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Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for the North Tongu in the Volta region has named a number of New Patriotic Party bigwigs he says are behind an amount of GHS187.3million to be paid them through an illegal means.  First on the list he mentioned is cousin to President Akufo-Addo – Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, among others. The National Democratic Congress lawmaker made this known in a Facebook post. READ FULL UNEDITED POST BELOW:  The Kitchen Scandal The Kitchen Scandal is a tale of betrayal, bravado, double standards, influence peddling, dishonesty, greed,…

The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has detailed in a new corruption scandal he describes as “The Kitchen Scandal” how Mr. Gabby Otchere-Darko, a prominent member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) wants an amount of GHS187,356,969.55 paid to a certain company.  In a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 – the NDC lawmaker revealed that, “Gabby’s law firm, Africa Legal Associates (see articles of incorporation attached) now represent West Blue. Who would have predicted this considering the political tsunami Gabby and his collaborators created for President Mahama a few years ago…

Dan Botwe, Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, has written a letter to President Nana Akufo-Addo in which he strongly fingered Irene Naa Torshie Addo-Lartey, Administrator of the Districts Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), over what he described as her refusal to cooperate with his Ministry in the equitable disbursement of District Common Funds in a style which would be in the best interest of Government. “It is instructive for His Excellency to note that, this Ministry has not had the expected level of cooperation from the Office of the Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund. “In the past…

The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament) will hold its Extraordinary Session in Winneba in the Effutu Constituency of the Central Region in September, 2023. Holding the session in Winneba is praiseworthy given that such important large gatherings are almost always held in the Capital cities of host countries where adequate facilities tend to readily available. But the decision to hold the session in Winneba was championed by the Ghanaian delegation in Liberia for the Joint Delocalized Meeting, led by Deputy Majority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for the Effutu Constituency, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin.…

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is set to present the 2023 mid-year budget review in Parliament today, Monday, July 31, 2023. Originally slated for July 27, 2023, the presentation was later rescheduled to July 25, 2023, only to be cancelled again until further notice. The last-minute cancellation of the budget review has stirred curiosity among Members of Parliament (MPs) and the public alike, with various speculations emerging about the possible reasons behind the delay. “In accordance with Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), the Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the Budget Statement and Economic…

Sammi Awuku, Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has complained that a major setback to the Authority has been the veiled but strategic encouragement which illegal Lotto Operators continue to enjoy from influential persons in society including high level media practitioners, among others. Mr. Awuku said very often which the leaders of such illicit gangs get busted and are to face prosecution, he, the NLA Boss, comes under a sudden intense pressure from all manner of influential persons who plead that the illegal operators should be pardoned and their crimes treated with a human-face. “We want to appeal to…

Two (2) retired police officers have been named among a Seven-member Parliamentary committee to probe the leaked tape that contained voices of some prominent persons suspected to be seeking to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare. Ms Ophelia Mensah Hayford, Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantsiman Constituency who retired from the Police Service in 2020 as a Chief Inspector with the Interpol Unit and Superintendent (Retired) Peter Lanchene Toobu, a former Executive Secretary to the Inspector General of Police, David Asante Apeatu and now Member of Parliament (MP) for Wa West are the trained officers…

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Constituency and Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has organised mock examination for all persons preparing for the 2023 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the constituency as part of her annual commitment to help prepare the candidates for the main exams. 3,470 (1,777 females and 1,693 males) Junior High School finalists in the Constituency are set to partake in the Examinations. Speaking to some of the candidates writing the mock exam, Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful tasked them to focus on their books and excel in the exams. “We know…

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has announced the purchase of four new ultra modern lotto draw machines to replace the current ones which at best can be described as pieces of artifacts befitting of museums. “The new draw achiness are to help enhance what we do and apart from the fact that people are superstitious, they seem to be addicted to the old draw achiness. We can no longer use those machines because they are now obsolete, the parts are not available anymore and they are not even being manufactured anymore”, Sammi Awuku, the Director–General of the NLA announced to…