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Eight (8) Members of Parliament on the side of the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) were reportedly absent from Parliament on Tuesday even before the Minority walkout on the E-Levy vote. MyNewsGh.com has confirmed from records of Parliament that in addition to MP for Dome Kwabenya (NPP) and Assin North …

A member of the Minority Caucus has told the government to dare not touch salaries of opposition MPs as part of the government’s austerity measures. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, who is the MP for Krowor in the Greater Accra Region told Accra FM’s mid-day news on Thursday, 24 March 2022 …

Some members of the Minority Caucus has declined to join their colleagues in the Majority and members of the Executive to cut their remuneration by 30 percent in order to address economic challenges confronting the country. Kwame Agbodza, Ranking Member on the Roads and Transport Committee, told Joy News that …

The office of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Constituency, Alfred Obeng Boateng, has been vandalized by some unidentified thugs. According to reports, the attackers made away with items such as mobile phones, cash and laptops. The special aide to the legislator, Kwame Bekoe, who …

Parliamentarians present in the House last week were left in shock, following names and votes of their colleagues who were absent that day but were captured in parliamentary proceedings document. According to information, prior to the adjournment of the proceedings, 41 members were present, yet, more than 100 people were …

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has directed the Clerk of Parliament to delete names of Members of Parliament who have smuggled their names onto the attendance sheets. Some MPs have been accused of smuggling their names into the attendance sheets even when they do not show up for work. On Thursday, March …

Reports emerged via a viral video clip on Monday, March 7, 2022 of some angry residents of an area in the Abuakwa South Constituency – literally – walking out their Member of Parliament, Samuel Atta Akyea, from the area amid boos and jeers. In the said video, the MP is …

A member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team Ellen Ama Daaku has lashed out at parliamentarians, saying they behave like preschool kids when the House is in session. Ghana’s current Parliament is split down the middle between the two main political parties, posing the risk of gridlock …

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 …

Malian lawmakers have unanimously approved a transitional roadmap okaying a five-year tenure for the military junta in charge. The vote means the Assimi Goita-led junta has until 2027 to conduct the next democratic election. Failure to abide by a February 2022 electoral timeline triggered sanctions from regional bloc, ECOWAS late …