… Mr Mohammed insisted that the NPP was represented at the memorial service. “I’m very surprised that he participated in that event because he said he had been there and did not see Honourable Abena Osei Asare, who represented the Minority. …
… According to a statement issued by the Office of the Acting National Chairman, the committee will be chaired by former Member of Parliament for Suhum, Frederick Opare-Ansah, while former Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei Asare, will serve as its secretary. …
Member of Parliament for Atiwa East, Abena Osei Asare, has called on the government to rethink its spending priorities, saying that public funds should be directed towards projects that have a direct impact on people’s lives rather than simply highlighting the amount of money dis …
Atiwa East Member of Parliament Abena Osei Asare has urged the government to reconsider the use of Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) allocations to finance feeding for students in senior high schools, arguing that the practice undermines the Fund’s primary mandate of supportin …
A heated exchange erupted at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sitting between the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, and PAC Chairperson Abena Osei Asare over poor network service delivery and delays in addressing the challe …
The Public Accounts Committee has postponed its hearing into Ghana Water Limited's financial performance and directed the sector Minister and company's Managing Director to appear before the committee. The hearing was rescheduled to allow officials time to address concerns raised in the Auditor-General's Report, which identified significant financial challenges including a revenue decline of about GH¢4 million and a deficit of about GH¢3.063 billion in 2024.
The Public Accounts Committee has postponed its hearing into Ghana Water Limited's financial performance and directed the sector Minister and company's Managing Director to appear before the committee. The hearing was rescheduled to allow officials time to address concerns raised in the Auditor-General's Report, which identified significant financial challenges including a revenue decline of about GH¢4 million and a deficit of about GH¢3.063 billion in 2024.
The Public Accounts Committee has summoned the Northern Regional Director of the Births and Deaths Registry to explain withdrawals totalling GH¢71,300 made between March 2024 and October 2025 without required payment vouchers and supporting documents. The Committee raised concerns over specific transactions, including withdrawals of GH¢15,800 and GH¢18,000, and disputed that producing documentation after the fact resolved procedural compliance issues.
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee has stepped down two special audit reports on Ghana's Embassy in Washington, DC (2017–2025) and the 13th All African Games after the Auditor-General withdrew them. The Committee made the decision following a debriefing with the Auditor-General.
Hundreds of opposition NPP supporters marched to Jubilee House and presented a petition to President Mahama's office, protesting what they described as undermining of democracy, abuse of state power, and selective justice. The presentation was briefly delayed after NPP leaders objected to a Presidential Staffer receiving the petition instead of a senior government official.
NPP Deputy General Secretary Haruna Mohammed rejected NDC accusations that the party was insensitive for staging a "Democracy Under Attack" protest on August 6, the day the nation commemorated eight victims of a military helicopter crash, arguing that the NPP was represented at the memorial service and accusing the NDC of applying double standards.
The New Patriotic Party has inaugurated its National Elections Committee, to be chaired by former MP Frederick Opare-Ansah, to oversee the election of the party's national officers at its National Conference. The committee will plan, organise, supervise and conduct the elections.
Atiwa East MP Abena Osei Asare has called on the government to redirect public funds toward projects with direct impact on people's lives rather than simply spending money. She said government officials should engage with citizens directly, noting that official economic figures do not reflect the realities facing ordinary Ghanaians.
Former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo is receiving treatment at 37 Military Hospital following a Sunday shooting incident. According to a person coordinating her media briefing, approximately four or five bullet pellets have been removed from her head, and her condition deteriorated before she could address the media.
Atiwa East MP Abena Osei Asare has urged the government to reconsider using Ghana Education Trust Fund allocations for senior high school feeding, arguing that 42% of GETFund's allocation currently spent on feeding diverts resources from the fund's primary mandate of supporting educational infrastructure. The former Deputy Finance Minister noted that many school infrastructure projects remain abandoned due to inadequate funding.
At a Public Accounts Committee hearing, Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George and PAC Chairperson Abena Osei Asare clashed over poor network service delivery and delays in fixing faults. George defended government actions and argued that policy leadership was necessary to protect consumers from profit-driven private telecom companies, while Asare attempted to interrupt and push him to be more direct, triggering a tense confrontation.