CEO of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Randy Abbey, has announced that the COCOBOD Bill will be going to Parliament by next week. He said that the Bill will look at new funding and pricing models. Dr Abbey indicated that with almost 80 years of operations, COCOBD cannot continue to do the same things all […]

Some contestants in the Ayawaso East parliamentary primary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are alleged to be buying votes of delegates. Some of them are said to be paying for the votes in cash or kind. “Some of things delegates are benefitting from apart from cash include refrigerators, TV, motorbikes, ice chest, bag of […]

CEO of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Randy Abbey, has assured cocoa farmers that COCOBOD and the government are finding solutions to the issues that they are currently experiencing. He said this after apologising to the farmers for the issues they are saddled with. Meanwhile, a Legal practitioner and policy analyst, Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, has […]

The Chief Executive Officer of the COCOBOD, Dr Randy Abbey, has apologised to cocoa farmers and other stakeholders for the delay in paying for the produce supplied to his outfit. He made the apology on the KeyPoints on February 7 in response to concerns raised by various stakeholders including the Minority in Parliament. “I apologise […]

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBO), Dr Randy Abbey, has apologised to cocoa farmers for what they are going through currently. He assured that the issues are being resolved. “First of all, I believe that cocoa farmers deserve an apology. On behalf of Cocobod, I would like to sincerely apologise to the […]

Andy Appiah-Kubi, Former MP, Asante Akim North, is making a case for flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP0 to be elected as president. He made the point that Dr Bawumia will do things differently from what happened under the Akufo-Addo administration. “I can assure you that Dr Bawumia will be different from Akufo-Addo. He […]

Ghana has been seized with one of its irrational exuberances— the desire to rename the Kotoka International Airport. General Kotoka was killed during an abortive coup in 1967. The naming of the airport was part of a Trust Decree that addressed his legacy. This effort reminds me of the to-and-fro changes of the name of […]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has questioned the capacity of political party delegates to make informed leadership choices, arguing that the educational composition of delegate systems poses a challenge to Ghana’s democracy. Speaking on the matter on the KeyPoints with Alfred Ocansey, Kpebu noted that a significant number of delegates are Junior High School leavers, […]

IMANI Africa Vice President Kofi Bentil has urged Ghanaians to put emotions, superstition and excessive religiosity aside and allow science, evidence and personal effort to guide national decision-making such as elections. Speaking on the KeyPoints on the recent NPP flagbearer primary, Bentil said research and polling often reveal uncomfortable truths, but insisted that “if you […]

Private legal practitioner Kofi Bentil has said that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is pursuing a different strategy towards the 2028 general elections. He stated that the election of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia was a hill for Dr Bawumia. The 2028 elections, however, are going to be a mountain to climb. Therefore, it requires a different […]

Private legal practitioner Kofi Bentil has called on Ghanaians to reject precepts from false prophets. especially those who prophesy electoral outcomes. He expresses the view that God does not choose leaders. Whoever has prepared for leadership is chosen by the people, he said. “Discard or rubbish the false prophecies, they are a noise in our […]

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Dr Randy Abbey, says Ghana’s cocoa sector is grappling with deep financial challenges rooted in rollover contracts, delayed syndicated loans and a buyer-funded model that has strained payments to farmers. According to him, for the first time in COCOBOD’s history, funds from the syndicated loan arrived “four […]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has blamed the setup of all manner of churches on the unemployment canker. He made the point that when a person is unemployed and is desperately looking for a job, he often turns to a pastor for prayers. Kpebu expressed the view that this has enabled a lot of people […]

On Thursday, 5 February 2026, beginning at approximately 8:00 am, the Western Regional Security Council (REGSEC) Task Force conducted coordinated anti-illegal mining operations at two sites within the Mpohor District and Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. A joint task force, comprising personnel from the 2nd Infantry Battalion, the Western North Command, National Security, and the Minerals Commission, […]

Former Member of Parliament, Asante Akim North, Andy Appiah Kubi, has called on every member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to support the flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to win the 2028 general elections. He made the point that the party now has a candidate who should be supported by all members, irrespective of the […]

Private legal practitioner Kofi Bentil is impressed with the performance of former Agric Minister Dr Bryan Acheampong in the just-ended flagbearer primary of the New Patriotic Party. He described Dr Bryan Acheampong as the most significant emerging candidate in the NPP. He expressed the view that if Dr Acheampong carries himself well in the NPP, […]

On February 7 on the KeyPoints, Alfred Ocansey and his panelists are discussing the following topics: Dr Bawumia’s victory and the path to uniting the NPP. Cocoa farmers cry for their money. Why the delay?

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will be electing a candidate for the Ayawaso East by-election today, Saturday, February 7. The Electoral Commission (EC) set the by-election on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The decision follows the unfortunate death of the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ayawaso East Constituency, Mahama Naser Toure, which has rendered the […]

I was told how my mother slapped her elder sister in the lead-up to the 1996 elections when late President Rawlings was seeking a second term after transitioning from military rule to constitutional democracy in 1992. This was because her elder sibling shared a different political opinion from hers. From the way the story was […]