Also known as: Mr Assafuah · Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah · Hon. Vincent Ekow Assafuah
Vincent Ekow Assafuah — Old Tafo MP and Ranking Member of Parliament's Committee on Youth and Sports, addressing athlete welfare failures and sports funding gaps.
Old Tafo Member of Parliament and Ranking Member of Parliament’s Committee on Youth and Sports, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has called for the reinvestment of proceeds from Ghana’s participation in the FIFA World Cup into strategic programmes aimed at rebuilding the country’s football …
The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has raised concerns over Ghana’s newly introduced legal education framework, warning that current admission arrangements could indirectly reintroduce the very entrance examination system Parliament sought to abolish. …
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Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has criticised the government over the organisation of the ongoing African Athletics Championship, describing the situation as “another national embarrassment” under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration. …
Ranking Member on Parliament’s Select Committee on Youth and Sports, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has criticised the Sports and Recreation Minister, Kofi Adams, over what he describes as unlawful interference in the affairs of the Ghana Swimming Association (GSA). …
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The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has called on the government to provide clear information on whether prospective law students will still be required to write entrance examinations to the Ghana School of Law this year following the presidential assent …
The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has called on the government to provide urgent clarification on whether prospective students, including backlog candidates, will still be required to sit for entrance examinations to the Ghana School of Law. …
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Youth and Sports Committee, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has raised serious concerns over the growing financial difficulties confronting the Ghana Tennis Federation, warning that Ghana’s participation in major international tournaments is under threat …
The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to account for failures in the welfare and management of Ghanaian athletes at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Black Queens. According to the Parliamentary Committee on Youth and Sports Ranking Member, athletes faced delays in receiving airline tickets and luggage allowances, late competition kits, lack of information about allowances and medal bonuses, and missing equipment like raincoats.
The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to account for failures in the welfare and management of Ghanaian athletes at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Black Queens. According to the Parliamentary Committee on Youth and Sports Ranking Member, athletes faced delays in receiving airline tickets and luggage allowances, late competition kits, lack of information about allowances and medal bonuses, and missing equipment like raincoats.
Ghana's contingent to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow faced logistical and welfare failures including late airline tickets without luggage allowance, competition kits arriving after events, and athletes departing without being informed of per diem or medal bonus amounts. Ranking Member of Parliament's Committee on Youth and Sports Vincent Ekow Assafuah has demanded accountability from the Ministry of Sports and Recreation, citing what he describes as "a troubling pattern of administrative failure, financial uncertainty and disregard for the welfare of Ghanaian athletes."
The Ranking Member of Parliament for the Committee on Youth and Sports has demanded answers over reports of welfare failures involving Ghana's contingent at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, citing late airline tickets with limited luggage allowance, delayed competition kits, unclear per diem and medal bonus entitlements, and missing raincoats.
Vincent Ekow Assafuah, Ranking Member of the Select Committee on Youth, Sports and Culture, has urged the government to move beyond political slogans and create sustainable jobs and opportunities for young people. He criticised reliance on "propaganda" and called for a deliberate national strategy linking education and skills training to industry, entrepreneurship, technology, agriculture and the creative economy.
The Ashanti Caucus of NPP Members of Parliament has declared unwavering support for the party's Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako following his conviction by the High Court, describing him as a resilient leader whose contributions to the NPP cannot be diminished by a single court judgment.
An opinion piece examines whether frequent walkouts in Ghana's Parliament—particularly by the NPP Minority Caucus—serve as legitimate democratic protest or undermine parliamentary deliberation, questioning whether members genuinely support such actions or are compelled by party discipline.
The Ashanti Caucus of NPP Members of Parliament has declared support for the party's Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) following a High Court judgment against him, stating the ruling remains subject to appeal and expressing confidence that justice will prevail through the appellate process.
A June 2026 Global InfoAnalytics survey assessing constituents' perceptions across 83 constituencies ranked Majority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh first with a 98 per cent approval rating, followed by Simon Avoringo (Navrongo Central, 93 per cent) and Gideon Boako (Tano North, 88 per cent) among Ghana's top-performing MPs.
Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has called for Ghana to use its World Cup elimination as an opportunity to address weaknesses in football policy, administration, infrastructure, talent development and long-term planning. He urged stronger governance structures, greater accountability and strategic investments in player development and coaching to restore Ghana's position among leading football nations.
Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has urged football authorities to invest every cedi generated from Ghana's FIFA World Cup participation into developing the country's football ecosystem, including grassroots football, talent identification, coaching education, sports science, infrastructure, and women's football.
