POLITICS

The government of Ghana has apportioned GHS10 million cedis for feasibility studies on the sea defence project in coastal areas affected most by erosion, including the coastal belt of the Volta Region, where some 6,000 locals were recently displaced by tidal waves. At a press conference on Monday, 6 December …

The Ashanti Regional branch of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has served notice that billboards and paraphernalia advertising some personalities seeking to lead the party in the 2024 general elections, will not be tolerated at the party’s delegates’ conference slated for 17 to 20 December 2021.The party has warned …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed all Ministers and Deputy Ministers who are Members of Parliament (MPs) not to travel outside the country for the next one month. It is unclear the reason for this directive, but sources at the Jubilee House say the President wants all NPP MPs present when …

Parliament has formed a committee to de-escalate tensions The House has recently witnessed near-violent scenes The committee is made up of 10 members from both sides of the House Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Asawase, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has revealed that Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, was against the call for …

Kevin Taylor accuses Bagbin of colluding with government to approve 2022 budget Parliament rejects 2022 budget Chaos in Parliament over 2022 budget Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, walked out of a meeting convened to deliberate on the 2022 budget over insults by US-based social commentator Kevin Taylor, Deputy Majority Leader, Alex Afenyo-Markin claims. …

For the past few days, Ghanaians have been left in a state of dilemma after NDC’s Okudzeto Ablakwa raised concerns about a woman who stormed parliament on Tuesday as Adwoa Sarfo. According to the NDC chief whip and some Ghanaians who have compared the picture of the alleged fake Adwoa …

Haruna Iddrisu has softened his stance on the e-levy He said he has been convinced to accept it He made these comments during the 10th Anniversary launch of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has softened his position on the government of Ghana’s electronic transactions …

Parliament was empty 2022 budget approved under controversial circumstances Minority moved to overturn budget approval Parliament has suspended sitting to Tuesday, December 7, 2021. This was to allow for the Members of Parliament to travel to their respective constituencies ahead of Friday, December 3, 2021’s Farmers’ Day celebrations across the …

Minority and Majority in near fisticuffs 2022 budget approved under controversial circumstances Joseph Osei-Owusu is acting Speaker of Parliament The Chamber of Parliament is still empty over two and a half hours after the advertised time for today’s proceedings. This follows the postponement of sitting from yesterday’s chaotic proceedings that was …

Sarah Adwoa Safo arrived in Ghana on Saturday dawn She has been out of the country serving an extension of her annual leave Her presence in Parliament on Tuesday has sparked some confusion The controversy as to whether or not Sarah Adwoa Safo was in the Chamber of Parliament and was part of her colleagues on …