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Choose your running mate from Bono – Nana Agyemang Badu II tells Dr.Bawumia
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Dormaahene, Nana Agyemang Badu II, has charged the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Mahamdu Bawumia to choose his running mate from either Bono or Bono East Regions or risk losing support from other regions in the country.
The NPP flagbearer is yet to announce his running mate for the 2024 elections.
He made this suggestion when Dr. Bawumia called on the traditional leaders of the area.
According to him, “I have seen that you will soon choose your running mate, I do not see why one particular region wants to be given the Running Mate slot.”
Dormaahene added that most of the regions have competent people, for this reason, if care is not taken and the slot is only reserved for a particular region as rumoured, they risk losing votes from other regions.
He mentioned Member of Parliament (MP) for Techiman South Constituency, Bono East Region Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah and MP Sunyani West Constituency, and Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, and others as competent for the position of running mate.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
EC direct district officers to switch to offline mode
The Electoral Commission (EC) has directed its district officers to switch to offline mode from today.
This follows challenges the limited registration exercise, which started on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 has encountered.
The EC in a statement issued indicated that “The Commission wishes to inform all its stakeholders and the General Public that some challenges were experienced with the network this afternoon, affecting the Online mode of registration.”
Against this backdrop, “The Commission has directed its District Officers to switch to the Offline mode of registration beginning tomorrow, the 9th of May, 2024.”
This notwithstanding, the statement added that “The Commission apologises for…
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
