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I gave each delegate GH¢550, my opponent gave tabletop fridges but I still lost – Defeated candidate cries

The losing aspirant in the governing New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Tema East parliamentary race, Benjamin Ashitey Armah, has said while he gave each of...

This is how much defeated parliamentary candidate for Assin North spent on his campaign

Eric Amankwah Blay, the parliamentary candidate for Assin North who lost in the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) primaries has revealed the amount he used...

NPP Primaries: Mike Oquaye Jnr speaks after defeat

Failed New Patriotic Party (NPP) aspiring candidate for parliament in the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Mike Oquaye Jnr, has spoken after failing to win the NPP...

NPP Primaries: Check out some incumbents who lost their seats

The 2020 New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries are over and some big shots have lost their seats. About 15 incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) have...

NPP Primaries: Check out how delegates voted in this polling station amid Covid-19

The Nii Boiman polling station in the Okaikwei North Constituency is reported to be strictly adhering to the Covid-19 safety protocols as delegates vote. Quite...

NPP Primaries: Delegate goes wild over MP’s decision not to allow him to vote

A delegate, identified as Edmond Kodwo Renkyi, has bemoaned the decision of the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Okaikwei South Constituency, Ahmed Arthur,...

NPP Primaries: The much anticipated contest underway

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries to determine the party’s parliamentary candidates for the 2020 general election is underway. The primaries are currently taking place...

Parts of Ashanti Region hit with disputes over delegates’ album

The New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary primaries currently underway in the Ashanti Region - the party’s stronghold - have been bedeviled with some challenges. The main...

Parliament turns ‘ghost town’ over NPP primaries

Parliament has adjourned until Tuesday following a near-empty Chamber on Thursday. The no-show by almost all Members of Parliament (MPs) was due to...

Re: Don’t pay former MPs; some necessary clarifications

It is unfortunate that in the Ghanaian democratic experiment, members of the second arm of Government, the Legislature (specifically and especially MPs), have since...

NPP Primaries: Vote for a candidate who can bring developmental projects to this constituency – Odotobri MP

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Odotobri, Emmanuel Akwasi Gyamfi, has appealed to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) polling station executives and delegates of...

COVID-19: Infected persons in Parliament, including journalists defying orders to stay away [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · COVID-19: Infected persons in parliament defying orders It has emerged that some people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in...

Minority condemns Rambo-style arrest of Apostle Kwabena Agyei

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has condemned the Rambo-style arrest of self-acclaimed pastor, Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei for his libelous statements against President Nana...

Parliament freezes approval of EC’s CI after ranking member is accused of doctoring report

Parliament has halted the approval of the Electoral Commission’s (EC) Constitutional Instrument (C.I. 126) laid before it to exclude the old voters identity card...

Parliament’s Subsidiary Legislation Committee okays controversial EC C.I.

Parliament’s Subsidiary Legislation Committee has voted on Wednesday to greenlight the controversial Constitutional Instrument (C.I. 126) that will give legal backing to the Electoral...

Parliamentary Service now an appendage of NPP – Ato Forson fumes [audio]

Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyan Essiam, Cassiel Ato Forson, is accusing Parliamentary Service of being an appendage of the ruling New Patriotic Party...

Speaker rejects Ayariga’s motion on EC’s Constitutional Instrument

The Speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye has declined to admit a motion filed by Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga requesting the House to reject...

NPP delegates petition against the disqualification of 4 parliamentary aspirants

Delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Atiwa East Constituency in the Eastern region, have petitioned against the disqualification of four parliamentary...

Asamoah Gyan opens up on becoming MP for Weija-Gbawe

General captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan, has reacted to news that he is eyeing to become a Member of Parliament (MP) for...

Parliament re-enforces ban on visitors

The ban on visitors and restrictions on aides of legislators, as well as national service personnel in Parliament has been re-enforced. Speaking on the...

State doesn’t owe MPs anything – Prof Gyampo

A senior Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana has described the calls by some MP for their ex gratia as “self-seeking, repulsive,...

MP recounts being tagged ‘mad woman’ after defeating NDC stalwart [Listen]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia in the Eastern region, Mercy Adu Gyamfi, also known as Ama Sey, has revealed names that were...

I have not tested positive for COVID-19 – MP

Member of Parliament for Akuapem North constituency has debunked media reports that she has tested positive for coronavirus. Nana Dokua Asiamah Adjei said such vile...

MPs’ coronavirus status – Okudzeto Ablakwa’s take

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablawa is pushing for public disclosure of coronavirus status of legislators. In his view, naming the...

Covid-19: MP calls for closure of parliament after 15 reported cases

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament, Kwame Agbodza, has called for a two-week isolation for all legislators after two of them reportedly tested...

Ghana’s Parliament almost empty after Covid-19 report [Video]

Ghana's parliament house was almost empty on Wednesday following media reports of some two members and 13 staff testing positive to the novel coronavirus...

No MP or Parliamentary staff have tested positive for Covid-19 – Kate Addo

Parliament has denied reports that two of its members and 13 staff of the House have tested positive for coronavirus. A statement signed by the...

COVID-19: Parliament clears air on MPs, staff testing positive

Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has dismissed reports which seek to suggest some two Members of Parliament (MPs) and 13 parliamentary staff...

Speaker threatens sanctions against MPs who refuse to take Covid-19 test

Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Ocquaye, is threatening sanctions against Members of Parliament (MPs) and staff who refuse to take Covid-19 tests ongoing in...

What Sam George did to contest for Ningo Prampram parliamentary seat

It is often said that one’s success is determined by the size of one’s will. Recent revelations from the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for...

Minority files motion against C.I. which allows EC to register new voters

Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP), Mahama Ayariga has filed a motion in Parliament calling on the House to reject the Constitutional Instrument that...

Coronavirus: MPs, staff of Parliament undergo testing

Members of Parliament (MP) and all staff of the House have undergone a mandatory testing for coronavirus. The Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Ocquaye, directed...

Parliament to test all MPs and staff for coronavirus

The Speaker of Parliament has directed all members and staff of the House to be tested for coronavirus. In his welcome address as Parliament resumed...

Covid-19: Show dead bodies on TV – Deputy Speaker[audio]

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is urging government to put on television, evidence of deaths from Covid-19. The legislator feels such a move...

Covid-19: Parliament to test all MPs, staff

The Speaker of Parliament has directed all members and staff of the House to be tested for coronavirus. In his welcome address as Parliament resumed...

Parliament to consider 36 bills

Parliament is expected to consider over 36 bills as the House resumes sitting of the second meeting of the Fourth Session of the 7th...

MPs’ virtual meeting hacked with pornographic images

South African lawmakers were left embarrassed and shocked after a virtual committee meeting held over Zoom was hacked. The meeting was interrupted with pornographic images...

Covid-19 scare hits Tanzania’s Parliament after 3 MPs died ‘mysteriously’

Tanzania’s parliament has been hit by a covid-19 scare after three parliamentarians died of unknown causes in the past 11 days. On Friday, Augustine Mahiga, 74, Tanzania’s...

Parliament approves GH¢288m tax waiver for health personnel

Parliament has approved a GH¢288.6 million tax waiver for healthcare workers to motivate them in the fight against Covid-19. The tax waiver is on personal...

Parliament donates GH¢200,000 to Covid-19 Fund

Parliament has donated GH¢200,000.00 to the Covid-19 National Trust Fund to financially support the government’s fight against the disease. During the presentation ceremony, the Majority...