Member of Parliament for Suame Constituency, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has resigned from his position as Majority Leader of the house. According to a report by Joynews, the MP personally informed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of his decision to step down at a meeting attended by the caucus membership on Wednesday evening at the …
Read More »‘No comment’ – Watch Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s reaction to ‘losing’ post as Majority Leader
Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has reacted to recent reports that he would soon be replaced as leader of the caucus in Parliament. “No comment,” he told a Joy News journalist (February 20, 2024) in the corridors of Parliament. His reaction came hours after the caucus had formally dismissed reports that …
Read More »Guinea junta leader dissolves government; appointees’ accounts, passports ‘seized’
Guinea’s transitional president Mamady Doumbouya has dissolved the government led by Dr Bernard Goumou effective February 19, 2024. The dissolution was contained in a decree read on state TV and posted on the social media handles of the presidency. The post captioned: “Decree dissolving the government read for you by …
Read More »Majority Leader Defends Vice President Dr. Bawumia On Ghana’s Economic Hardship.
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader of Parliament and MP for the Suame Constituency, stated that it would be deceitful for anyone to attribute Ghana’s economic struggles to Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, stated last Friday in an interview on Kumasi-based Otech FM that Vice-President …
Read More »Election 2024: NPP Selects Bawumia as New Leader and Flagbearer of the Party with 63.24% votes
The incumbent vice president of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has been chosen by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to lead the party and serve as its flagbearer for the 2024 presidential election. After securing 63.24% of the vote in the NPP Presidential primaries, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia …
Read More »VRA to be hauled before Parliament over Akosombo Dam spillage says Majority Leader
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has revealed that the Volta River Authority (VRA) will be hauled before Parliament to answer questions over the spillage of the Akosombo Dam which has displaced many residents. More than 30,000 residents along the Volta River have been displaced with properties running into millions of cedis …
Read More »Former NPP Majority Leader, Felix Owusu-Adjapong passes on at 79
A former Majority Leader of the NPP in Ex-president Kufuor’s administration, Felix Owusu-Adjapong has died aged 79. Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, confirmed the death of the former leader of Parliament on his X(formerly twitter) handle on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. “Deep condolences to the family…Former Majority leader, Hon. Felix …
Read More »NPP primaries: Majority leader ‘composes’ song for Vice President Bawumia
The political atmosphere in the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is getting tense as the party nears its presidential primaries scheduled for Saturday, November 4, 2024. The contenders in the race, including Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Assin Central Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong, and their backers are canvassing for the vote …
Read More »Gabon coup leader quotes JJ Rawlings in inauguration speech
The late Jerry John Rawlings, two-time coup leader turned democratic president of Ghana was mentioned in the Gabonese capital Libreville during the investiture of Africa’s newest coup leader. General Oligui Nguema, leader of the Gabonese military junta was formally sworn into office in the capital Libreville on Monday, September 4, …
Read More »Gabon coup: Ousted president’s soldier cousin named leader of transition
The Committee of Transition and the Restoration of Institutions, the Gabonese military junta has named a new leader in the person of General Brice Oligui Nguema. He was declared the transition leader on Wednesday, hours after the ouster of President Ali Bongo, whose re-election was cancelled and he was subsequently …
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