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NPP appoint Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan as Deputy Majority Chief Whip of Parliament

Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon has been nominated by the NPP as the Deputy Majority Chief Whip. The National council of the NPP held a meeting today to pick their choices for the various positions in the 8th Parliament of Ghana. Amongst other positions, Lydia Seyram Alhassan was …

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Afenyo Markin to be deputy Majority leader

The National Steering committee of the governing NPP has proposed the following persons to lead the party in the 8th parliament. Below are recommendations of the NPP Steering Committee: – Majority Leader maintains his position. – Alexander Afenyo Markin as Deputy Majority Leader – Annor Dompreh(Nsawam Adoagyiri MP) as Chief …

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US$4 million was stolen annually at the EC under previous chair – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has alleged that some officials at the Electoral Commission (EC) under the leadership of the previous chair, stole 4million dollars annually on the back of servicing the data centre. But, he said, the current chair of the Commission, Jean Mensa, blocked the thievery from festering. The Minister of Parliamentary …

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Full text: Minority’s statement on establishment of Agyapa Royalties deal

Good Morning. Thank you for responding to our call, once again, at such short notice. Ladies and gentlemen of the press, you will recall that on Friday, August 14, 2020, the last day of the second meeting of the fourth (4th) session of the 7th Parliament, President Akufo-Addo caused seven …

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We are all guilty, make asset declaration public – Majority leader

Asset declaration has been a useful tool in the fight against corruption identified among public officials. In Ghana, all information on asset declaration is only made known to the Attorney General, however, the majority leader in parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu believes that asset declaration which is kept at the “safekeeping …

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Auditor-General’s rejection of our salary arrears request unfortunate – Majority Leader

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu is unhappy with the Auditor-General’s decision to reject the Chief of Staff’s request for the conduct of an audit verification that will pave the way for payment of salary arrears to be made to over 200 former and current Members of Parliament. Daniel Domelevo had described …

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Majority teases mute NDC into debate

There was a moment of discomfort for the minority in the Parliament of Ghana, following the line of argument by the majority on the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA), compelling the former to break its loud silence not to take part in the debate. The minority, which had earlier …

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Minority questions price of night vision goggles, other gadgets for Armed Forces

The approval of an 11 million dollar loan facility for the supply of night vision binoculars, monoculars and training equipment for the Ghana Armed Forces was a subject of controversy on the Floor of Parliament on Friday. According to the report of the Finance Committee, a single night vision goggle …

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