A 22-year-old law student, Nana Agyeiwaa Baffoe-Bonnie Michaels, popularly known as Okordie, has announced her intention to contest the Manhyia South parliamentary seat in the Ashanti Region in the 2028 general election on the ticket of the newly formed Base Movement Ghana. …
The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has rejected claims that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) failed to address Accra’s perennial flooding while in government. …
… Samuel Antwi has picked nomination forms to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Manhyia South Constituency chairmanship, declaring his determination to unite the party and address challenges he believes contributed to its poor performance in the 2024 general elections. …
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has criticized the High Court's judgment against NPP chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi) in an illegal mining case, arguing that a landowner's mere presence of third-party activity on their property should not imply authorization or transferred rights. The NPP plans to appeal the conviction.
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has criticised the High Court's judgment convicting Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) of illegal mining, arguing that the ruling's interpretation of landowner liability raises concerns: that merely allowing someone to work on one's land should not automatically transfer rights or imply authorization of all activities. The NPP plans to appeal the conviction.
The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South says the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) has deeply affected the party and its supporters. The NPP remains unconvinced by the trial evidence and plans to examine the court's judgment before deciding on next steps.
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah says the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) has devastated party supporters and members. The MP argued the prosecution failed to present sufficient direct evidence to meet the criminal standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt, and the party plans to study the court's written judgment before deciding on next steps.
Nana Agyeiwaa Baffoe-Bonnie Michaels, a 22-year-old law student, has announced her bid to contest the Manhyia South parliamentary seat in the 2028 general election on the Base Movement Ghana ticket, citing youth unemployment, poor infrastructure, and inadequate healthcare as key challenges facing the constituency.
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and Zoomlion Ghana Limited have launched a comprehensive sanitation campaign to prevent flooding and improve waste management by clearing choked drains, desilting gutters, and managing solid waste in critical areas across Kumasi. The initiative was prompted by recent flooding in Greater Accra that claimed over 30 lives.
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, MP for Manhyia South, defended the NPP's flood management record, saying the party initiated the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) programme and secured funding for it before leaving office. He contended the programme has stalled since the change in government and argued that governments should receive credit for initiatives undertaken.
The Manhyia South MP has defended former Vice President Bawumia's call for a state of emergency over recent floods, arguing the disaster's scale is unprecedented in recent years and deserves serious consideration. The MP contended that the current flooding is unlike anything Ghana has experienced in the last eight years.
Ing. Samuel Antwi has picked nomination forms to contest the NPP Manhyia South Constituency chairmanship, citing divisions between constituency executives and the MP during the 2024 election campaign as contributing to the party's poor performance and pledging to restore unity ahead of 2028.
The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South has invoked the Right to Information Act to request official records relating to the Damang Mining Lease awarded to Engineers and Planners Limited, including documents on the tender process, lease terms, state payments, production records from 2023 to 2026, and details on gold processed during a transition period following expiry of the previous lease.
Member of Parliament for Manhyia South Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has called for the government to produce documentary evidence confirming that former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe–Attionu is serving her sentence in prison custody, arguing that no publicly available records have been presented despite the Interior Minister's assertions that she is under Ghana Prisons Service custody.
The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South has formally requested access to documents and records relating to the Damang Mining Lease granted to Engineers and Planners Limited, invoking the Right to Information Act 2019. The MP is seeking disclosure of lease terms, payments made by the company, production returns from 2023–2026, stockpile details, and records of any transition management following the competitive tender process concluded in April 2026.
Political analyst Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy has described Ghana's inability to address recurring flooding as evidence of a deeper crisis in democratic governance, arguing that successive governments have failed to translate promises into practical solutions to problems that threaten lives and livelihoods.
The Manhyia South MP and Vice Chairperson of Parliament's Subsidiary Legislation Committee says NPP members on the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee will take steps next week to verify whether former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu is in prison custody. He cited government's failure to publicly disclose details about her imprisonment as fuelling public suspicion about transparency.
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has clarified that plea negotiations initiated by Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) in an alleged GH¢14.3 million Exim Bank loan fraud case should not be viewed as an admission of guilt, describing it as a legal strategy available to both prosecution and defence teams.
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, MP for Manhyia South, argues that Ghana's development challenges stem partly from viewing education as a path to social privilege rather than as a tool for national progress. He calls for Ghana's educated citizens to recognise their responsibility to use knowledge and skills to advance the nation rather than seek personal prestige.
Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, the 2024 NPP Vice-Presidential Candidate and former MP for Manhyia South, has called on Parliament to re-engage and reconsider the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, citing the need for broader consensus and to address concerns raised by House leadership over the circumstances of its passage.
The Minority in Parliament will support the 24-hour economy policy only if it is properly structured, operationalised, and grounded in clear economic realities, according to Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah. He argued that in its current form the policy is merely a slogan without practical implementation measures, and should be treated as an outcome of broader economic activity rather than a standalone policy.
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has criticised the NDC government's handling of illegal mining, arguing there is "no fight" against galamsey and pointing to heavily polluted water bodies as evidence of lack of progress.
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, NPP Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, accused the NDC of using the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill as a political instrument to win power and failing to demonstrate genuine commitment to its passage since assuming office. He alleged a pattern of political expediency affecting other issues including illegal mining, and claimed attempts in Parliament to hold the government accountable have been resisted.
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah claims the NDC government's commitment to passing the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill is absent, suggesting earlier assurances were politically motivated rather than genuine, especially given that over 90 per cent of Ghanaians supported the measure.
The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South and defense counsel Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has condemned the GH¢1 million bail conditions imposed on NPP social media activist Mahama Aminat, a 26-year-old trader known as "Bawumia Ba," arguing that the financial obligations and surety requirements are excessive for the misdemeanor charges she faces. Aminat was arrested in May 2026 and charged with offensive conduct and insulting President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama in viral TikTok videos; her defense team signaled it will seek a review of the bail terms.
The Legal Education Reform Bill, 2025, signed into law on May 11, will end the Ghana School of Law's monopoly on professional law training by allowing accredited institutions and universities to provide professional legal education. According to Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the Manyshia South MP, the reforms were achieved through collaboration between both sides of Parliament, with the Minority playing a key role in committee deliberations and floor debates.
The Manyhia South Member of Parliament has cast doubt on the government's ability to successfully prosecute cases under Operation Recover All Loot, saying the legal foundations of ORAL-related investigations are weak and criticizing the Attorney-General for raising public expectations without adequate groundwork.
The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South donated mathematical sets to candidates sitting for the Basic Education Certificate Examination across the constituency and encouraged them to remain confident and determined as they begin their exams.