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Martin Amidu reacts to rejection of 2022 Budget statement

The Parliamentary vote on November 26, 2021, against the approval of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s 2022 Budget Statement and Policy presented to the Parliament of...

2022 Budget is already in dustbin, Majority must seek consensus – MP

JoyNews/AdomNews · Minority promises show down again ahead of budget debate The Minority in Parliament is promising a showdown as they meet the Majority...

Budget drama: Some NDC MPs blackmailing Minority leadership – Annoh-Dompreh

JoyNews/AdomNews · Some NDC MPs blackmailing Minority leadership A seeming division in the Minority is to blame for the brouhaha surrounding the approval of the...

Use rejection opportunity to correct president’s name in 2022 budget – Okudzeto Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has asked the government to present a new budget to Parliament for consideration. He said the...

Budget rejection: PaFFAG sends strong message to Minority MPs

The Patriotic Forum for Accountable Governance (PaFFAG) has lashed out at the Minority in Parliament over the rejection of the 2022 budget. According to...

The integrity of the Chair must be protected – Majority Leader on budget drama [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · What we did was wrong - Majority Leader on budget drama The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has described as wrong, the drama that...

I was involved in the drafting of the 1992 constitution – Asiedu Nketia

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has revealed his participation in drafting of the constitution which is still in...

Road tolls: You will answer for financial loss – Asiedu Nketia tells Amoako-Atta

Should the National Democratic Congress (NDC) come back to power, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, will answer for causing financial loss...

2022 budget brouhaha: John Boadu calls out Minority in Parliament

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the Minority in Parliament of deliberately orchestrating what is intended to cause a...

2022 Budget: Majority and Minority meet separately ahead of ‘fresh discussions’

Ahead of the commencement of fresh discussions on the 2022 budget, JoyNews can independently confirm that the Minority and Majority Caucuses are putting mechanisms...

Sacked as SIGA boss or not: Asabee sets records straight [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sacked as SIGA boss or not: Asabee sets records straight Executive Director of the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA), Stephen Asamoah Boateng,...

Budget brouhaha: Minority wants to test our resolve – Asamoah Boateng [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Budget brouhaha: Minority wants to test our resolve - Former MP New Patriotic Party National Chairman hopeful, Asamoah Boateng, is not pleased with the...

A new budget not bad; Akufo-Addo’s name was wrongly spelt – Ablakwa

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has suggested to the government to present another budget statement. This, according to him, is...

Be careful with anti-LGBTQI+ bill, it is needless – CHRAJ

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has called for caution in the consideration of the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill currently before Parliament. According to...

Actions of Speaker, Minority were predetermined – Titus-Glover

Former Member of Parliament for Tema East constituency, Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has said that the rejection of the 2022 budget presented by the Minister...

Mahama signs Captain Kojo Tsikata’s book of condolence

Former President John Dramani Mahama has signed a book of condolence opened in memory of late Captain Kojo Tsikata. Mr Mahama signed the book of...

Ghana is not a secular state – Sam George on Anti LGBTQI+ bill [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghana is not a secular state - Sam George On Anti LBTQI+ Bill Sam George, one of the Members of Parliament (MP) sponsoring...

Tafo MP descends on Bagbin [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Budget rejection: Speaker's conduct was 'devil-may-care' - Ekow Assafuah Member of Parliament (MP) for Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has described the actions by...

Former Interior Minister, Prosper Bani joins Commonwealth Election Observer Mission to the Gambia

Ghana’s former Interior Minister, Prosper Bani, is part of a nine-member Commonwealth Election Observer Mission mandated to monitor the presidential elections in The Gambia...

Sammy Gyamfi prays for Mahama on his birthday

National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken to Twitter to wish former President John Dramani Mahama a happy birthday. Mr...

Public hearing on anti-LGBTQ+ bill resumes

The Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament has resumed the public hearing in relation to the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill. This follows a temporal suspension...

Budget brouhaha: Speaker was determined to humiliate Finance Minister – Majority Leader [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Budget brouhaha: Speaker was determined to humiliate Finance Minister - Majority Leader Majority Leader, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, says the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's...

Speaker is misleading the leadership of the NDC in Parliament – MP alleges

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro, Sylvester Tetteh, has said that the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is misleading the leadership of...

Budget rejection: NPP MPs who voted for Bagbin to blame – Titus-Glover

JoyNews/AdomNews · NPP MPs who voted for Bagbin to blame for budget rejection The difficulty government is facing in Parliament to get the 2022...

Gabby laughs off rejection of 2022 Budget

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has reacted to the rejection of the 2022 Budget by the Minority in...

Court issues warrant for Sosu’s arrest

The Kaneshie District Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu. This was after the MP...

Ken Ofori-Atta did not show good faith – Asiedu Nketia

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has accused the Finance Minister of failing to show good faith when he...

I was enjoying the display of ignorance by the Mpraeso MP – Asiedu Nketia

The General-Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has taken a swipe at the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpraeso for...

Minority sets 5 conditions for approving 2022 Budget

The Minority in Parliament has outlined five conditions under which it will approve the 2022 Budget presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister on...

Presidential jet: Okudzeto Ablakwa drops bombshell

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is accusing President Nana Akufo-Addo of monopolising the blue and white luxury LX-DIO private...

Bagbin goes for medical review in Dubai

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, is scheduled "to undergo a medical review" in the United Arab Emirates. A fax message sighted by...

We are waiting for you in the Chamber – Sam George to Majority

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has taken to social media to taunt the Majority’s decision to walk out of...

2022 budget is a complete breakaway from the politics of borrowing – Buaben Asamoa

The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated that the 2022 budget will free the nation from the apron strings...

Mahama hands over renovated boys dormitory block to Ghanasco [Photos]

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Friday handed over to his alma mater, Ghana Senior High School (Ghanasco), a renovated Boys Dormitory block for...

NDC postpones Town-Hall meeting on 2022 budget

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has postponed its earlier advertised Town-Hall meeting on the 2022 budget which was scheduled for November 30, 2021, at...

I did nothing wrong – Asiedu Nketia justifies his presence in Parliament [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I did nothing wrong – Asiedu Nketia justifies his presence in Parliament General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia,...

2022 budget a break away from traditional fuel politics – Buaben Asamoa

The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated that the 2022 budget will free the nation off the apron strings...

NPP will not shy away from unpopular decisions- John Boadu

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated that the party will not shy away from bold and unpopular decisions. ...

The last time a national budget was rejected in Ghana

The last time a national budget was rejected was that which was meant for the 1981/1982 fiscal year. It is one of many issues former...

We’ll not tolerate any disrespect from you – Majority Leader tells Speaker after walkout

Majority Leader, Osei-Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, says his side will not tolerate any disrespect from Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin. The Majority walked out after the Speaker...