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A leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has stated that when it comes to forgiving the errors of people, Alban Bagbin should not expect the same treatment meted out to John Dramani Mahama. He said this is because the former president has a track record of responding to …

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin through the Parliamentary Service issued a March 7, 2022 statement in which matters relating to his medical trip to the United Arab Emirates were addressed. The statement essentially dealt with the purported reports around the composition of his delegation on one hand, per diems paid …

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has revealed that the embattled Member of Parliament for the Dome Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Ms. Sarah Adwoa Safo, has written to Speaker Alban Bagbin seeking permission to absent herself for an additional four weeks. According to Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, he has received a letter dated 28 February 2022 …

Tensions in the legislative arm of Ghana’s government have been quite high lately and the last thing anybody, especially the Members of Parliament, would want is to get on the wrong side of the man who leads them. Already, there have been counter-decisions, accusations and even claims of bias leveled …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has described the attitude of the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu to overrule his rulings as unconstitutional, illegal, and offensive. The first Deputy Speaker on Tuesday dismissed a private members’ motion for a bi-partisan committee inquiry into Covid-19 expenditure since 2020. The motion was …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed anger at the affront to free speech that appears to be characterizing the work of the Ghana Police Service in recent times. He was reacting to what he described as the Rambo style approach that has been recently adopted by the police, especially in …

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. A. S.K Bagbin, has said as Leader of the House, he can only be impartial but he cannot be neutral. Speaking in reference to current issues before Parliament concerning the 2022 Budget and Financial Statement, the Speaker said “the concept of majority rule should …

A former Clerk to Parliament, Samuel Ntim Darkwa says Speaker Alban Bagbin must not be blamed for going out of the country for constant medical care. He however asked Mr. Bagbin to schedule his time properly to be available when critical legislative matters are being considered. Speaking in an interview with …

The governing NPP is finding it difficult to get the controversial Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy) bill passed into law. This is because the Majority is finding it difficult to get all 137 MPs in the House during proceedings, therefore, the bill has not been re-laid before the House since it …

  Former CPP General Secretary, James Kwabena Bomfeh, has asked the Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin to resign as Speaker of Parliament. Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin is currently in Dubai on sick leave. In a letter dated 6th January 2022 and directed to the Presidency, the Speaker noted his travel to the United Arab Emirates on …