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Former President John Dramani Mahama is the one described as ‘Government Official 1’ in the Airbus Bribery Scandal, Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has said in a report. Mr Amidu revealed this in his observations in the corruption risk assessment report on the Agyapa Royalties deal that he submitte
Former President John Dramani Mahama has criticized the Electoral Commission (EC) for receiving nomination forms of presidential and parliamentary candidates with a provisional voters register ahead of the December 7 elections. Mr Mahama said it has never happened before in the history of the Fourth
Former President John Dramani Mahama has told European Union (EU) ambassadors that the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has failed to follow due process in the lead-up to the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections. He also noted that the elections management has failed to follow legal p
Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, of failing to honour their promises to Ghanaians. He said when in opposition, Mr Akufo-Addo and Dr Bawumia told Ghanaians that Ghana had money and, therefore, the nation could de
The 2020 Independent Presidential Candidate has strongly kicked against the legalization of Okada in Ghana. Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker has vowed vehemently to stand against the determination of former President and NDC Presidential candidate John Mahama to legalize motorcycle (Okada) operations shou
Former President John Dramani Mahama says the ballooning debt stock under the current Akufo-Addo-led government is choking the economy. He said the borrowing by this government is unprecedented in the history of Ghana. The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) insists that the over GH
Ghanaian actor Michael Afrane, who has been a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) since 2016, has said that he has been a politician from age 20. Mr. Afrane, who was on Akoma FM's Kwantenpon Drive hosted by Tony Best, said that on Thursday, October 29, he was once an Assembly
Former President John Dramani Mahama has chastised the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) over attempt to compare their infrastructural records to that of Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. He described such comparison as a sacrilege because in his view the records of the NPP come nowhere n
A Development Economist, Dr. George Domfeh, has described as reckless the rate of borrowing by both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) administrations. According to him, the effects are felt after every elections. Dr Domfeh’s comments come on the back of the Finance
Former President John Dramani Mahama has promised to initiate a number of projects and policies to strengthen the business environment in Ghana if he wins this year’s elections. Mr Mahama said he will refocus and re-orient the operations of the Ghana EXIM bank, which he established in 2016 to promot
Former President John Dramani Mahama, has noted that he is a unifier and so he should be voted for in this year’s elections. Mr Mahama said he sees a peaceful, stable and prosperous nation with opportunities for all, where jobs and infrastructure are abundant, and fruits of the economic success are
Ghana’s economy at the moment is going through crisis, former President John Dramani Mahama has said. He said the economy has been badly managed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, a situation that, in his view, has resulted in untold hardships for Ghanaians. The presidential candidate of the
Former President John Dramani Mahama has stated that Ghanaians are going through a tough time under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He noted that the economy is not working in favour of majority of Ghanaians, a situation he said is plunging them into severe difficulties. Speaking in an exclus
The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama, has announced the next NDC administration will construct an ultra-modern market in the border town of Elubo in the Western Region to the size of the Kejetia market. He has therefore, asked Ghanaians to vote for
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said the decision by the Akufo-Addo administration to pay all customers of the failed banks and microfinance companies at this time of the year smacks of hypocrisy. He noted that Mr Akufo-Addo was unwilling to pay the funds but only decided to do so after he
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said he is not seeking a return to the seat of government as president to experiment with his proposed policies and programmes. He said, he has been there before therefore he has the track records of implementing good programmes that touch the lives of Ghanai
Former President John Dramani Mahama has charged the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to as a matter of urgency resolve issues emerging in Côte d'Ivoire before they become deadly as is happening in Nigeria. Mr Mahama noted tha
The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has expressed concern about the current state of the Ghanaian economy. He says it is the worst in the history of the Fourth Republic. Addressing members and supporters of the NDC at Daboase in the Wassa East C
The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has reiterated his commitment to resurrect the Atuabo Free Port Project if the NDC wins the December 7 general elections. The $700 million free port project was to be constructed by Lonhro Port Limited and ope
Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the ongoing turmoil in Nigeria as regrettable. He has kicked against the security’s high-handedness against unarmed demonstrators, leading to deaths. Several other Nigerians and Ghanaians including high profile musicians, broadcasters and actors hav
