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Majority Caucus walking out over Asiedu Nketia’s presence in Parliament was absurd – Kweku Baako

The Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr, has expressed displeasure at the behaviour of Members of Parliament (MPs)...

2022 Budget: Bagbin gave up on mediation effort for fear of attacks from Kevin Taylor – Afenyo-Markin

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has stated some reasons that he says may have influenced the Speaker’s actions in Parliament during a high-tensioned sitting...

IAWPA urges peace and tolerance in Parliament

The United Nations (UN) Eminent Peace Ambassador in Ghana, Bishop Dr Sam Owusu, has urged peace and tolerance among members of the eighth parliament. There...

MPs must be punished over chaotic scenes – Political scientist

A Political Scientist, John Osei Bobbie, has opined that there should be an appropriate punishment for Members of Parliament (MPs) following chaotic scenes in...

I fear for my life in the Parliamentary Chamber – Afenyo-Markin

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, says he fears for his life while undertaking Parliamentary business in the House. According to the Effutu Member of...

Napo challenges Minority MPs on Adwoa Safo’s ‘impersonation’

Manhyia South Member of Parliament(MP), Dr Matthew Opoku -Prempeh aka Napo, has asked the Minority to head to court over their purported case of...

Let’s respect ourselves – Napo fumes at colleague MPs

Manhyia South Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh aka Napo, has cautioned his colleague parliamentarians to be wary of their actions. According to him,...

We will not be comfortable with the Bekwai MP as Speaker going forward – Bongo MP

The Minority in Parliament has indicated its discomfort with having the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, preside over sittings of the House in the...

E-levy: Minority will reject imposition; we maintain our original position – Muntaka Mubarak

The Minority in Parliament has vowed to use every legitimate and lawful channel to resist the 1.75 per cent Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). According...

Parliament apologises for chaotic scenes in the House

Parliament has apologised to Ghanaians for the chaotic scenes that characterised proceedings on Wednesday. There were near fisticuffs between members of the Majority and Minority...

Minority Caucus has joined Akufo-Addo’s Kabuki dance – Martin Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has accused the Minority caucus in Parliament of betraying Ghanaians once again. The first betrayal, Martin Amidu had revealed, was...

The days of disrespect are over – Haruna Iddrisu declares

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South has opined that Parliament is no longer under the days of mobocracy. According to Haruna...

Check out members as Parliament sets up 20-member committee to deal with ‘chaos’

The parliamentary leadership has set up a 20-member committee to bring finality to the controversies in the Chamber. The committee, according to the...

Court withdraws bench warrant for Sosu

The Kaneshie District Court has rescinded its bench warrant issued on Monday, November 29, for the arrest of Madina Member of Parliament (MP), Francis-Xavier...

Parliament not a chamber pot for brawlers – Gabby fumes

A member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, is incensed about the chaos that characterised proceedings in Parliament on Wednesday, November 1,...

I’m an MP – Joseph Osei Owusu defends approval of 2022 budget

First Deputy Speaker, Joesph Osei-Owusu, has justified why Parliament’s approval of the 2022 budget cannot be described as unconstitutional. Addressing the House on Wednesday, the...

Agric Minister ‘forced’ to wear a tie to be in Parliament for improper dressing

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, was, on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, compelled to wear a tie before being in...

Kweku Baako wades into brouhaha over Adwoa Safo’s presence in Parliament

The Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Kweku Baako, has waded into controversies surrounding an alleged impersonation of Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome...

Budget Approval: Adwoa Safo breaks silence on presence in Parliament [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ADWOA SAFO BREAKS SILENCE on presence at parliament Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Adwoa Safo, has broken silence on whether or...

Chaos in Parliament as NDC MP grabs Speaker’s chair [Video]

There was near pandemonium in Parliament after First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu, dismissed a motion by the Minority to overturn the approval of...

Adwoa Safo shows up in Parliament after alleged impersonation saga [Photos]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has finally showed up in the Chamber. The Dome Kwabenya legislator has come under intense scrutiny...

Budget Approval: We outsmarted, beat you to it – Minority told

Afigya-Kwabre North Member of Parliament (MP), Collins Adomako-Mensah, has indicated the approval of the 2022 budget shows the smartness of the Majority caucus. Speaking...

2022 budget approval: MP clears air on Adwoa Safo’s presence in Parliament [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · 2022 budget approval: MP clears air on Adwoa Safo’s presence in parliament Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has denied reports making rounds on...

I have no regret instigating walkout in Parliament – MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpraeso, David Ansah Opoku, has said that he does not regret his actions which led to the walkout by...

It is not fair to tag politicians as corrupt – Duffuor

"I can't say politicians are corrupt. The system and situations make them so, former Finance Minister," Dr Kwabena Duffuor has said. According to the...

Budget rejection: Annor-Dompreh challenges Speaker on NPP MP who was present in Parliament

The Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has expressed reservations about a purported message from Speaker Alban Bagbin to Ghanaians. According to him, the...

Parliament approves 2022 Budget without Minority

The Parliament of Ghana has, by a majority decision, passed the 2022 Budget statement. The budget was passed after 137 Members of Parliament (MPs) voted...

2022 Budget rejection: Minority boycotts proceedings

Talks between the Majority and Minority in Parliament over the rejected 2022 Budget statement and economic policy have broken down; sources tell JoyNews. The talks have...

2022 Budget rejection: I will release a video that shows some NPP MPs were in the Chamber – MP [Audio]

National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament (MP) for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, is claiming some New Patriotic Party MPs voted against their own government’s...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...