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Minority files motion to compel Finance Minister to summit DDEP for approval
The Minority in Parliament has filed a private members’ motion seeking to compel the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to submit the Domestic Debt Exchange...
Allotey Jacobs wades into ‘Ken must Go’ saga [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Allotey On Ken Must Go
Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has said President Nana Akufo-Addo...
Franklin Cudjoe ‘s reaction after govt exempted pensioners from debt exchange Programme
JoyNews/AdomNews · FRANKLIN ON DEP
The founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has described the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme as too ‘chaotic’ and ‘brutal’.
He...
You can’t ask pensioners to pay for your mismanagement – Nunoo-Mensah to govt
A former Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, has supported the exclusion of pensioner investments from the Domestic...
DDEP: Leave our pensioners alone – Bagbin tells Finance Minister
The Speaker of Parliament has asked the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, not to touch monies belonging to pensioners.
Alban Bagbin said the current economic crisis...
Debt Exchange: Allotey Jacobs’ take on Gabby vs Sophia Akuffo’s brouhaha [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Debt Exchange: Allotey Jacobs' take on Gabby vs Sophia Akuffo's brouhaha
Social commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has stated former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo...
Debt exchange: Finance Minister appears in Parliament
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta today, Thursday, February 16, appeared before Parliament over the controversial Debt Exchange Programme.Â
The Speaker of Parliament summoned the Minister...
I’m disappointed in NPP; all govts in 4th Republic – Sophia Akuffo
Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo is not enthused by the performance of governments since the inception of the 1992 Constitution.
Even the New Patriotic Party...
Debt exchange brouhaha: Finance Minister to meet Akufo-Addo
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has promised to meet with President Nana Akufo-Addo to deliberate on the exemption demand of members of the Pensioner Bondholders...
Debt exchange: Individual bondholders declare 5-day protest
Individual bondholders are pilling pressure on the Finance Ministry to pay the over ¢4 billion in interest and principal on which the ministry defaulted.
The...
Individual bondholders to protest on February 20
Individual bondholders are pilling pressure on the Finance Ministry to pay the over ¢4 billion in interest and principal on which the ministry defaulted.
The...
Debt exchange: Govt gets over 80% participation
Government is said to have achieved the 80 percent target need for the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP).
The programme, is part of the requirements...
Parliament summons Finance Minister over debt exchange
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is expected to appear before Parliament on Thursday, February 16, 2023, to brief the house on the government’s Domestic...
Pension Bondholders to picket in Parliament on Valentine’s Day
The Pensioner Bondholders Forum says it will be in Parliament to observe proceedings as the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, makes an appearance before...
Minority sends SoS message to aggrieved Pensioner BondholdersÂ
Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has assured Pensioner Bondholders that Parliament will drag Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to the House over the controversial Debt...
Pensioner bondholders to continue picketing on Monday
After what appears to be an unsatisfactory crunch meeting with the Finance Minister, the Pensioner Bondholders Forum plans to continue picketing the Ministry on...
Mahama reacts to Sophia Akuffo’s debt exchange outburst
Former President John Dramani Mahama has blamed the prevailing economic challenges in the country on President Nana Akufo-Addo’s "arrogance" and the "incompetence" of his...
Refrain from spreading falsehood on Debt Exchange – Lecturer to colleagues
A Senior Research fellow in Public Sector Economics, Dr George Domfeh, has stated that Ghanaians are being misled about the Debt Exchange Programme.
According to...
‘Ken must Go’: Annor-Dompreh calls on MPs to let ‘bygone be bygone’
Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has called on his colleagues in Parliament to let go on calls on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to...
Why Debt Exchange Programme has not been a success – Financial Analyst
A Financial and Economic Analyst, Seth Ofori Twumasi, has indicated that the Finance Ministry has not shown any transparency in its Domestic Debt Exchange...
