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  I can’t be seen wrestling with pigs – Mahama replies to Ken Agyapong’s attacks Former President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama has said that he has decided not to respond to Kennedy Agyapong’s attacks because he cannot be seen wrestling with a pig. The former President of Ghana was in the United States of America to meet with some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress. This is part of rebuilding the NDC into a solid front for the 2024 elections. John Dramani Mahama was asked by one of the members why he seems not to give energy to attacks thrown at him by especially Kennedy Agyapong. The NDC leader in the 2020 elections said “there are two proverbs in English and Twi. I will start with that of the English that says you don’t wrestle with a pig. And then second one our elders say if you’re bathing and some person who is not correct comes and take your towel you don’t jump out and follow,” he said. John Dramani Mahama said if he spends time responding t

Covid-19: Treatment centres empty – Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that as of Friday, March 25, the total number of active covid-19 cases stood at 72. Delivering his 28th national address on measures his government is taking to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday, the President said these out of this number, there are no severely or critically ill persons. The President said the country’s Covid-19 treatment centres are empty and the “fourth wave appears to be over.” The improvement in the cases according to the President is the availability and uptake of vaccines by the population. He noted that while “we’ve not achieved our national vaccination target, it is significant to know reasonable vaccination coverage’s have been achieved in the hotspot of infections particularly in the urban areas of Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi. Nana Akufo-Addo stated that his government is determined to use all means to increase the deployment of vaccin

Minority’s position against E-levy scaring away investors – Ofori-Atta Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said that the position taken by National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament against the E-levy is scaring away investors from the country. Mr Ofori-Atta said also that it is affecting the implementation of government programmed. Announcing key economic measures to deal with the current challenges facing the economy on Thursday March 24, Mr Ofori-Atta said “Three (3) things that we did not (and could not) predict hit us that is the Parliament will approve the 2022 budget, appropriation and its expenditure plans and turn to vote against one of the key revenue measures that was being introduced, E-levy. According to him, the stance of the Minority in Parliament against the E-levy would gravely affect investor confidence and the capacity to implement their programmes. The Minority, in opposing the E-levy said the policy proposal in the 2022 budget statemen