Mahama revokes appointments of all MMDCEs
President John Mahama has revoked the appointments of Chief Executives of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies, as well as Assembly Members, appointed pursuant to the relevant sections of the Local Governance Act. In a statement on Wednesday, January 8, the Office of the President, noted that the revocation of appointments takes effect immediately. The statement, […]
Mahama to hold emergency meeting over threat of dumsor
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Yapei-Kusawgu and former Deputy Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has revealed that President John Mahama has directed the Chief of Staff to convene an emergency meeting with power sector players to discuss the impending power crisis. “Today at 10 am, His Excellency the President instructed that the Chief of […]
IES urges Mahama administration to act quickly to avoid looming dumsor
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has issued a serious warning about a potential power crisis, often known as ‘dumsor,’ and urged the Mahama administration to act decisively to avoid extended outages. Nana Amoasi VII, Executive Director of IES, labeled Ghana’s power sector as “fragile,” noting systemic inefficiencies and poor planning as major contributing reasons. […]
Mahama praises Bawumia for easing tensions with his early concession
Ghana’s new President, John Dramani Mahama, has applauded Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), for his quick acceptance of defeat after 2024 election. In a statement to the country on December 8, Bawumia stated that he personally called then-NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama to congratulate him. On January […]
Keep the lights on; you are now in command- Herbert Krapa tells John Jinapor
Herbert Krapa, Ghana’s former minister of energy, has denied reports of upcoming load shedding and urged the recently elected NDC government to concentrate on efficiently managing the power sector rather than placing the blame on the outgoing administration. Mr. Krapa denied claims that Ghana’s fuel supply is dangerously low and could cause widespread power outages […]