Manasseh Azure Awuni

3 days ago | manassehazure.com | Manasseh Azure Awuni

Manasseh Azure Awuni and two of his writer friends, Abdul Hayi Moomen and Maukeni Ribeiro, will hold two creative writing clinics for young and aspiring writers in June 2025. Application for the all-day writing clinics is open to all, especially young people, who want to put a spark in their writing. The clinic for the southern sector will be held in Accra on June 21, 2025, while that for the northern sector will be held in Tamale on June 28, 2025.

1 week ago | manassehazure.com | Manasseh Azure Awuni

A day after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) marched in Accra to protest against the suspension of the Chief Justice of Ghana, Getrude Torkornoo, the Minority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, met with former President Nana Akufo-Addo to brief him about the outcome of the protest and how President Mahama is faring on the political scene. Here’s what ensued:Nana Akufo-Addo (NAA): I hear your protest went very well. Alexander Afenyo-Markin (AAM): Not as well as we expected.

1 week ago | theghanareport.com | Grace Tsotsoo Quaye |Manasseh Azure Awuni

President John Dramani Mahama‘s nomination of seven judges to the Supreme Court warms the hearts of many, as it includes some notable judges who have been sidelined for years because they don’t appear politically aligned. Those who read my book, “The President Ghana Never Got,” would have seen one such name in the chapter that reveals how Akufo-Addo appointed a judge to the Supreme Court to appease a retiring judge.

1 week ago | manassehazure.com | Manasseh Azure Awuni

Earlier this week, I formally petitioned the President of the Republic, John Dramani Mahama, to discontinue the 19-year-old contract between the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and Zoomlion Ghana Limited. Under the last contract that expired in September 2024, GHS850 was allocated to each sweeper. Zoomlion keeps GHS600 and pays the sweepers GHS250 a month, according to the contract. Zoomlion also charges interest if the YEA delays in paying the company for three months.

2 weeks ago | manassehazure.com | Manasseh Azure Awuni

[NOTE: This article was first published in 2021, but it gives context to the present argument by some who think the Ghana Bar Association has no moral right to speak up on the suspension of the Chief Justice]Dear Ghanaian lawyer,In December 2020, Ghanaian voters were presented with the option to choose between dying by firing squad or dying through hanging. A choice was made, and we are feeling the debilitating effects of the ever-tightening noose of bad governance and impunity.