Author: Insight News

Former president John Dramani Mahama has spoken out about how his government fell short of getting Ghanaians to truly appreciate the socioeconomic progress he oversaw while in office. He bemoans the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) incapacity to implement the infrastructure projects, policies, and programs that were meant to improve the life of the average person. He cites this as one of the most important lessons he has ever learned as president. “Since I left office in 2016, I have been thinking through my head what could we have done better. On what mistakes we made that we could correct, several…

According to former president John Dramani Mahama, African leaders who are older than 80 should not hold onto their positions of authority. On January 27, 2023, in the United Kingdom, he spoke to a group on the subject of “Africa’s Strategic Priorities and Global Role.” He asserts that such elderly leaders are prone to forgetting things and are incapable of making decisions that will advance their nations. When questioned about his thoughts on aging leaders in Africa still holding onto power, Mr. Mahama responded in this way. “When you have a leader who is old, he has no business continuing…

Former president John Dramani Mahama has criticized the Akufo-Addo administration’s bizarre attempts to claim responsibility for Ghana’s economic growth in 2017. According to Mr. Mahama, the New Patriotic Party has put the nation in a financial bind and has been attempting to take credit for the hard work of the National Democratic Congress in 2016, which resulted in the sizeable economic growth the nation saw in 2017. The records are transparent and show the work that his government performed before leaving office in 2016, according to former president Mahama, who discussed “Africa’s Strategic Priorities and Global Role” at Chatham House…

The detrimental impact that the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) will have on Ghanaians’ life savings and the entire financial industry has been lamented by former president John Dramani Mahama. The former President claimed that if changes are not made to the domestic debt exchange program to safeguard individual bondholders, over six million Ghanaians risk losing their whole life savings. In a speech on “Africa’s Strategic Priorities and Global Role” at Chatham House in London, the former president claimed that despite Ghana’s 66-year history of independence, the nation is today insolvent as a result of the terrible economic policies of…

Taking a team to the UK to hear former president John Dramani Mahama speak at a lecture is Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman and leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). On Friday, January 27, 2023, the event is scheduled to take place at Chatham House in the United Kingdom. The NDC’s Director of International Affairs, Comrade Alex Segbefia, the party’s deputy national women’s organizer, Comrade Abigail Elorm Akwambea, and its deputy treasurer, Comrade Vida Addae, are also included in the trip. A statement issued by the party said, “The lecture, which will be under the theme: ‘Africa’s strategic…

According to him, the debt exchange program that the government implemented as a result of the nation’s economic crisis prevents him from getting his GH 106,000 investment back. This was revealed to his congregation by the acclaimed man of God. He claims that his bankers told him they could only give him GHC 1000 each week till the full sum is paid. Archbishop Charles Agyinasare, the founder and senior pastor of the Perez Chapel International, bemoaned the impact the nation’s current financial crisis is having on his investment. According to him, the debt exchange program that the government implemented as…

Individual bondholders stated that their holdings through collective investment schemes total approximately GHS15.5 billion, or about 11% of the eligible bonds and capitalized interest, during discussions with the technical committee established by the government to address issues surrounding the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. With the objective of 80% of qualifying bonds, the individual bondholders continued, Individual Bondholders are not a critical success factor for the viability of the DDE project, but their inclusion would have unimaginable effects. Senyo Hosi’s Individual Bondholders Forum made recommendations to the Committee that included the government selling 17 troubled, bankrupt, and loss-making state-owned firms. The…

In order to start work on the project, the contractors allocated to the Danfa District Hospital in the Greater Accra Region under the agenda 111 policy must immediately return to the site, according to the minority in parliament. The group laments the fact that construction on the health center has not yet begun, despite more than $1 million having been allocated to the contractors as mobilization funds since last year [2022]. The ranking member, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, asked the government to be dedicated to the project while the minority members of the Health Committee of Parliament visited the proposed location.…

A commercial vehicle lost control and collided with vendors who were selling by the roadside at the Suame roundabout in the Ashanti Region, leaving one person dead and another patient at the Tafo Government Hospital. According to witnesses, the incident took place on Thursday about 4 am. They claim that the driver of the car had a brake failure, which resulted in a collision that killed the consumer on the spot and badly injured the merchant who was selling the goods. Another person who received minor injuries was also treated and released. A commercial vehicle lost control and collided with…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will engage members of the minority caucus on January 31, 2023, according to Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the minority leader in parliament, to discuss the group’s unresolved issues. Following a change in the group’s leadership by the national executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), there has been discord among its members. Speaking to the press following a meeting with NDC leadership, Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson promised to work with the former caucus leaders to carry out their parliamentary mission. “We have just come out of a very successful meeting with the leadership…