Minority MPs kick against allocation of ₵80m to fund National Cathedral project
The Minority MPs have kicked against the allocation of GH₵80 million in the 2023 budget to fund the National Cathedral project.The Finance Ministry in...
I buy fuel worth ¢7000 to travel to Tamale and back – MP [Audio]
Tamale Central MP, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed has described as ridiculous the cost of fuel in the country.The Legislator in an interview with JoyNews said it...
Bagbin set up a kangaroo censure motion committee – Muntaka
The Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, has described the ad-hoc committee set up to investigate the censure motion against the Finance Minister as a...
Parliament to extend sittings before Christmas
With only eight sitting days before the Christmas break, Parliament on Friday agreed to sit on Monday and to have extended sittings to transact...
My ‘dead goat’ comment was taken out context by NPP – Mahama [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Mahama explains the use of dead goat syndromeFormer President John Mahama has explained why he said he had dead goat syndrome.According to...
Biden set to host Nana Addo, others at US-Africa Leaders summit
President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to join his counterparts in Washington D.C. next week for the US-Africa Leaders Summit. President of the United States, Joe...
Rebel NPP MPs gave us the vim to file censure motion – Suhuyini
Tamale North MP, Alhassan Suhuyini, says the Minority Caucus’s censure motion against the Finance Minister, was motivated by the call by 98 NPP Members...
Why I don’t want to die early – Bagbin explains
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has stated that it is his wish to live longer in order to see things.Though he did not categorically...
Ghana cedi will stabilise only if… – A.B.A Fuseini [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghana Cedi Will Stabilise Only If... - A.B.A FuseiniSagnarigu lawmaker ABA Fuseini believes Ghana's economy will bounce back with the cedi stabilised...
Censure motion has done some good to advance Ghana’s democracy – Ofori-Atta
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, said the censure motion by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Caucus against him had done some good...
Outcome of censure motion was predictable – CDD fellow
Political scientist and Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana) fellow, Dr John Osae Kwapong, has said he is not surprised about the outcome of the Censure...
Censure motion against Ofori-Atta: Afenyo-Markin justifies Majority walkout
The Majority in Parliament has justified its decision to stage a walkout during the vote of censure motion against Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.The Caucus...
Full text: Speaker Bagbin’s formal statement on ‘Ofori-Atta vote of censure motion’
FORMAL STATEMENT BY THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT RT HON ALBAN SUMANA KINGSFORD BAGBIN ON MOTION TO PASS A VOTE OF CENSURE ON THE MINISTER...
Censure motion: We didn’t find a single piece of evidence against Ofori-Atta – K.T. Hammond
K.T. Hammond, a co-chair of the committee that probed allegations in a censure motion filed against the Finance Minister, said they did not find...
We don’t want you anymore; it’s not by force to serve us – Adongo to Ofori-Atta
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has asked the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to humbly resign and...
Censure motion hearing: There was no findings against Ofori-Atta – KT Hammond
Kobina Tahir (K.T) Hammond, a co-chair of the Ad-hoc committee that probed allegations in a censure motion against the Finance Minister, has said they...
Censure motion: Parliament fails to oust Ofori-Atta
The vote of censure against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has failed after less than 183 Members of Parliament voted to oust the embattled...
Censure motion: I’m innocent, I’ve committed no crime – Ofori-Atta
The embattled Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has once again rejected allegations of conflict of interest and gross mismanagement of the economy levelled against him...
Censure motion: ‘Away away’ Minority shouts as Majority walks out
https://youtu.be/R0Bm7m8foWgSecret ballot has been conducted for the Minority in Parliament to determine the fate of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in their vote of censure....
2023 Budget: 4 key areas that received less allocation than National Cathedral
Between an imminent crash of the economy and a desperate cry for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout, Ghana is at crossroads.The steps government...
Ofori-Atta’s censure motion: Our side didn’t take sitting allowances – Ablakwa
A member of the ad-hoc committee that probed the Minority’s censure motion against the Finance Minster has denied allegations that his side took sitting...
Minority confident of kicking out Ofori-Atta by end of censure motion vote
Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, has expressed confidence that the Finance Minister will be voted out of office on Thursday after the vote on...
Debate on censure motion against Ofori-Atta begins today
The green light has been given by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to decide the fate of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday.Members...
Supreme Court Nominees: Appointments Committee presents report to Parliament
Parliament’s Appointments Committee's report on the President’s nominations for appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court has been presented to the House. Andrew Amoako...
Parliament approves 2023 budget
Parliament has approved the Budget Statement and Economic Policy for the 2023 fiscal year, after heated arguments from both sides of the House.This comes...
Police hunt MPs who attacked female colleague in parliament
Police in Senegal are searching for two opposition lawmakers who attacked a female MP during a brawl in parliament last week. Massata Samb slapped...
Parliament does not have the guts to sack any Minister – ACEPA’s Rasheed Draman
JoyNews/AdomNews · “Parliament Does Not Have The Guts To Sack Any Minister” – Dr. Rasheed DramanThe Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary...
A.B.A Fuseini takes a ball of kenkey to Parliament [Watch]
Sagnarigu lawmaker ABA Fuseini has criticised the government for the economic challenges Ghanaians are saddled with at the moment.He noted that the cost of...
Minority kicks against debt restructuring programme
The Minority in Parliament has rejected government's proposed debt exchange programme which seeks to reduce high public debt.The Caucus has described the programme as...
Minority raises red flag over 2023 budget
The Minority in Parliament has kicked against the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy and called for an immediate remedy before it lands the...
Asante Akyem North constituents expose MP over 1D1F factory
Residents of Asante Akyem North Constituency in the Ashanti region have expressed disappointment in their MP over claims of a functioning plantain processing factory...
Parliament to rise on this date…
Parliament will on Wednesday, December 21, adjourn its sittings, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, has announced.Presenting the...
Parliament sends strong message to absentee ministers over budgetary allocation approval
It’s been day three of the 2023 budget debate and the Majority is struggling with numbers at the chamber for the debate.Not only...
Failed political censure against Ofori-Atta mere allegations – Afenyo-Markin
The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has told the Minority that it will have no support from the Majority in the censure motion agenda...
Agriculture sector grew from 7.4 per cent in 2020 to 8.4 per cent in 2021 – Minister
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, says the agric sector grew by 4.7 per cent in 2019, followed by 7.4 per cent in 2020...
Honour roadmap for Ofori-Atta’s dismissal – NPP MPs tell Akufo-Addo
The 98 disgruntled New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs who threatened to boycott the presentation of the 2023 budget have asked President Akufo-Addo to honour...
Latest twist to Assin North MPs case
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for Certiorari and Prohibition filed by the embattled Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, James Gyakye...
Govt to reintroduce road tolls
Government has announced plans to reintroduce the collection of road tolls on selected roads in the country by 2023.This was contained in paragraph 462...
Minority welcomes govt’s decision to reintroduce road toll in 2023
The Minority in Parliament has welcomed the reintroduction of road tolls in 2023.The reintroduction of the levy is contained in the 2023 budget...
Ato Forson calls out ministers and MPs for abandoning budget debate for Qatar
A ranking member on the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has criticised government officials who are currently in Qatar to catch...