POLITICS

E-Levy vs Minority Boycott: List of 8 absentee NDC MPs exposed – Report

Eight (8) Members of Parliament on the side of the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) were reportedly absent from Parliament on Tuesday even before the Minority walkout on the E-Levy vote. MyNewsGh.com has confirmed from records of Parliament that in addition to MP for Dome Kwabenya (NPP) and Assin North …

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SONA 2022: Akufo-Addo lacked the confidence to speak about the economy – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has expressed disappointment with the State of Nation Address (SONA) presented by President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday March 30, 2022. Fuel prices and prices of foodstuffs and services have increased significantly in recent months. Some Ghanaians are calling on the government to come up with innovative measures …

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Akufo-Addo’s government rejecting good advice – Duffuor

The Former Minister of finance and former governor of the Bank of Ghana Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has said the NPP government has forced the electronic transfer levy on Ghanaians because they turned a deaf ear to wise counsel from economic experts such as himself. Lamenting on his Facebook wall Wednesday morning, he said, “The …

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Stop Pleasing people who don’t like you – John Mahama told

The former Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports who is aspiring for National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Joseph Yammin has urged the leadership of the party and former President John Dramani Mahama to desist from pleasing people who don’t like him (John Mahama) and the NDC party. …

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‘Your excitement will be short-lived’ – Haruna Iddrisu to govt

The Minority has warned the government that the excitement that came with the passage of the E-Levy will be cut short because they are prepared to go all out to prevent the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) Bill. The Haruna Iddrisu-led caucus have threatened to contest the decision of Parliament at …

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You had no excuse to allow approval of E-Levy – Ras Mubarak tells Minority

Ras Mubarak, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu Constituency, has blamed the leadership of the Minority for failing to deploy its parliamentary prowess to prevent the passage of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) bill. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, March 29, Mubarak said the Minority had no excuse to …

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Live long to see how JM will turn economy around – Yamin wishes Akufo-Addo on his B’Day

Stalwart of the National Democratic Congress Joseph Yamin says even though he dislikes President Nana Akufo Addo, he wishes the first gentleman lives long to witness how an NDC government will turn the Ghanaian economy around. This is the former deputy Ashanti Regional Minister’s birthday wish for the president as …

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Minority files suit to stop Akufo-Addo from assenting E-levy bill

The Minority in Parliament who walked out during the passage of the E-levy bill today has filed a suit at the Supreme Court to prevent President Akufo-Addo from assenting to the bill. The Minority is represented in the Stay of Execution suit by Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu and his colleagues …

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Akufo-Addo will go down as the only leader who delivered misery to Ghanaians on his birthday – Adongo

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has bemoaned the insistence of the government to pass the E-Levy bill. He said that by the passage of the E-Levy, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will go down as the only president to deliver misery to Ghanaians on his birthday. “… I have today …

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Minority stages walkout as parliament approves second reading of E-Levy bill

Parliament approved the second reading of the Electronic Transactions Levy, albeit without the final participation of the minority side, who staged a walkout right before the question was put before the house. The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, moved a motion in parliament asking the house …

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