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Godfred Dame demands retraction from Dafeamekpor over false claims
Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has dismissed allegations of an extravagant lifestyle during his tenure made by South Dayi...
Vetting Chaos: Special Committee to submit report to Speaker today
The Special Committee investigating the disturbances at the Appointments Committee is set to submit its report today, February 20, after receiving a one-week extension.
Initially...
CDM criticises government’s energy sector management
The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has strongly criticised the government’s handling of the energy sector, citing poor crisis management, failure to secure stable...
Ghanaians urged to reject politics of division
The General Treasurer of Assemblies of God Church Ghana, Rev. Simon Abu Baba, has urged Ghanaians to reject the politics of division and embrace...
Minority opposes suspension of Roads Authority Act implementation
The Minority in Parliament has opposed the suspension of the implementation of the National Roads Authority Act, describing it as illegal.
The Act merged the...
Parliament needs divine intervention to restore order among MPs – Speaker
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has announced plans to hold the next annual prayer meeting inside the parliamentary chamber to exorcise any spirit of...
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...
Will there ever be justice? – JB Danquah-Adu’s widow questions parliament over murder case
The widow of the late MP JB Danquah-Adu has criticized Parliament for its prolonged silence and inaction over her husband's murder.
The former legislator was...
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...
Vetting Chaos Committee: We’ll withdraw until Speaker intervenes – Minority
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has announced its temporary withdrawal from the Ad-hoc Committee investigating the disruption of the Appointments Committee’s proceedings on Thursday,...
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...
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...
Ablakwa claims he was the main target of vetting disturbances
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has asserted that he was the primary target of the disruptions that marred the ministerial vetting process...
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...
Minority, not Speaker, halted vetting chaos probe – Bedzrah
The Chairman of the special committee investigating the vetting chaos, Emmanuel Bedzrah, has clarified that the decision to suspend the public hearing was driven...
It was hard to watch Clerk virtually ‘lynched’ by a man who should know...
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...
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...
Afenyo-Markin instructed MPs to boycott vetting probe – Committee chair reveals
Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Committee set up by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to investigate last Thursday’s chaotic vetting incident, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has...
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...
Ablakwa wasn’t smuggled in for vetting – Agbodza clarifies
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has strongly denied allegations that Foreign Minister-designate Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa was “smuggled in” for vetting...
Oppong Nkrumah welcomes Speaker’s decision to lift MPs’ suspension
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has welcomed Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to lift the suspension of four Members of Parliament,...
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....
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...
If they want a second round of vetting, I am ready for them –...
Foreign Affairs Minister nominee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has declared his willingness to undergo a second round of vetting by the Appointments Committee if required.
"If...
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...
Afenyo-Markin to face Privileges Committee if… – Bernard Ahiafor
Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has warned that Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin will be referred to the Privileges Committee if he fails...
CDS, Service Chiefs pay courtesy visit to Defence Minister Omane Boamah
The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, together with the Service Chiefs, paid a courtesy visit to the newly appointed Minister...
Salaga North MP pledges to complete abandoned projects, build first SHS in Kpalbi
Member of Parliament for Salaga North, Alhaji Alhassan Mumuni, has assured his constituents of his commitment to completing all abandoned and ongoing projects left...
Recall suspended MPs, dissolve ad-hoc committee – Afenyo-Markin tells Speaker
Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on Speaker Alban Bagbin, to reverse the suspension of four MPs in connection with the chaotic...
Greater Accra Regional Minister to reintroduce Sanitation Day, award scheme
Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, has identified security and sanitation as her top priorities for the capital city.
During her first meeting with the...
Nine CSOs commend suspension of MPs
Nine civil society organisations (CSOs) focused on monitoring parliamentary affairs have lauded the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's suspension of four lawmakers over the...