Source: citifmonline. com - Ghana’s Parliament has approved the report of the Presidential Committee on salaries and emoluments for Article 71 office holders including ex-gratia for outgoing President John Dramani Mahama.
Details of the report are currently scanty because the approval was made in a closed-door meeting.

Source: GNA - The President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday assured the people of Bawku that he would, at all times, advocate strong bond among the citizenry and remain a unifying pillar of the nation.

Source: The Chronicle Ghana - Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Minority Leader in Parliament, has expressed worry over the delay of the Administrator General to furnish the House with a copy of the handing over notes to enable them get up to speed information on the state of the outgoing government.

Source: citifmonline. com - A member of Ghana’s Parliament on the ticket of the outgoing National Democratic Congress has challenged members of the New Patriotic Party in Parliament to reject their end of service benefits if they think President Mahama should not be passing last minute agreements.

Source: myjoyonline. com - President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has began his ‘Thank you’ tour Thursday in the Northern Region, two weeks after his victory in the presidential poll.

Source: classfmonline. com - The Northern regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu, has been attacked in his home by some youth purported to be members of the NPP.

The incident occurred on the night of Monday December 19, 2016.

Source: Daily Graphic Ghana - None of the 26 constituencies that voted ‘skirt and blouse’ in the 2012 election repeated their action in 2016, but President John Dramani Mahama fared better with ‘skirt and blouse’ voting this year.
This year, 22 out of 28 constituencies voted for the President as against six who were in favour of the President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.