Let’s save Ghana – Former NDC MP begs Ghanaians over Debt Exchange [Video]
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Former Member of Parliament for Adentan constituency, Kojo Adu Asare, has pleaded with the Individual Bondholders Forum to reach a consensus with government on...
DDEP: CPP’s Nana Yaa Jantuah weeps on live TV
Since its announcement on December 5 last year, government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) has been met with fierce opposition and widespread public resistance.
Apart...
I regret being a Deputy Minister; I’ll never in my life accept it again...
JoyNews/AdomNews · I Regret It; I'll Not In My Life Ever Accept An Appointment As A Deputy Minister - Appiah - Kubi
Member of Parliament...
Let’s pray KT Hammond, Stephen Amoah don’t exchange blows at Trade Ministry – MP
JoyNews/AdomNews · Let’s Pray KT Hammond, Stephen Amoah Don’t Exchange Blows At Trade Ministry – MP
Tamale Central Member of Parliament (MP), Murtala Mohammed, has...
Why Akufo-Addo got ministerial reshuffle wrong – Lecturer
A Cooperate Governance lecturer, Dr Benjamin Otchere Ankrah, has expressed his disappointment in the recent ministerial reshuffle by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
“This reshuffle by the...
Parliament demands briefing on domestic debt exchange programme
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has directed the Business Committee to schedule the Finance Minister to appear before the House on...
Ato Forson takes seat as new Minority Leader
The new Minority leadership on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, took charge of the business of Parliament at the commencement of public business.
The new...
I’m a victim of debt exchange – Nana Yaa Jantuah
JoyNews/AdomNews · Nana Yaa Jantuah fights government on debt exchange
General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah, says she is a...
DDEP: We’ll continue to converge at Finance Ministry until we’re exempted – Pension Bondholders
Convener of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum, Dr Adu Anane Antwi, says the Forum will not back down on its plan to get the government...
Parliament is ‘angry’; will it make or break the law?
The eighth Parliament is the longest in the history of the Republic of Ghana which has suffered some turbulent situations but has survived.
Currently, there’s...
Medical doctor cries on Joy FM over debt exchange [Video]
A medical doctor and financial advisor got emotional on Monday morning when addressing the government’s ongoing Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP).
Dr Yaw Perbi, while...
Full text: NDC’s Moment of Truth speech on Auditor-Generals Report on govt’s COVID-19 expenditure
Good morning, distinguished ladies and gentlemen of the media.
We are highly pleased to have you here in your numbers, as we resume full duties...
Individual bondholders to get better offer if… Finance Minister
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, has assured that government will soon present a better offer to individual bondholders who will participate in the ongoing...
Finance Minister may attempt to woo individual bondholders with new terms – Martin Kpebu
A Convener of the Individual Bond Holders Association of Ghana (IBHAG), Martin Kpebu, says the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, may, in the coming...
IMF presses Ghana to stop borrowing from its central bank
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is pushing Ghana’s cash-strapped government to stop borrowing from its central bank, according to people familiar with the matter.
The...
Court orders for pregnancy test of woman convicted in ¢50k theft before sentence
An Accra Circuit has deferred the sentencing of a 36-year-old woman who admitted to stealing GH¢50,000 belonging to her employer.
The Court presided over by...
36-year-old woman convicted for stealing
The Accra Circuit Court has deferred the sentence of a 36-year-old woman who admitted to stealing GH¢50,000.00 belonging to her employer.
The Court presided over...
Kwesi Pratt likens Debt Exchange Programme to George Floyd’s ‘can’t breathe’ situation
Seasoned journalist and Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has said the Debt Exchange Programme is not the ultimate solution to...
National Cathedral Secretariat heeds to call for full-scale investigation
The National Cathedral Secretariat is set to commence processes to engage a private audit firm to undertake full-scale investigations into public funds used for...
Decision to include bondholders in Debt Exchange Programme autocratic – Afaglo
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited and Susagtad Boat Building, Novihoho Afaglo, has described government's inclusion of individual bondholders in the...