POLITICS

LIVESTREAMING: Minority returns to chamber after budget approval

After a dramatic last five days in parliament, with the Majority having their way and approving the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy with only half of the House in attendance, it is almost another full House today. The House, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, was presided over by the …

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Haruna Iddrisu explains why Minority couldn’t reach consensus with Majority

The 2022 budget has been approved It was done by the Majority Caucus of the House The Minority Caucus staged a walkout of Parliament Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader, has indicated the Minority Caucus in Parliament did not reach a consensus on the 2022 budget which was approved by the …

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Sosu files motion to rescind bench warrant

Embattled Member of Parliament for the Madina Constituency Lawyer Francis Xavier Sosu has filed a motion on notice for Stay of Execution and for an order to set aside the bench warrant issued by Kaneshie District Court. The motion comes a day after the court presided over by Her Worship …

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2022 budget approved subject to concessions, fine-tuning at committee levels

The move is subject to concessions, fine-tuning at committee levels Ken Ofori-Atta assured lawmakers of addressing concerns Parliament has approved the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of government subject to concessions and fine-tuning at committee levels of the House. The decision was which announced by First Deputy Speaker, Joseph …

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Budget approval: You can’t have a vote while presiding as Speaker – Minority to Bekwai MP

The Minority side in Parliament has slammed the 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu for what they described as breaching the constitution and parliamentary standing orders in his exercising of a vote to up the Majority numbers to approve the 2022 budget on Tuesday, MyNewsGh.com reports. Parliament had …

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BREAKING NEWS: Parliament approves 2022 Budget

Parliament has voted to approve government’s 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. This comes after the Second Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu sitting in for Alban Bagbin supervised an election to overturn the rejection of the budget by the house last Friday. A one-sided minority house of parliament on Friday, November 26, 2021, voted …

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Minority details itinerary for next parliamentary sitting

Majority laces boots to challenge rejection of 2022 budget ACEPA warns of possible government shutdown Parliament to reconvene on Tuesday November 30, 2021 The Minority caucus has outlined what it expects to happen at the highly anticipated parliamentary sitting tomorrow Tuesday, November 30, 2021. In a social media post, Member of Parliament for …

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5 major reasons minority members are fighting 2022 budget

Parliament rejects 2022 budget statement Majority calls the bluff of minority Parliament to reconvene on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 The Minority caucus in parliament, since the presentation of the 2022 budget statement on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, outlined five key issues it will not compromise on when it comes to the approval …

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This is what the rejection of the 2022 budget means for Ghana, government

Parliament rejects 2022 budget Government to use emergency fund if budget is not approved Government business grinds to a halt if emergency fund usage is not approved Following the rejection of the 2022 budget and Economic policy on Friday, November 26, questions on how government is going to fund its …

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2022 Budget rejection – Who said what

Parliament rejects 2022 budget Majority MPs walked out of parliament Asiedu Nketia appears in parliament When, on Friday, November 26, 2021, this current 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic made history by rejecting the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy as presented to the House by the Minister of Finance, …

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