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Member of Parliament for Assin Central and recently defeated presidential flagbearer of the NPP, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong has been in MP for Bantama Constituency, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye’s neck in recent times ahead of NPP parliamentary primaries slated for later this month. Recall, InsightNewsgh.com reported that Ken Agyapong threatened to publish damaging allegations of corruption against Francis Asenso-Boakye, if the latter is allowed to continue as the party’s parliamentary candidate. He urged party delegates in the Bantama constituency to abstain from voting for Asenso-Boakye on the grounds that he is conceited and dishonest in every way. In a new video going…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of the various newspaper publications for today, Saturday, 13th January, 2024.

Nana Kwame Bediako, an independent candidate for president, says he plans to form a political party in order to further his goals. However, the Electoral Commission’s supposed tardiness had thrown a wrench into his plans. Speaking on JoyNews AM Show, the real estate tycoon disclosed that, having complied with all constitutional requirements, his team had submitted an application to the EC to register his political party. Three months after submitting his application, Cheddar, as he is also known, has not received a response from the EC. This is true even though Act 574 (8)(2) of the I992 Constitution states that,…

In a candid interview on JoyNews Upfront, Shalimar Abbiusi, spokesperson for the New Force, opened up about her harrowing experience after being arrested by the National Bureau of Investigations and the Immigration Service of Ghana, leading to her subsequent repatriation to Belgium. In charge of the New Force’s diplomatic missions and diaspora, Abbiusi called her experience a “learning curve” in addition to “horrible.” She emphasized in the interview that her arrest opened her eyes to structural problems in the Ghanaian legal system. Abbiusi conveyed compassion for those who lack the financial means to retain legal counsel, highlighting that her personal…

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the member of parliament representing North Tongu, has refused to offer an apology to Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), for accusing him of leaving the nation while a contract he oversaw was being investigated. In a social media post, Okudzeto Ablakwa claimed that despite the GRA and Strategic Mobilization Limited (SML) revenue assurance contract being audited continuously, President Akufo-Addo had helped the GRA chief escape the nation. Ablakwa asked the president to give a reason for the boss’s absence. However, GRA, in a statement, debunked the comment, saying its boss…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary, Fifi Kwetey, has promised to handle Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Speaking during a campaign stop in the Ketu South Constituency, Fifi Kwetey declared that all of the attacks made by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Bawumia, on the NDC flagbearer, former president John Dramani Mahama, would be returned in multiple folds. He urged Mahama, who was present at the event, to leave Dr Bawumia to the national executives of the NDC and focus on his policies to Ghanaians so they deal with him on his behalf. “On behalf of…

Kennedy Agyapong, a member of parliament for Assin Central, has threatened to publish damaging allegations of corruption against Francis Asenso-Boakye, a fellow member, if the latter is allowed to continue as the party’s parliamentary candidate. He urged party delegates in the Bantama constituency to abstain from voting for Asenso-Boakye on the grounds that he is conceited and dishonest in every way. On January 11, 2024, Ken Agyapong, whose brother Ralph Agyapong is running against Asenso-Boakye in the next primary, thoroughly explained why Bantama MP should not be kept in office during a meeting with a few delegates. As he pleaded…

The leader of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama, has attacked the purported corruption in the current administration while touring the Volta area. He highlighted the belief that the NPP’s internal corruption makes it difficult for them to fight corruption. If elected, Mahama promised to combat corruption, calling for responsibility and warning party members against misbehavior in positions of power. “Now, corruption has broken loose and if it was in the IGP’s custody, it has broken the jail and is running all over the country. It’s obvious that the NPP has no desire or the ability to check corruption because their…

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has sent a strong warning to New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates in Bantama constituency ahead of the party’s primaries. Kennedy Agyapong, whose brother Ralph Agyapong is running against the incumbent MP for the Bantama constituency, was accused of corruption and urged to vote against him by Francis Asenso-Boakye during a meeting with some delegates. “You should be ashamed of yourself to go and vote for a corrupt MP like Asenso again. I am telling you: I don’t mince words. I don’t care how you feel. I am telling you the…

Former Ghana Football Association President Kwasi Nyantakyi has revealed that he has never claimed to have any influence over President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He declared that the claim made in his documentary “Number 12” by the distinguished investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas is wholly untrue. Speaking on Starr Chart, Nyantakyi made the claim in reference to the contentious Anas documentary from 2018, which resulted in his suspension from football. “I never said that [President Akufo-Addo was in my pocket],” Nyantakyi asserted. “You see the propaganda. I never said that.” He clarified that he saw nothing wrong with introducing potential…