest on the United Showbiz…

Honorable Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a maverick politician and potential NPP flagbearer, is presently in a state of mourning, according to sad news that our news desk has just received. It is official that Hon. Kennedy Agyapong’s stepfather is no longer with us. Oman FM delivered the heartbreaking news. At the 37 Military Hospital, the late stepfather of Hon. Kennedy Agyapong passed away peacefully at age 91. This unfortunate news comes as the country is already grieving the tragic deaths of two well-known individuals. He passed away earlier today. Kennedy Agyapong, a presidential candidate for the NPP and a firebrand, has…

The poor road system in the community has prompted protests from the residents of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region. To express their anger at the government for failing to fix their roads, protesters in the area blocked some important highways. The locals claim they are tired of the government making empty promises to repair the road. The Ashaiman roundabout connecting Ashaiman to the Tema-Akosombo highway, Adjei Kojo, Oyibi-Somanya road, and the Ashaiman traffic intersection have all been blocked by protesters. Some locals have been urging Albert Boakye Okyere, the MCE for the area, to urgently start work on the…

Independent candidate contesting for president, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen has paid homage to his long-standing friend Hon. Enoch Teye Mensah who passed away yesterday in South Africa. E.T Mensah, a former council member and member of parliament died at the age of 77. He had been unwell for some time and, according to reports, passed away in South Africa. Mr. Mensah was well-known in Ghanaian politics and held the positions of Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for the Ningo-Prampram constituency for more than 20 years. The former Trade and Industry Minister took to his X (formerly Twitter) page…

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a North Tongu MP, has categorically stated that the Minority will see to it that BoG Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison and his appointees are prosecuted. Countless Ghanaians have gathered at the Obra Spot for the #OccupyBoG demonstration, including Mr. Ablakwa, who claimed that this is just the beginning for the Minority. “When he resigns, it sends a clear message that when you are given the opportunity to hold public office and you mismanage, you totally violate laws. You destroy livelihoods. “You will suffer the consequences because his resignation is only the first of our demands. After that,…

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer candidate Kennedy Agyapong has come under fire from a group of market women at the Kumasi Central Market for recent remarks he made while campaigning. The Assin Central MP allegedly engaged in tribal politics during his weekend “Showdown Walk” in Kumasi, according to trader groups. Akans and Northerners are not welcome in Ghana, according to a representative of the “NPP Identifiable Groups at Kumasi Central Market, Kejetia and Race Course” in a video that has gone viral on social media. She asserts that Ghana belongs to all Ghanaians and that tribal politics have no…

Mahama Ayariga, the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, has written a letter to the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, pledging to file a report with the Office of the Special Prosecutor against him and his deputies, with regard to contracts awarded for the construction of a new head office for the central bank. In the letter sighted by InsighNewsgh.com, Mr. Mahama Ayariga suspected the BoG boss and his deputies have overpriced the construction of the new head office of Bank of Ghana. Mr. Ayariga alleged that Dr. Ernest Addison and his deputies want to take…