I take responsibility – Dafeamekpor on vetting chaos
The Majority Chief Whip and South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Nelson-Rockson Dafeamekpor, has accepted responsibility for the chaos that disrupted the Appointments Committee...
Vetting Chaos: Minority formally seeks removal of Ad-Hoc Committee chairman
The Minority in Parliament has formally requested the removal of Ho West MP, Emmanuel Bedzrah, as Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Committee probing the chaos...
Battor chief wades into ‘daughter of a murderer’ remark
The Mankrado of Battor, Togbe Borbordzi Xevi VII, has charged the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to swiftly identify and punish the Member of...
Rawlings Foundation demands urgent action from Speaker over MP’s derogatory comment
The J.J. Rawlings Foundation has petitioned Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to investigate remarks made against the late former President Jerry John Rawlings and...
Minority Leader launched an unprovoked attack on the clerk – Pusiga MP
The Member of Parliament for Pusiga, Laadi Ayii Ayamba, has shared disturbing details about the events that transpired during the ministerial vetting on January...
I was the target of the vetting chaos – Ablakwa
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has claimed that he was the primary target of the chaos that erupted during the Appointments Committee...
Afenyo-Markin accuses chair of Committee Probing Vetting chaos of bias
The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused the Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee probing the vetting chaos, Emmanuel Bedzrah, of exhibiting bias.The Effutu MP...
Ashaiman MP condemns vandalism at party office over ministerial ‘snub’
Ashaiman Member of Parliament (MP), Ernest Norgbey, has condemned the vandalism at the constituency office following his exclusion from President John Mahama's ministerial nominees.Mr....
Vetting Chaos: Afenyo-Markin instigated Majority MPs to misbehave – Nkwanta North MP
Nkwanta North Member of Parliament (MP), John Oti Kwabena Bless, has accused Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin of instigating the chaos that erupted during the...
Vetting Chaos: Minority MPs undermined the Appointments Committee Chairman – Ablakwa
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has accused members of the Minority Caucus of undermining the authority of the Appointments Committee Chairman during the chaotic vetting session...
Vetting Chaos: Both my visitors and I were left embarrassed – Ablakwa
Foreign Affairs Minister-designate, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed deep disappointment over the chaotic scenes that unfolded during the ministerial vetting process on Thursday, 30...
Sammi Awuku in parliament: Ghana requires stronger regulations against illegal lottery
In a bold and insightful statement to Parliament, Sammi Awuku, Member of Parliament for Akuapem North and former Director-General of the National Lottery Authority...
Angry Anlo Chiefs petition Speaker to identify MP behind ‘daughter of a murderer’ comment
The Anlo Dukor Traditional Council in the Volta Region has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to, within five days, help identify the...
Parliamentary Committee to resume vetting chaos probe on February 7
Chairman of the Parliamentary ad-hoc committee, Emmanuel Bedzrah, has announced that public hearings on the vetting chaos at the Appointments Committee will resume on...
Asante Akyem North MP speaks Twi in Parliament [Video]
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akyem North, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, on Wednesday contributed to parliamentary proceedings in Asante Twi.The first-time MP insisted...
It was hard to watch Clerk virtually ‘lynched’ by a man who should know better – Dzifa Gomashie
Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, Dzifa Gomashie, has condemned Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s verbal attack on the female Clerk of the Appointments...
I sometimes see frustration on the side of the Minority Caucus – Ahiafor
Chairperson of Parliament's Appointments Committee and MP for Akatsi South, Bernard Ahiafor, has expressed concern over what he describes as the frustration of the...
My husband ordered that I leave Parliament amidst vetting chaos – Appointments Committee Clerk
The Clerk to Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Gifty Jiagge-Gobbah, has revealed that her husband instructed her to leave Parliament on the night of Thursday, January...
Annoh-Dompreh ordered the tables to be pulled apart – First-term MP Kofi Ntekuni
The member of Parliament for Pru West, Emmanuel Kofi Ntekuni, has revealed that it was the member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, who...
