Former three-time First Deputy Speaker, Hon Fredie Blay has poured cold water on the decision by Speaker of Parliament Rt Hon. Alban Bagbin to declare the seats of four Members of Parliament (MPs) vacant. The Speaker’s move on Thursday, prompted by the Members’ decision to run as independent …
Read More »Free, fair, credible and peaceful elections are hinged on trust – Alban Bagbin
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin (Alban Bagbin), has underscored the essential role of trust in ensuring free, fair, credible, and peaceful elections in Ghana. Speaking at the annual Speaker’s seminal lecture at the University for Development Studies in Tamale, he emphasized that good governance and credible elections are …
Read More »No society has developed through IMF’s assistance – Alban Bagbin
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stressed that interventions from Bretton woods institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have not in anyway transformed the recipient nations. He asserted that it was unfortunate for Ghana, blessed with natural resources, to go cup in hand to the …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo replies Alban Bagbin: “I am not lame duck”
President Akufo-Addo has rejected what he says is a claim by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, that he is a lame-duck president. The Speaker a few weeks ago indicated in parliament that President Akufo-Addo was losing the loyalty of some key personalities in the NPP, including members of Parliament …
Read More »Alban Bagbin among officials of the NDC gov’t being investigated – AG reveals
The Attorney General (AG) has revealed while reacting to a claim of witch-hunting made by Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Constituency Cassiel Ato Forson following the charges against him, that the current Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin is also being investigated for some of the actions he took in relation …
Read More »‘I am human, I can make mistakes’ – Bagbin defends record, slams concocted bias allegations
Speaker Alban Bagbin says he is as impartial as possible Bagbin believes detractors are accusing him of untrue bias Bagbin wants Parliament to take on a new direction Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has again reacted to allegations that he is biased in the line of duty as leader of …
Read More »How Alban Bagbin walked out of meeting over Kevin Taylor insults
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. …
Read More »Alban Bagbin exposes Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Afenyo-Markin
A common defence put up by the leadership of the New Patriotic Party’s caucus for their inability to retain Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye as Speaker of Parliament is that they had to reach a compromise with the NDC caucus just for peace to prevail and for the smooth swearing-in of …
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