| NDC now has 50% of parliamentary seats: The National Democratic Congress (NDC) now has 115 out of the 230 seats in the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana with the declaration of Asutifi South Constituency 2008 Parliamentary Election Results.
Alhaji Collins Dauda, NDC Candidate for the Constituency, was on Friday declared winner of the Election held on December 7, 2008. He polled 10,984 votes as against 10,970 votes for Mr Yiadom Boakye-Boateng, New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate and 78 votes for Mr George Otchere of Democratic People's Party (DPP). Read more... |
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| Parliament endorses Fifi Kwetey's nomination: By a vote of 117 to 106, Parliament approved the nomination of Mr Fifi Kwetey as a Deputy Minister-designate for Finance and Economic Planning. A heated and prolonged debate heralded his endorsement after the Minority had rejected a head count of members.
Moving the motion for the approval of Mr Kwetey, Mr Edward Doe Adjaho, Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament said the Committee carried out its duty diligently in accordance to the Standing Orders of the House with respect to the nomination of Mr. Kwetey. Read more... |
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Fiifi Kwetey gets the nod as Deputy Minister for Finance and Economic Planning after a protracted parliamentary nomination process |
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| NPP government awarded contracts to party members: A 22-page 2008 Human Rights Report on Ghana by the United States government has been released, with the Ghanaian government scoring good marks in many aspects. There are however, certain instances that the U.S. government indicted the then New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of President John Kufuor.
On the 2008 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, the Report stated "the elections were generally peaceful and transparent. Activities at polling stations were observed by party agents and thousands of domestic and international observers. There were reports in some areas of voter intimidation and election irregularities, particularly in the regions of the country where the two main parties have their base of support. Read more... |
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