Former NPP DCE Backs Supreme Court Decision to End Delegates System. Hon. Philip Kwabena Boahen, former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Suaman District in the Western North Region, and now vying for Western North Regional NPP Organizer, has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to end the delegates system used by political parties in selecting presidential and parliamentary candidates. He described the ruling as one that puts trust in the grassroots to select party leaders. According to the Regional Organizer Hopeful, the decision is being embraced because it allows for broader participation in the selection of presidential and parliamentary candidates. Speaking to Winners FM’s Odehyieba on the "Omanba Pa" show, monitored by Apiah-Kubi, Hon. Philip Boahen said he emphatically accepts and supports the reforms to the delegates system and was comfortable with the Supreme Court’s decision. “This is a good decision, and I will state that it will even cut costs in our internal ...
Berekum People Threaten To Stage Demonstration Over Galamsey Activities. Residents of Berekum East and West Municipalities in the Bono Region are preparing to stage a demonstration against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, which they say is destroying farmlands at Biadan, Benkasa, and Amomaso. The demonstration which is being organized by a three different youth association in Berekum including Berekumman Citizens Association, Berekum Citizens and Associates, Berekum Youth for Development and Accountability as well as farmers and the residents are prepared to demonstrate to press for proper mining being operated by an business organization instead of illegal mining. The residents, mostly farmers, fear that the continued destruction of fertile agricultural land could trigger severe food shortages in the municipality if urgent action is not taken. Speaking at a press conference held on Friday, July 31, 2026, the former Vice-Chancellor of the Catholic University and former Glob...