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Kurt Okraku, the president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has declared his intention to run for re-election in the upcoming GFA elections, which are set for October. In response to his declaration, Okraku received a standing ovation and chants of “Long Live Kurt” from the audience at the 29th GFA Ordinary Congress. Okraku’s affirmation opens the door for a tight race because former vice presidents of the Ghana Football Association George Afriyie and Kojo Yankah have also declared their intention to run. Despite losing to Okraku in the 2019 elections, Afriyie is regarded as a formidable contender with the…

Private legal practitioner and former police officer, Alexander Amoako Twum Barimah has said the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia can never be a better option to replace President Akufo-Addo. According to Twum Barimah, Bawumia is the worst version of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Mr. Twum Barimah during a panel discussion on UTV reacted to Dr. Bawumia’s recent comments that he sacrificed his political career when others were not ready to defend the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in court. Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia declared that he had made enough sacrifices for the party. He feels that he must be…

National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama has indicated the party is prepared to respond to electoral fraud in the 2024 election. He asserts that the Electoral Commission (EC) may be trying to influence the results of the general election. The former president claims that some Ghanaians will lose their right to vote as a result of the Commission’s new identification directive involving the Ghana Card. The Electoral Commission is moving forward with the use of the Ghana Card for the creation of the new voters’ register despite opposition from some segments of the populace. As a result, Ghanaian voters…

Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Dafeamekpor, the member of Parliament for South Dayi has taken swipe at LGBTQ+ activists who are fighting against the bill to criminalize their activities in the country. The 275 members of Parliament unanimously agreed to pass the anti-LGBTQ bill that is currently before the chamber. This comes after the 36-page document was subjected to months of public discussion and approval by legislators and stakeholders following its introduction in 2021. The contested legislation has already been the target of several legal challenges; the most recent lawsuit was only made public on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Following calls from…

Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has personally contacted the World Bank to secure a $200 million funding injection for the Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA), a potential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer position. Due to the slow distribution of the government’s initial $15 million seed money over the first three years of the TCDA’s establishment, Dr. Akoto took the initiative after realizing the revenue potential and the favorable impact it could have on Ghana’s economy. The Tree Crop Diversification Project (TCDP) has been the explicit focus of the TCDA’s regulation and development efforts since it was established in…

John Dramani Mahama, the NDC’s presidential candidate, has weighed in on the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) slogan of ‘Breaking the 8’. At an Alumni Connect event, he told the Tertiary Education Institute Network attendees that ‘breaking the 8’ is possible because Ghanaians are tired of the corruption, waste, impunity, and arrogance that characterize the Akufo-Addo administration. “Yes, we must break the eight years of corruption. Yes, we must break the eight years of impunity and waste. Yes, we must break the eight years of poor governance. Yes, we must break the eight years of arrogance.” The former president bemoaned the…

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has compared himself to a seed that has the potential to grow after being planted by former President John Agyekum Kufuor. The fact that Dr. Bawumia’s political godfather is the former President is not a secret, and he acknowledges the invaluable advice and leadership of the man who has repeatedly and outspokenly identified the vice president as his son. Former President Kufuor has consistently praised Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of Ghana, referring to him as a “True Son.” The former president claims that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who held the position of deputy governor of the Bank…

Jakob Nyantakyi, Akrofuom NPP Chairman has declared his unwavering support for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the right person to lead the party in the upcoming 2024 general elections. Akrofuom NPP Chairman made his comment during a visit of the Vice President to Akrofuom constituency in the Ashanti Region as part of his tour in the Region to interact with the delegates. According Jakob Nyantakyi, Dr. Bawumia is the only person amongst the lot who are aspiring to lead to the NPP in the next election who stands and defends the party whenever it goes into any form difficulty.…

The Chairman of the Asokwa Constituency of the NPP, Rev. Ofosu Nkrumah, has declared his unwavering support for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the party’s nominee for president in the upcoming primary elections. Rev. Ofosu Nkrumah praised Dr. Bawumia for honoring the Asokwa Constituency in the Ashanti Region by opening his office out of the 47 constituencies in Ashanti Region. According to the NPP Chairman of the Asokwa constituency, it has come to his notice one of the Presidential candidate is parading over the country and claiming that Asokwa is his stronghold. He noted that Asokwa constituency doesn’t belong…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of Ghanaian newspaper publications for Monday, 10th July, 2023.