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2024 polls: NPP constitutes national campaign committees, Kufuor, Akufo-Addo named advisors
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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has approved a proposed structure for the party’s 2024 national campaign and appointed individuals to serve on the various national campaign committees.
The decision was made at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Council meetings held on Monday, February 19, 2024.
The Campaign Advisory Committee comprises former President John Agyekum Kufuor and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The rest include all members of the National Council of Elders, Freddie Worsemao Blay, Madam Elizabeth Ohene, Rev. Joyce Aryee, and Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei Opare.
The campaign Operations committee also includes Justin Kodua Frimpong as the Director and Henry Nana Boakye as his Deputy.
The party in its statement signed by the General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong said a “National Campaign Coordinating Committee (NCCC), which shall oversee the work of all other Committees shall be chaired by the 2024 Presidential Candidate [Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ], and assisted by the Vice Presidential Candidate [yet to be named]. The National Chairman, General Secretary and Regional Chairpersons shall also serve on the National Campaign Coordinating Committee.”
Frank Davies and Gary Nimako Marfo will be heading the legal directorate of the party’s campaign.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government has accepted the recommendation to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment as part of the constitutional review process.
He said the proposed amendment would affect Articles 3, 13, 19 and 72 of the 1992 Constitution, with offences that previously attracted the death penalty instead carrying life imprisonment.
Dr. Ayine made the announcement on July 30, 2026, at the Jubilee House in Accra during the Government Accountability Series while outlining the government’s position on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee.
According to him, the government believes the death penalty is inconsistent with the constitutional right to life and Ghana’s international human rights obligations.
He explained that the recommendation forms part of broader proposals aimed at strengthening the protection of fundamental human rights under the Constitution.
Dr. Ayine said the government had also accepted the spirit of several recommendations to expand rights relating to women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons and the youth.
He added that a comprehensive Human Rights Act would be introduced to protect these rights and provide detailed enforcement mechanisms instead of amending the entrenched provisions of the Constitution through a national referendum.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on both local and international investors to tap into opportunities in Ghana’s tourism, hospitality and creative industries.
Speaking in an interview yesterday with World Media USA Today, the Minister said government is committed to creating a conducive investment environment to support growth in the sector.
She highlighted key investment areas including hotels, fashion, music, film production, and tourism infrastructure.
Dzifa Gomashie also encouraged Ghanaians to invest in domestic tourism to help boost the local economy.
According to her, strategic investment in tourism and the creative economy will drive economic transformation, create jobs, and position Ghana as Africa’s gateway for heritage, culture, business and investment.
“Ghana has vast opportunities across tourism, hospitality and the creative industries. We are ready and open for business,” she stated.
The Minister’s remarks come as government intensifies efforts to leverage culture and tourism as drivers of economic growth and job creation.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
