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Parliament: A review of the business of the third meeting of the fourth session

On Tuesday, July 31, 2024, the Third Meeting of the Fourth Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana which commenced...

Joe Wise, Muntaka unhappy with parliament – Manasseh 

Ghanaian journalist and author, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has revealed Member of Parliament for Asawase, Muntaka Mubarak, and First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu are unhappy...

Parliament must ensure there are laws preventing conflict of interest – Lecturer

A Law Lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, Dr Nuhu Yidana has advised Parliament to establish laws...

Chief of Staff sends money to Parliament’s Appointment Committee to facilitate approvals – Manasseh’s book claims

Fresh revelations from a new book indicate that the Chief of Staff's office at the Jubilee House has been sending money to Parliament's Appointment...

Parliament renovation: Majority urges Speaker to use dome for sitting on September 3

The Majority in Parliament has urged Speaker Alban Bagbin to consider using a specially constructed dome at the car park for parliamentary business scheduled...

Bagbin clarifies circumstances surrounding Parliament adjournment on July 30

Speaker of Parliament,  Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has clarified the circumstances surrounding the adjournment of the House on July 30. The Speaker in a statement,...

Minority insists Parliament recall wasn’t done in good faith; Majority disagrees

The Minority in Parliament is taking on the Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin for unilaterally triggering a recall of Parliament, despite knowing the scheduled period...

Speaker recalls Parliament

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has recalled Members of Parliament from their recess for an emergency sitting. According to a communiqué issued by the...

Minority tackles COCOBOD over GH¢3.4bn head office cost

The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns about the management of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), criticising the rising administrative expenditures amidst declining cocoa...

DRIP initiative is Mahama’s brainchild; he brought it in 2016 – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has claimed that the government’s District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) project is originally the brainchild of the National Democratic Congress...

Nkrumah still deserves full recognition despite the roles others played – Prof Agyeman-Duah

A former Senior Governance Advisor at the United Nations, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has stated that the contributions of Ghana's first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah,...

SALL petitioners file appeal against ruling on Amewu’s election

The petitioners from the Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) areas have filed an appeal against the Ho High Court's decision that dismissed their...

Afenyo-Markin petitions Bagbin to recall Parliament

The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to reconvene Parliament. This request follows dissatisfaction among the Majority caucus regarding...

Akufo-Addo has no reason to refuse assent to Affirmative Action bill – Otiko Djaba

A former Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection Otiko Afisa Djaba believes that President Akufo-Addo will sign the Affirmative Action Bill into law...

I’m disappointed no seats are reserved for women in Affirmative Action bill – Nana Oye

Former Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo has stated that there is currently no provision for reserving parliamentary seats...

Appointments Committee of Parliament suspends vetting of Supreme Court nominees

The Appointments Committee of Parliament on Tuesday failed to reach a consensus for the vetting of the two nominees of the President for appointment...

GRA, Finance Ministry sued over tax waivers for 42 companies

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Finance Ministry are facing a lawsuit over plans to grant tax waivers to 42 companies under the...

Bagbin apologises to Ghanaians over controversial L.I on MPs siren use

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has apologized to Ghanaians for the government's attempt to amend the Road Traffic Regulations, which would have allowed Members...

Interior Minister, Prisons Director to appear before Parliament over Cantonments lands

The Defense and Interior Committee of Parliament has summoned the Minister of Interior, Henry Quartey, and the Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service to...

President of the National Assembly of Cote D’Ivoire calls on Speaker Bagbin

In a spirited bid to limit language barriers and deepen Parliamentary Democracy within the African Region, the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament Alban...

Frank Annor Dompreh convicted for contempt, fined GH¢7,200

Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam-Adoagyire Constituency of the Eastern Region, Frank Annor Dompreh has been convicted for contempt by the High Court in...

I’m yet to recover from shock of Speaker’s extreme action – Sefwi Wiaso MP [Video]

Hours after the Speaker sent the Member of Parliament for Sefwi Wiawso, Dr Kwaku Afriyie out of the House, he said he is yet...

Is it insulting to say ‘it doesn’t lie in your mouth’? – Sefwi Wiawso MP to Speaker

Member of Parliament for Sefwi Wiawso, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, feels he was misunderstood by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, today. According to him, the...

Sefwi Wiawso MP ordered out of Parliament [Video]

Member of Parliament for Sefwi Wiawso, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie has been ordered out of the  Chamber. This was after the legislator was held in contempt...

Vote out MPs who proposed L.I on sirens and speed limit – Kofi Bentil

Senior Vice President of IMANI-Africa, Kofi Bentil, has said the only reason the Legislative Instrument (LI) allowing parliamentarians, judges and other public officials to...

We can’t alter results to favour any political party – Jean Mensa [Video]

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa has reaffirmed her outfit’s commitment to ensuring that the will of the people is reflected in...

Parliament ratifies Timber Utilisation Contracts for sustainable timber trade

Parliament on Thursday, July 18, ratified the Timber Utilisation Contracts (TUCs) for timber exploitation during the third meeting of the Fourth Session of the...

Former Minister calls on constituents to punish absentee MPs

Former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development in the erstwhile Kufuor administration, Kwadwo Agyei Darko is urging Ghanaians to punish absentee Members of...

We need someone to speak on the economy – Majority justifies Kwaku Kwarteng’s reassignment

The Deputy Majority Whip, Habib Iddrissu, has strongly defended the decision to reassign the MP for Obuasi West, Kwaku Kwarteng, from his position as...

Dominic Ayine takes responsibility for proposed LI on road traffic amendment

The Chairman of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament, Dominic Ayine has taken responsibility for the proposed amendment to the LI Road Traffic Act. The...

Wassa East MP clarifies the Minority’s stance on controversial L.I allowing MPs use sirens

The Wassa East Member of Parliament, Isaac Adjei Mensah has clarified the Minority's stance on the Ministry of Transport's recent submission of a Legislative...

Annoh-Dompreh gets top appointment

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appointed the Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh as the Board...

Atta Akyea, Patrick Boamah, others changed in parliamentary committees shake-up

There have been some reshuffles in Parliamentary Committees on Tuesday Juy 16, 2024. This was after the House adopted the report on the composition of...

LI granting siren use rights to MPs, Ministers withdrawn

The controversial Legislative Instrument (LI) seeking to amend portions of the Road Traffic Regulations 2012 has been withdrawn in Parliament. The Minister for Local Government...

‘Stop following Bawumia and come to Parliament’ – Minority warns Majority members

The Minority in Parliament is threatening to disrupt parliamentary proceedings if the Majority's attendance does not improve starting next week. Since Parliament reconvened in July,...

Parliamentary Committee pushes for amendment to allow dual citizens hold specific public offices

The Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament has recommended the approval of a bill to amend the Constitution, allowing dual citizens to hold...

IGP leaked tape: Bagbin orders committee’s report to be delivered to Akufo-Addo

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed the Clerk of Parliament to present a copy of the report from the ad hoc committee...

There are no secret security recruitments – Majority to Minority

The Majority in Parliament insists that the current exercise undertaken by the Interior Ministry is not a secret recruitment. This comes on the back of...

Minority calls for a halt in the “opaque” recruitment into security services

The Minority in Parliament has issued a stern warning against the Interior Ministry’s move to recruit officers into the security services. In a press meeting...

Speaker Bagbin orders probe into Immigration assault video at Aflao border [Video]

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has mandated an investigation into a disturbing video that has gone viral, showing immigration officers assaulting a woman at...