Politics of Ghana takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic,whereby the president of Ghana is both head of state and head of government,and of a two party system. The seat of government is at Golden Jubilee House. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and Parliament. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Tamale is the capital city of the Northern Region of Ghana. It is Ghana's third largest city,with a population of 950,000. The city has been ranked as the fastest-growing city in West Africa. It is located 600 km (370 mi) north of Accra.
Wesley Girls' High School (WGHS) is an educational institution for girls in Cape Coast in the Central region of Ghana. It was founded in 1836 by Harriet Wrigley,the wife of a Methodist minister. The school is named after the founder of Methodism,John Wesley.
Ama Benyiwa-Doe aka Ama Chavez was a Ghanaian politician who served as Regional Minister for Central Region.
John Dramani Mahama is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He previously served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012,and took office as president on 24 July 2012 following the death of his predecessor,John Evans Fiifi Attah Mills.
Political corruption in Ghana has been common since independence. Since 2017,Ghana's score on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index has improved slightly from its low point that year,a score of 40 on a scale from 0 to 100. Ghana's score rose to 43 by 2020 and has remained there until the present,2023. When ranked by score among the 180 countries in the 2023 Index,Ghana ranked 70th,where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector. For comparison with worldwide scores,the best score was 90,the average score was 43,and the worst score was 11. For comparison with regional scores,the average score among sub-Saharan African countries was 33. The highest score in sub-Saharan Africa was 71 and the lowest score was 11.
Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is a Ghanaian academic and politician who served as Minister for Education from February 2013 to January 2017. She is a full professor of literature. She served as the first female Vice-Chancellor of a state university in Ghana when she took over as Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast. She currently serves as the Chancellor of the Women's University in Africa.
The IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) was established in 1988 under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization,a specialized agency of the United Nations. Its mission is to train specialists in maritime law. The Institute is currently headquartered in Malta,on the campus of the University of Malta.
Hanna Serwaa Tetteh is a Ghanaian barrister and politician. She served in the cabinet of Ghana as Minister for Trade and Industry from 2009 to 2013 and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2017. She was also the Member of Parliament for the Awutu-Senya West constituency. She currently serves as the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa.
Haruna Iddrisu is a Ghanaian lawyer,politician and football clubs owner who is a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing Tamale South. He served as the Minority Leader for NDC in Ghana's Parliament from January 2017 and was succeeded by Ato Forson.
Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician who served as Minister for Tourism,Culture and Creative Arts. She was appointed to this position by President John Mahama in 2013 when he formed his first substantive government. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress. She is currently a member for the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana representing the Techiman North Constituency.
Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu is a Ghanaian politician who was a member of the Provisional National Defence Council and a former Minister for Defence. He is a founding member of the National Democratic Congress. He is the longest-serving Minister of Defence of Ghana,serving from 1985 to 1999,for 14 years.
Otiko Afisa Djaba is a Ghanaian politician. Her previous engagement was the National Women's Organizer for the New Patriotic Party. She was also the former minister for Gender,Children and Social Protection.
Christine Amoako-Nuamah is a Ghanaian scientist and politician who served as the Minister for Environment,Science and Technology (1993–1996),Minister for Education (1997–1998),and Minister for Lands and Forestry (1998–2001) under the Rawlings government.
Esther Lily Nkansah was a Ghanaian lawyer and a former Regional Minister of the Western Region from 1997 to 2001 under the Rawlings Government. In 2010,she was named in a 10-member Board of Bank of Ghana by President Atta Mills to assist the government with its Better Ghana Agenda. Nkansah was also the Lay Chairman of the Sekondi Diocese of the Methodist Church.
Sulley Gariba was a policy analyst and evaluation specialist who served as an advisor to the former president of Ghana John Dramani Mahama from 2009 to 2017. He monitored and evaluated poverty reduction in the Canadian International Development.
Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed is Ghanaian politician and member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He once served as the member of Parliament for Nanton,the Deputy Minister for Information and Media Relations and the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry.
The presidency of John Mahama began on 24 July 2012 and ended on 7 January 2017. John became the 4th President of the Ghanaian Fourth Republic after he succeeded John Atta Mills who died in office on 24 July 2012. Prior to that,he served as Vice-President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012.
Tamale Senior High School formerly Government Secondary School,Tamale,Gbewaa Secondary School,and more recently Tamale Secondary School is a co-educational second cycle boarding school located at Education Ridge,a suburb of the Sagnarigu Municipality. The school was founded in 1951 by the then British Colonial Authorities as the first second cycle institution of the Northern Territories.
Peter Boamah Otokunor is a Ghanaian politician,agricultural economist,chartered financial economist,policy analyst,and lecturer. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and former the deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority and also former deputy General Secretary of the NDC