Vincent Ekow Assafuah, Old Tafo MP and Ranking Member of Parliament's Committee on Youth and Sports, has called for reinvesting Ghana's FIFA World Cup proceeds into strategic programmes to rebuild the football sector, including grassroots football, youth development, infrastructure, coaching education, sports science and women's football rather than routine expenditure.
Ghana's Supreme Court issued an 84-page judgment affirming the constitutionality of the procedure used to remove former Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, dismissing consolidated lawsuits that challenged the President's actions and the Council of State's role. The decision clarified the removal process, upheld the self-executing nature of Article 146, and set a precedent for future constitutional disputes over judicial independence and executive authority.
Vincent Ekow Assafuah, MP for Old Tafo, has raised concerns that Ghana's new legal education framework could indirectly reintroduce entrance examinations Parliament sought to abolish, as the interim directives allow institutions to set their own admission criteria for the Pre-Bar Course.
Dr. Rasheed Draman, Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs, has called on the government and parliamentary leadership to urgently clarify their position on the recently passed Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, citing conflicting signals from state actors including the Speaker and President that risk undermining public confidence in the legislative process.
Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has criticised the government over the organisation of the ongoing African Athletics Championship, citing accommodation challenges, transportation confusion, delayed preparations, and poor treatment of athletes, and describing it as a national embarrassment under the NDC administration.
Ranking Member Vincent Ekow Assafuah has criticised Sports Minister Kofi Adams for withdrawing recognition of the Ghana Swimming Association, saying the move violates governance principles and could harm Ghana's athletes and international standing. World Aquatics has reaffirmed the GSA as the sole recognised swimming federation.
Kwaku Ansa-Asare, a former Director of the Ghana School of Law, has warned aspiring lawyers against challenging the legality of the 2026 entrance examinations in court, stating that any student who does so will lose. His warning comes amid confusion over whether the Legal Education Bill signed into law by President Mahama has immediately scrapped the controversial entrance exam.
The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo has called on the government to clarify whether prospective law students will still be required to sit entrance examinations to the Ghana School of Law following the President's assent to the Legal Education Reforms Bill 2025, with students seeking answers on whether an examination scheduled for July 31, 2026, will proceed.
Vincent Ekow Assafuah, MP for Old Tafo, has called on the government to clarify whether prospective law students will still be required to sit entrance examinations to the Ghana School of Law following presidential assent to the Legal Education Reforms Bill, 2026. He criticized remarks by the Majority Chief Whip suggesting no official advertisement had been issued for examinations scheduled for July 31, 2026, saying such comments create false expectations among students.
Parliament's Youth and Sports Committee Ranking Member Vincent Ekow Assafuah has warned that inadequate funding for the Ghana Tennis Federation threatens the country's participation in the Davis Cup in Kenya in June and the Billie Jean King Cup in Gaborone, Botswana in July, which he describes as critical opportunities for international exposure and athlete development.
The Ranking Member on Parliament's Youth and Sports Committee has called for urgent government intervention to support the Ghana Tennis Federation with financial assistance for international tournament participation. He warned that without quick support, Ghana risks missing important competitions that provide critical exposure and development for athletes.
Old Tafo MP Vincent Assafuah has warned that financial difficulties facing the Ghana Tennis Federation threaten preparations for the ITF Masters tournament scheduled for August in Ghana. He called for urgent collaboration between government, corporate Ghana, and sports stakeholders to secure the event, which he said could enhance Ghana's international sporting reputation and create economic and tourism opportunities.
Vincent Ekow Assafuah, MP for Old Tafo, has endorsed Nana B's bid for the position of National First Vice Chairman of the NPP, describing him as a bold and experienced figure capable of strengthening the party's internal cohesion and defending its interests.
Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has accused Majority Chief Whip Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor of misleading prospective law students after the IEC set July 31, 2026 for entrance examinations, contradicting earlier assurances by Dafeamekpor that exams had been scrapped.
Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has accused the government of inconsistency over legal education reforms, arguing that it showed sudden lack of urgency in addressing the Ghana School of Law entrance examination controversy after previously assuring students the exams would no longer be required. Assafuah contended that the government has broken its assurances to prospective law students and failed to demonstrate accountability.
Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has called on the government to direct the Independent Examination Council to suspend the July 31, 2026 entrance examination for Ghana School of Law students, accusing the NDC government of betraying students after earlier promises to abolish the exams.
Vincent Ekow Assafuah, MP for Old Tafo, has condemned the government's reintroduction of entrance examinations at the Ghana School of Law, which the NDC had pledged to abolish before the 2024 elections. He argues the reversal is unjust to students who made academic decisions based on the government's earlier assurances that exams would be scrapped.