Author: Insight News

Muntaka Mubarak, a member of parliament for Asawase and a former minority chief whip, is dissatisfied with the removal of the National Democratic Congress from the front bench in Parliament, along with other minority leaders. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson was earlier this week’s Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu’s replacement by the NDC. As the Deputy Minority Leader and Minority Chief Whip, respectively, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, MP for Ellembelle, took over for James Klutse Avedzi, MP for Ketu North. Kwame Governs Agbodza, MP for Asawase, took over for Muntaka Mubarak, MP for Asawase. “At no such meeting was this issue brought up…

Muntaka Mubarak, a former minority chief whip and member of parliament for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has counseled the incoming minority leadership to exercise patience and wait till after consultations have been held before assuming their positions. Dr. Ato Forson pledged on Thursday to do everything in his ability to bring the caucus together before taking office on February 7 when Parliament returns from break. Muntaka Mubarak, however, told the media on Thursday that the new leadership should exercise patience and permit discussions to take place between the minority caucus and the party executives. Muntaka further disclosed that talks…

Prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Sports Ministry lavished an astounding GH142,426, 907.36 million on the Senior National Teams, the Black Stars and the Black Queens. According to a document obtained by insightnewsgh.com, the Sports Ministry allotted GH8,183,400,000,000 for the two-leg World Cup qualifier between Ghana and Nigeria. Following their victory over Nigeria in Abuja on penalties, the Black Stars earned a spot in the World Cup in Qatar. A total of GH 63,019,369.62 million was made available as funding for the Black Stars’ participation in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, while an extra GH 8,009,366.40 was…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has received a strong warning over the size of his government from Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the new minority leader in the House of Representatives. According to Dr. Forson, the MPs of the National Democratic Congress will not permit President Akufo-Addo to further expand the size of his government, which they consider to be already excessive. On Thursday, after being named minority leader, he issued the warning in his first speech in front of the public. “I wish to, first of all, send a message to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), that the people of…

Mr. Domelevo stated, “I think the Office of the Special Prosecutor should work hand-in-hand with the Auditor General and see people being dragged to court and prosecuted in addition to the recovery of the funds.” The portion of the audit that concerns criminality should be handed over to the Office of the Special Prosecutor.” Deterrence will be included in the system. Obtaining the essential evidence for the OSP to utilize in court is one of the things I anticipate from this relationship. The Cathedral project’s Board of Trustees announced that it has started talking with Deloitte about starting a statutory…

The move made by the NDC leadership was seen by the 77 opposition MPs as a step in the right direction, according to Komla Klutse, Parliamentary Correspondent for TV3. This action came shortly after 48 other NDC MPs signed a petition against the party’s changes to the Minority leadership. Komla added that the MPs opposed to the revisions think the decision is controversial and want it to be overturned. According to Komla, the MPs have convened a special session of Parliament at which Asiedu Nketia, the National Chairman, and Fifi Kwetey, the General Secretary, would be present. A few NDC…

Juliet Bawuah, a knowledgeable sports journalist from Ghana, has left TV3, a division of Media General. The sports journalist’s 30-month employment with the media company came to an end this week when she submitted her notice of resignation, according to Nydjlive. Many people are shocked by the resignation, especially in light of the outstanding work done by the media organization before and during the recently concluded Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022. Right now, it’s unclear where she’ll be going next. Juliet Bawuah succeeded Michael Oti-Adjei, a colleague who had been promoted to the position of General Manager, in July 2020…

A petition calling for the return of Honourables Haruna Iddrisu and Muntaka Mubarak as Minority Leader and Minority Whip has been signed by 91 Members of Parliament running on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The petition that questions the legitimacy of Cassiel Ato Forson, Kwame Agbodza, and Emmanuel Armah Buah as the new leaders to succeed the ousted Haruna Iddrisu, Muntaka Mubarak, and James Avedzi is anticipated to garner more signatures from Members. Nearly all NDC members of parliament from the five northern regions, as well as those from the western, central, Ashanti, Greater Accra, Bono East,…

The Food and Drug Authority (FDA) is warning Ghanaians about the recent increase in the use of nitrous oxide, sometimes known as laughing gas, at nightclubs, bars, and other recreational activities. This warning is primarily directed at partygoers. The Chief Executive Officer of the Authority, Delese Mimi Darko, warned that the misuse of this gas is “very” dangerous and can result in low blood pressure, a heart attack, and anemia in a statement on Tuesday, January 24. “Abusers of Nitrous Oxide gas are also prone to the risk of suffocating and loss of consciousness,” the statement said. It was further…

The Auditor General’s report on the government’s COVID-19 expenditures has received a response from the Finance Ministry. The state spent US$607,419.02 out of US$4,049,460.12 on the procurement of 26 ambulances, however, none of the vehicles were ever delivered, according to the Auditor General’s report. The information ministry paid its employees an unapproved sum of GHC 151,500 for COVID-19 insurance, and the government paid for vaccines worth $81 million that were never delivered, according to the study. The audit report further verified that the government received financing from other sources and mobilized GH21,844,189,185.24 for its Covid response from March 2020 to…