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Young Political Activist Emmanuel Abankwah Kesse known by many as Olumanba has waded into government’s intention to build offices for parliamentarians in their various constituencies. According to the ‘scrap mps ex-gratia’ convener, it is a laudable idea to build offices for the MPs because at least it will help facilitate …

Africa Confidential, a Pan-African news magazine, claims Ghanaian MPs granted tax holidays and other investment incentives worth US$832 million to Meridian Port Services (MPS) without knowing the contract. The incentives covered a period of 10 years. According to the report sighted by GhanaWeb, in March 2016, the Mahama administration asked …

  Suspected burglars broke into the residence of the Member of Parliament of Gomoa East, Desmond De-Graft Kwasi Paitoo on March 25, 2021. The MP said he woke up this morning, March 26, only to discover that the burglars had entered his residence. According to him, the burglars cut his burglar-proof window, …

If they were in a school setting or at the hospital, at a training college, or even at the Makola School of Law, perhaps, the idea that they would all be spotting the same fabric might not be quite a subject to explore. But when the female Members of Parliament appeared in …

Young political activist, Emmanuel Abankwah Kesse, popularly known as “Olumanba,” has asserted that 60% of Ghana’s debt can be settled by scrapping only one term of MPs’ controversial Ex-Gratia. According to him, paying 275 MPs 6 billion each after the huge salaries and numerous allowances they enjoy “is a total …

Kwesi Pratt Jnr., Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, has hit hard at the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament for voting for, and thus, helping approve the nominees of President Akufo-Addo who were on the verge of losing their nominations. According to him, the NDC leadership …

Members of Parliament (MPs) breached COVID-19 protocols and organised a party to end a three-day training on processes and proceedings of Parliament for new MPs at Aqua Safari in Ada In some photos published on the official Facebook page of the Parliament of Ghana which has since been deleted, MPs from both …

Members of Parliament have been directed by Speaker Alban Bagbin to undergo a mandatory Covid-19 test. This comes as the country is experiencing a surge of infections. “All members of parliament are requested to avail themselves for this important medical screening exercise,” the Speaker said. Addressing the House on the …

A former member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Lord Hamah, has insisted that the current crop of Members of Parliament (MP) in the NDC are people not influenced by ideology but are rather careerist. According to him, these individuals, who have now become powerful in the political party since …

The Speaker of Parliament Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye has admonished parliamentarians to give the President, Nana Addo Dankwa the courtesies he deserves when he appears before the House to deliver his last state of the nation address tomorrow, Tuesday, January 5, 2021. The speaker admonished the House to desist from heckling and the use …