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Parliament has adopted modifications to the 2022 budget statement and economic policy presented by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, despite opposition from the Minority in relation to the 1.75 percent e-Levy. The Minister in a letter to Parliament made some revisions such as the GHS 10 million allocated for feasibility studies …

The Majority and Minority Caucus of Ghana’s eight parliament will today December 7, 2021 resume sitting to deliberate over the contention of the 2022 budget statement. The House was on Thursday December 2, 2021 rendered empty after a showdown, amid heated debate and confusion over the approval of the 2022 …

Parliament was empty 2022 budget approved under controversial circumstances Minority moved to overturn budget approval Parliament has suspended sitting to Tuesday, December 7, 2021. This was to allow for the Members of Parliament to travel to their respective constituencies ahead of Friday, December 3, 2021’s Farmers’ Day celebrations across the …

Minority and Majority in near fisticuffs 2022 budget approved under controversial circumstances Joseph Osei-Owusu is acting Speaker of Parliament The Chamber of Parliament is still empty over two and a half hours after the advertised time for today’s proceedings. This follows the postponement of sitting from yesterday’s chaotic proceedings that was …

The Parliament of Ghana has erupted into chaos with minority and majority members shoving and pushing each other. The heated confrontation between the two sides erupted after the Second Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu ruled to reject a motion by the minority side. The minority had moved for a vote …

After a dramatic last five days in parliament, with the Majority having their way and approving the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy with only half of the House in attendance, it is almost another full House today. The House, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, was presided over by the …

Parliament has voted to approve government’s 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. This comes after the Second Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu sitting in for Alban Bagbin supervised an election to overturn the rejection of the budget by the house last Friday. A one-sided minority house of parliament on Friday, November 26, 2021, voted …

Majority Leader and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has stated that Ghana’s legislature has more lawmakers than required in his opinion. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu adds that the country can do with 200 Members of Parliament lamenting how increments of the numbers have been tainted with political considerations. He was responding to a question …

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has bemoaned the embarrassing manner in which the Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin ordered Finance Minister Ken Ofori -Atta out of the parliamentary chamber. He likens it to an order given to a lamb stating that under the standing orders, the finance minister is a member of …

I didn’t break any law by sitting in the public gallery, Asiedu Nketia Majority stages walkout because of Asiedu Nketia‘s presence Ken-Ofori Atta begs to engage leadership of parliament before budget approval voting General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has explained why he refused to walk out of the chamber …