The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected the government’s approach to proposed changes to Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, arguing that the scale of the reforms requires a broader deliberative process involving political parties and other key stakeholders.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Ahmed Ibrahim, has highlighted the opportunities Ghana’s infrastructure expansion could create for indigenous construction companies, calling for measures to ensure local firms benefit meaningfully from major projects.

Former Energy Minister and Sekondi MP Egyapa Mercer has urged the government to remove selected taxes and levies on petroleum products to ease the impact of rising fuel prices on consumers.

Majority Chief Whip and South Dayi MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has called for immediate arrests if allegations that material findings were concealed in the Auditor-General’s COVID-19 expenditure audit are established.

Former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo has called on former Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu to explain a significant discrepancy between the reported cost of COVID-19 fumigation and the amount captured in a special audit.

Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has urged the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) to strengthen its independence from political parties and the corridors of political power while remaining firmly focused on defending the public interest.

The Managing Director of Accra-Kumasi Expressway Limited, Engineer Francis Ahlidza, has announced that the 175.6-kilometre Accra-Kumasi Expressway is expected to be completed by December 2028.

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson says the Accra-Kumasi Expressway is intended to do more than connect Ghana’s two largest cities, describing it as the first stage of a broader plan to improve transport links between the country’s southern and northern regions.

President John Dramani Mahama has summoned key security, aviation and port-sector institutions to a high-level meeting to review Ghana’s border-control systems and strengthen measures against narcotics trafficking.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to confer a national honour on the 48 Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces after it completed the clearing of the route for the Accra-Kumasi Expressway ahead of schedule.

President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated that public funds should not be used to construct the National Cathedral, arguing that Christians across Ghana could help finance the project through individual contributions.