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A member of the Individual Bondholders forum, Mr Franklin Cudjoe has announced that their planned picketing at the Ministry of Finance over the nonpayment of the outstanding arrears on coupons and principals of individual bondholders, has been suspended. The bondholders had threatened to picket at t
Founding President of Imani Africa Franklin Cudjoe has said he is expecting that the Attorney General to begin the processes to discontinue the criminal trial of Mr Gyakye Quayson, the Member of Parliament-elect for Assin North. "This week, I am hopeful that the Attorney General will file court proc
The deposed Assin North Member of Parliament James Gyakye Quayson is not guilty of any charge until the court determines that he is, Founding President of Imani Africa, Mr Franklin Cudjoe has told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. His comment comes after President Akufo-Addo told constituents i
Founding President of Imani Africa Mr Franklin Cudjoe has said that he did not hear any serious message from the political parties during the campaign on Sunday, June 26 in Assin North ahead of the by-election which will take place on Tuesday, June 27. He said he only heard of propaganda from the pa
President of Imani Africa Mr Franklin Cudjoe has commended the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) who sued the Attorney General over the action of the President to appoint a new Auditor-General when one was still in place. The Supreme Court declared the action of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Add
Founding President of Imani Africa, Mr Franklin Cudjoe has commended former Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan and Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong for opposing the Constitutional Instrument (CI) by the EC that is seeking to make the Ghana Card the so
Founding President of Imani Africa Mr Franklin Cujdoe has asked Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to explain what happened to the bondholders' GHS 83 billion fiscal re-adjustment recommendation. It is recalled that a report by the Joint Technical Committee set up by the Finance Ministry on the exclusi
Founding President of Imani Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has said he wondered why people believed the government that it was out of its unconditional love for the people that it gave water and electricity 'freebies' in 2020 during the peak of the Covid pandemic. In his view, the bills have accumulated an
The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia who is also the Head of the Economic Management Team must account for what caused the local economy to plummet and also provide solutions to deal with the situation, Founding President of Imani Africa, Mr Franklin Cudjoe, has said. In the view of Mr Cudjoe, Dr
The Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Professor Raymond Atuguba has raised legal objections to the ongoing SIM registration exercise by the telecommunications and the National Communications Authority (NCA). According to him, it is the National Identification Authority (NIA) that has th
Founding President of Imani Africa , Franklin Cudjoe has questioned the economic impact of the six additional regions that were created by the Akufo-Addo government. "So what has been the productive value to the economy since six additional regions were created?" He asked in a Facebook post. Meanwhi
Founding President of Imani Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has welcomed the changes made to the aspects of the 2022 budget regarding the Agyapa deal and the Aker Energy/ Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) agreement. Mr Cudjoe said this was a good first step to dealing with the vexed issues in the
Founding President of Imani Africa, Mr Franklin Cudjoe has proposed a 0.75% e-levy rather than the 1.75 in the budget statement. In a Facebook post regarding the debate on the budget, he said "The 2022 budget christened "Agyenkwa"( "Saviour" in English) is itself struggling to survive. How about 0.7
President of Imani Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has said the engagement process for the preparation of the government's budget statement should be re-examined. He raised issues against the engagement process adopted for the 2022 budget statement. His comments come after Parliament rejected the 2022 budg
President of Imani Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has said transparency in the government's acquisition of digital solutions could be improved. His comment follows the public lecture delivered Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia while delivering a public lecture at the Ashesi University on Tuesday November
President of Imani Africa, Mr Franklin Cudjoe has given thumbs up to Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on his public lecture that catalogued the government's achievements in digitaliztion. In his view, Mr Cudjoe, the Vice President is handling the government's digitilisation agenda with so much pas
A former Deputy Minister of Information, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has said that former President John Dramani Mahama’s do-or-die comment does not mean he is violent. He said Mr Mahama presided over the 2026 general election when he was president, an election he observed, was without casualties. “President
On 27 July 2021, Imani Center for Policy and Education, a Ghanaian think tank held a seminar, in Accra, on the topic: “The Imperative of Economic Recovery: How can the Resolution of the Sahara Issue Strengthen Africa’s Regional and Continental Integration?”. The seminar aimed to debate and discuss t
President of Imani Africa Mr Franklin Cudjoe has said that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is working hard to deal with the problems confronting the country. He however noted that the president must as matter of urgency scale up the pace at which he is developing the country. Mr Cudjoe said th
Ursula Owusu should not be retained as Communications Minister in President Akufo-Addo’s second administration, Franklin Cudjoe, President of Imani Africa has said. Mr Cudjoe believed that the Ablekuma West lawmaker performed poorly at the ministry hence, should not be reappointed in any ministerial
