Also known as: Mr Korsah · Mr. Korsah · Hon. Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah
Member of Parliament for Techiman South and former Minister of Local Government who has criticized MMDCE election proposals and flood response in Accra.
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Joy Online
… In 2020, the party claimed it had flipped the seat, only for the EC to declare the NPP’s Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah the winner with 49,682 votes against Christopher Beyere Baasongti’s 49,205 — a margin of just 477 votes. …
Voting underway in Techiman South as 2,544 delegates elect party leadersJoy Online
… Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, for Madam Salomey’s immediate release. “This matter is no longer only about one nurse. …
NPP Techiman South demands immediate release of detained Nurse Salomey Awiti BaffoeJoy Online
Member of Parliament for Techiman South, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has called on the state to release his constituent, Salomey Bafoh Awiti, following her arrest and remand by the Adentan Circuit Court. …
Techiman South MP calls for release of remanded Salomey Bafoh AwitiJoy Online
… And Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, who ran the Local Government Ministry under the previous NPP administration, has gone further: he says the arrangement government has put forward is, in substance, no different from what it claims to be replacing. …
Non-partisan on paper: How Ghana’s MMDCE reform could still hand every district to one partyJoy Online
Former Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has questioned the government’s proposed modalities for electing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), arguing that the process could exclude people …
Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah questions fairness of proposed MMDCE electionsJoy Online
Former Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has criticised the government’s proposed modalities for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), describing the arrangement as inconsist …
Adjei-Mensah Korsah criticises government’s proposed MMDA CEO Election modalitiesDaily Guide
Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah Former Local Government Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Techiman South Constituency, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has described the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government’s attitude towards addressing the perennial flooding in Accra as …
NDC Govt Lazy – Martin Korsah On FloodsJoy Online
The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Works and Housing Committee, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has announced plans by the committee to hold public forums on unsafe structures across the country as part of efforts to address growing concerns over building safety. …
Parliament to hold public forum on unsafe structuresJoy Online
The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Works and Housing Committee, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has expressed concern over the continued delay in demolishing unsafe structures in Accra, blaming weak enforcement of building regulations for the growing risk to public safety. …
Lack of enforcement behind delayed demolition of unsafe buildings – MPJoy Online
… Speaking on Citi FM on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, former Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for Techiman South, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, said Parliament’s Local Government and Rural Development Committee had engaged th …
Squatters, criminal elements hindering Accra flood control projects – Former Minister claimsVoting is underway in Techiman South Constituency where 2,544 delegates from 280 branches are electing leaders for the 2028 general elections. The exercise features 81 candidates contesting various positions, with voting scheduled from 7:30 am to 3 pm and 150 police officers deployed for security.
18 hours ago · Joy Online →
Voting is underway in Techiman South Constituency where 2,544 delegates from 280 branches are electing leaders for the 2028 general elections. The exercise features 81 candidates contesting various positions, with voting scheduled from 7:30 am to 3 pm and 150 police officers deployed for security.
18 hours ago · Joy Online →
The NPP Techiman South Constituency has condemned the arrest and remand of Madam Salomey Awiti Baffoe, a senior nursing officer detained on September 13 on allegations of publishing false news and redistributing content from a "Ghana Jollof" account. The party demands her immediate release or reasonable bail, describing her detention as an abuse of state power.
21 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Member of Parliament Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah has called on the state to release his constituent Salomey Bafoh Awiti, who was arrested on September 13 and remanded by Adentan Circuit Court, describing her detention as troubling and expressing concern about its chilling effect on free speech.
18 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's proposed amendment to directly elect Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives on a non-partisan basis has drawn criticism from reform architect Prof. H. Kwasi Prempeh and others, who argue that the government's plan to select three candidates for voters to choose from could perpetuate central control over local governance.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, a former Minister of Local Government, has criticised the government's proposed process for electing MMDCEs, arguing that the nomination and shortlisting system could exclude qualified Ghanaians who are not NDC members and risks undermining competitive, non-partisan local governance.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Local Government Minister Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah has criticised the government's proposed election modalities for MMDCEs, arguing that the arrangement—where political authorities nominate five persons from whom three are shortlisted for election—maintains political party influence and fails to create a truly independent local governance system. He contended the process does not substantially differ from the current system that reforms aim to replace.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Local Government Minister Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah has criticised the NDC government's approach to addressing recurring floods in Accra, saying the NPP previously initiated the World Bank-funded GARID project to address the problem through dredging the Odaw River and constructing storm drains.
2 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Parliament's Works and Housing Committee plans to hold public forums across the country to allow citizens to report dangerous buildings and raise safety concerns, following multiple building collapses. The committee intends to gather information from affected communities and scrutinise enforcement by institutions responsible for building regulations.
24 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ranking Member of Parliament's Works and Housing Committee says the delay in demolishing unsafe structures in Accra reflects weak enforcement of building regulations. His comments follow a building collapse in the North Industrial Area three weeks ago that killed three people, with the remaining structure still standing despite assurances of demolition.
24 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Critical flood mitigation projects under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) programme, funded by the World Bank, have been delayed as squatters and alleged criminal groups occupy sites earmarked for drainage and flood prevention works in Accra. According to a former Minister for Local Government, Parliament's Local Government and Rural Development Committee has engaged with the Ministry and World Bank officials over the delays.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →