Former vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has linked the death of Ernest Kumi, the late New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Akwatia, to the frustration he suffered during a court challenge mounted by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking to chiefs and residents of Akyem Wenchi in the…

The late Ernest Yaw Kumi, after a second attempt to represent the good people of Akwatia, was finally sworn into Parliament on 7 January 2025. Sadly, his tenure was cut short when he passed away just six months later, on 7 July 2025. Kumi’s brief time in office was fraught…

The Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has called on officers to treat journalists with respect as they cover the Akwatia by-election, scheduled to take place on 2 September. The appeal follows the assault of a reporter by a police officer during last month’s Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun. Speaking…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) lost the 2024 general election because it failed to properly communicate its achievements to the electorate, according to Bosomtwe MP and flagbearer hopeful Yaw Osei Adutwum. Speaking in an interview with Africawatch, the former Education Minister reflected on the party’s crushing defeat, describing it as…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has endorsed Solomon Kwame Asumadu as its parliamentary candidate for the upcoming by-election in the Akwatia Constituency, following the death of sitting MP Ernest Yaw Kumi. Asumadu, who currently serves as the NPP’s Constituency Treasurer, received unanimous support from local party executives. Known for his…

The Bekwai Constituency has solidified its status as a political powerhouse for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), emerging as a dominant constituency in the Ashanti Region. This assertion is supported by detailed 2024 presidential election results circulated during the NPP’s 2025 Annual Delegates Conference, which ranks the constituency 4th best…

Lawyer in private practice, Lawrence Kwesi Botchway Jnr, has formally petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to establish an independent Commission of Enquiry to investigate the violent incidents that marred the Ablekuma North parliamentary election rerun held on Friday, July 11, 2025. In an 8-page petition dated Tuesday, July 15, 2025,…

A leading academic, Prof Smart Sarpong, has criticised the Electoral Commission (EC) and Ghana’s security agencies for their “near ineptitude” in handling the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun. The Director of Research at Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), is also warning that political violence could reoccur as the State prepares for a…