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Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, has been retained as the chairman of the Bono Region.He polled 201 of the votes cast on the day to maintain his position in the political party.His closest contender, Hon. Yaw Afful, polled 44 votes, while Joe Mensah polled 31 votes on the day.Kwabena Oppong and Afari Gyan polled 0 votes.Full Results Below1. Kwame Baffoe Abronye – 2012. Kwabena Oppong – 03. Afari Gyan – 04. Hon Yaw Afful – 445. Joe Mensah – 31 Source: mynewsgh.com

President John Dramani Mahama has summoned the Managing Director of TDC Company Limited, Courage Nunekpeku, the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Ebi Bright, the Minister for Local Government and the Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources to a meeting over a disputed development project at Community One Site Three in Tema. The meeting, scheduled for Monday, August 17, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., is expected to bring the parties together to address the disagreement and clarify the respective positions of TDC Company Limited and the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA). The President’s directive, issued on Friday, August 14, follows a standoff between…

Ghana’s automobile industry must move beyond vehicle importation and sales to embrace full-scale local assembly and manufacturing to boost the economy and enhance job creation, Professor Robert Ebo Hinson, has stated.He said the country could to maximise a lot of economic opportunities presented by the growing sector if the country is able to produce cars locally.A Professor at the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the University of Ghana Business School, Prof Robert Ebo Hinson stated this in Accra yesterday during the opening of the Zonda Tech Auto Show and Exhibition.The two-day Zonda Tech Auto Show and Exhibition is expected…

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to expand Ghana’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity, with the goal of reducing the country’s dependence on imported medicines. He said the government received a five-year plan aimed at achieving greater self-sufficiency in the production of medicines for the domestic market and would create opportunities to export to neighbouring countries. President Mahama was speaking at a Free Primary Health Care (FPHC) programme at Zuarungu in the Bolgatanga East District. He disclosed that about 70 per cent of medicines currently used in Ghana were imported, despite the country’s capacity to produce many of them locally. “We…

Mahama has announced plans to hold a national referendum on proposed constitutional amendments alongside the 2027 District Assembly elections. He disclosed this during a Citizens’ Engagement in Bolgatanga as part of his two-day Resetting Ghana Tour of the Upper East Region. President Mahama said voters would, in addition to electing Assembly Members next year, be asked to decide on proposed changes to the entrenched provisions of the 1992 Constitution. “We therefore want to add the referendum to the District Assembly elections next year. Next year, apart from voting for your Assembly Members, you will also be required to vote on the constitutional…

The government has as at the end of July, disbursed GH¢23.1 billion to clear road contractors’ arrears and fund projects under the Big Push infrastructure programme, Kwame Governs Agbodza, the Minister of Roads and Highways, has disclosed.The minister made the revelation during President John Dramani Mahama’s inspection of the Navrongo-Chuchuliga-Tumu Road project, as part of his two-day Resetting Ghana Tour of the Upper East Region.“Since you gave the directive, as of last month, your government has paid a total of GH¢23.1 billion, including payments to Big Push contractors and the settlement of arrears,” Agbodza said.“In fact, the bulk of that amount is…

A Senior Presidential Advisor and Special Aide to President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has dismissed calls for the government to take lessons from the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) on economic management. She said the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) had made significant progress in managing the economy under President Mahama. Her comments come amid recent criticism from the Minority Caucus in Parliament over the operations of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) and calls for President Mahama to investigate alleged financial losses. In a social media post on Thursday, August 13, Mrs Bawah Mogtari said the NDC had…

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the long-awaited Upper East Regional Airport is expected to be completed by 2028, giving renewed hope to residents and stakeholders in the region. The President made the announcement on Thursday, August 13, 2026, during an inspection of the site earmarked for the construction of the airport. According to President Mahama, the project is currently at the procurement stage, with the government working to complete the necessary processes to enable construction to begin before the end of 2026. He said the airport forms part of a broader government programme to expand aviation infrastructure and…

The National Homeownership Fund (NHF) is set to resume lending under its National Mortgage Scheme at an 8.4% interest rate, in what its Chief Executive Officer, Prosper Hoetu, says is the first single-digit cedi mortgage rate in more than three decades.Speaking at the NHF’s 4th Annual General Meeting in Accra on Thursday, August 13, 2026, Hoetu said the new rate follows a comprehensive review of the scheme with Republic Bank and will make home financing more accessible to Ghanaian workers.“NHF is set to resume lending under the National Mortgage Scheme at an interest rate of 8.4%. With this rate, a…

Tema Development Company Limited has condemned the demolition of portions of its Community One Site Three infilling project by the Tema Metropolitan Assembly , describing the action as unfortunate and premature. TDC says the demolition was carried out before the company’s seven-day deadline to respond to concerns raised by the Assembly over permits had expired. Speaking to Class News, the Managing Director of TDC Ghana Limited, Courage Nunekpeku, said the company received a letter from the TMA dated August 7 but received it on August 10, requesting additional documentation and steps to be taken before the project could proceed. According…