Tag Archives: COMMITTEE

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on Thursday, November 10 announced an ad hoc committee to probe allegations in a vote of censure motion against the embattled Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The 8-member ad hoc committee was constituted of Members of Parliament elected by the leadership of both sides of the House. Their main task …

  The National Council of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has appointed members and chairpersons to serve on the party’s standing and ad hoc committees. In a press release dated November 3, the appointment by the National Council was in line with the party’s constitution. “Pursuant to Article 10(3)(6) of the New …

The four Judges nominated to the Supreme Court bench by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo are being vetted by the Appointments Committee of Parliament. The vetting commenced on October 18, 2022, and so far two nominees have successfully completed their vetting awaiting approval. They are Justice Barbara Frances Ackah-Yensu and …

The Parliamentary select committee on Defence and Interior has accused the police of peddling lies in the clash with students at the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi. The Committee was tasked by the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, to embark on a fact-finding mission following the disturbances which led to students …

A bodyguard of Zululand district municipality mayor Thulasizwe Buthelezi was injured when he was shot during a coronation committee meeting in Mayville on Thursday. The injured person, who has not yet been identified, is in hospital. Buthelezi is part of the coronation committee that is working with the Zulu royal …

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, has been appointed to the Audit and Finance Committee of Global Fund. The board approved his appointment, together with 11 others on the committee, on 4th May 2022. The Global Fund is a financing institution, providing support to countries in the response HIV, TB and …

The Privileges Committee of Parliament has summoned publicly Sarah Adwoa Safo, Dome Kwabenya MP, to appear before the committee on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. According to a press release issued by the Parliamentary Service and signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Kate Addo, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection failed to honour …

Embattled Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Madam Sarah Adwoa Safo has been shifted from the Environment, Science and Technology Committee of Parliament. The Dome-Kwabenya MP has now been made a Member of Parliament’s Poverty Reduction Committee. According to the Majority Chief Whip, Mr. Frank Annoh-Dompreh his side had made …

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Apiate Disaster Committee, Thywill Quarshie, has revealed the committee has terminated the contract that provides transportation of school children in the Apiate community due to lack of funds. He explained that the committee will no longer support school children’s transportation and also some …

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has failed to submit its accounts to the Auditor General’s Department for auditing since 2019. The Ranking Member for Committee on Employment, Social Welfare and State Owned Enterprises, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, who disclosed the development to Starr News described the situation as appalling. The former Power …