Speaker abruptly directs suspension of probe into vetting chaos
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has directed the special committee investigating the ministerial chaos to suspend its sitting.The communication, which takes immediate effect, will...
The minority was very disruptive – Appointment’s C’ttee chair Ahiafor
The Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has stated that the minority caucus was disruptive during the vetting of ministerial nominees on Thursday,...
Some invitees of ministerial nominees slept in open spaces at parliament – Kwame Agbodza
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has revealed that some invitees attending the vetting of ministerial nominees were forced to sleep...
Minority urges Dr Asiamah to stay away from Bank of Ghana until approval
The Minority in Parliament has called on Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiamah to refrain from engaging in any activities at the Bank of Ghana (BoG)...
We wash our hands off Ablakwa; he should carry his own cross – Minority
Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has reaffirmed his caucus' disapproval of the nomination of Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as Foreign Affairs Minister.The North Tongu MP was...
Minority must use parliamentary procedures to serve Ghanaians – Joe Ghartey
Former Member of Parliament for Essikado-Ketan, Joe Ghartey, has encouraged the Minority Caucus in Parliament to continue leveraging parliamentary rules and procedures to safeguard...
Afenyo-Markin apologises to Clerk of Appointments Committee
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has rendered an unqualified apology to the Clerk of the Appointments Committee, Gifty Jiagge-Gobah.This follows his earlier accusations that Mrs....
Christian Council condemns chaos in Parliament during vetting
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has condemned the chaos that erupted in Parliament during the vetting of ministerial nominees by the Appointments Committee...
Ablakwa approved as Foreign Affairs Minister after Minority boycott
Parliament has approved North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.Mr. Ablakwa was approved by majority consensus...
Sam George, 4 others approved amid Minority opposition
Parliament has approved the fourth batch of President John Mahama's ministerial nominees following their vetting by the Appointments Committee.The approval follows the committee's recommendation...
I take full responsibility for vetting chaos – Afenyo-Markin pleads with Speaker
Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has taken full responsibility for the chaos that erupted during the vetting of some ministerial nominees last week.Speaking on the...
Minority storms Parliament in red, black attire over suspended MPs [Video]
Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday, February 4, stormed the House clad in red and black attire to protest the suspension of four...
Samson Anyenini’s take on parliamentary chaos [Listen]
Legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has reacted to the brouhaha surrounding the suspension of four Members of Parliament (MPs) following the chaotic incident at...
Heightened security in Parliament to prevent entry of suspended MPs
Security has been bolstered in Parliament, with a new perimeter at the entrance to the chamber aimed at preventing suspended Members of Parliament (MPs)...
It’s sad MPs go to parliament to fight for themselves – Tony Aidoo
Dr. Tony Aidoo, an NDC stalwart and former Ghana Ambassador to the Netherlands, has criticized Members of Parliament (MPs) for failing to represent the...
Ministerial vetting: I have resisted many invitations to fight – Ahiafor
Akatsi South MP Bernard Ahiafor has revealed that he has turned down numerous invitations to engage in confrontations over the ongoing ministerial vetting process,...
If I were combative, we won’t have vetted over 40 nominees – Appointments Committee chair
The Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has defended his leadership style amidst criticism from some members of the Minority, arguing that his...
Afenyo-Markin played it smart and safe – Ahiafor on vetting chaos
The Chairman of Parliament's Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has revealed that the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, played it "smart and safe" during the ministerial...
Our members won’t be part of Committee probing vetting chaos – Suame MP
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame, John Darko, says the Minority will not participate in the ad-hoc committee set up by the Speaker...
I have a good relationship with Afenyo-Markin, but… – Akatsi South MP
The Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, says while he maintains a good working relationship with Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, he often struggles...
He sometimes forgets he’s no longer Majority Leader – Ahiafor jabs Afenyo-Markin
The Chairman of Parliament's Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has criticized Minority Leader and Ranking Member on the Committee, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, for what he describes...