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  Senior Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Asah Asante has showered praises on the Minister for Local Government, Dan Botwe. Dan Botwe was vetted and approved by the Appointments Committee in Parliament after his appointment by President Nana Akufo-Addo. He is four terms Member of Parliament (MP) for Okere constituency. Speaking on  Peace FMs Kokrokoo, Dr. Asah Asante believed Hon. Dan Botwe is a competent leader. He was very optimistic about the Local Governme...

705 The Chief of Staff, Mrs. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, has charged regional coordinating councils (RCCs) to respond promptly to early warning signals and other issues that have the potential to undermine peace and security in their respective regions. She mentioned chieftaincy and land disputes, illegal mining, armed robbery, invasion of farms by herdsmen and the influx of questionable foreigners as some of the issues of national interest that needed prompt action. "It is expected that regional ...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Dan Botwe Pulse Ghana “Now that we have expanded services with leadership and well-trained capacity building, we should be able to deliver,” Mr. Botwe said, as quoted by Citinewsroom. “I do not think the relocation of the capital city is important now because it [will] cost so much.” The capital of the British Gold Coast colony was moved from Cape Coast to Accra in 1877 following the transfer of the se...

  It is not important at the moment to relocate Ghana’s national capital from Accra, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Dan Botwe has said. In his view, enough measures have been put in place to make Accra work efficiently as the national capital, thus, it will be too expensive to move the capital now. “I do not think the relocation of the capital city is important now because it costs so much,” Mr Botwe told journalists at the Regional Ministers and Chief Directo...

Stephen Ayesu Ntim and Kwabena Agyei Agyapong Information from a very reliable source available to MyNewsGh.com indicates that party stalwarts like Mr Stephen Ayesu Ntim Former National Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyapong and Dan Botwe are likely to be appointed as substantive ministers in the new government of Nana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Other names also include Samuel Abu Jinapor now Member of Parliament (MP) for Damongo and Sylvester Tetteh, ...

Graphic Online BY: Nana Konadu Agyeman and Emmanuel Bruce Category: Politics Parliament has by consensus, approved an additional 16 ministerial nominees. This brings to a total of 29 ministerial nominees by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who have been approved by Parliament for his second term in office. The approval of the additional 16 on Thursday night came after a unanimous voice vote from both sides of the House. The nominees are Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu for Health; Mr Alan Kyeremat...

  The Appointments Committee of Parliament has recommended the approval of thirteen (13) nominees of the President for Ministerial appointments. This is contained in the First Report of the Committee on the Presidents nominations for Ministerial Appointments. The nominees include; Mr. Albert Kan-Dapaah for National Security, Hon Dominic Nitiwul for Defence, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchey for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum for Education, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah B...

+ Parliament’s Appointments Committee will resume its vetting of ministerial nominees appointed by President Akufo-Addo on Monday, February 22. A total number of 14 appointees are expected to face the Appointments Committee this week to elaborate on policies they will undertake to assist the second administration of President Akufo-Addo. Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, John Peter Amewu, and Mustapha Ussif are among the listed fourteen to meet the 26-member Committee chaired by First Deputy Speaker Jo...

Graphic Online BY: Nana Konadu Agyemang & Emmanuel Bruce Category: Politics 30.5k Shares 705 The Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development Minister-designate, Mr Dan Botwe, has denied his involvement in disenfranchising the people of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) in the 2020 parliamentary election. He said the then Ministry of Regional Reorganisation and Development did not have the mandate to create constituencies under the 1992 Constitution. He argued that the cr...

Minister-designate for Local Government, Daniel Botwe, has advocated for the state funding of political parties. This, he said, could be the panacea to the canker of monetization that has engulfed the political atmosphere from the national to the grassroots level. According to him, state funding of political parties will ensure stronger political parties, and members of Parliament will have a very good relationship with their parties hence a stronger Parliament and a much stronger democracy. Mr...