Tag Archives: PARLIAMENT

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 …

Private legal practitioner, Samson Lardy Anyenini has slammed Members of Parliamentfor being overly partisan on issues that should ordinarily be clear-cut. He avers that the recent back and forth around the Speaker of Parliament’s directive to the Roads and Transport Minister is needless and “shameless.” “The basic principle of law is …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Adentan constituency, Adamu Ramadan, broke down in tears before the House when he recalled the horrific death of a seven-year-old boy in the area. The boy, identified as Prince Wisdom Mawuena, was a class one pupil and the only child of his mother. Young …

Malawi’s Parliament on Monday welcomed the country’s first ever elected albino lawmaker when it reconvened after months of recess. The presence of Overstone Kondowe in Malawi’s national assembly, is seen as a victory for albinos who have faced attacks in this southern African country since 2014. Until last Thursday, when …

• The name Serwaa Broni has been trending on social media for weeks •A Canadian-based woman claims to have had engagement with some politicians and has been hitting out at them •Edward Bawa mentioned name as an example in a statement on the floor of Parliament Serwaa Broni, a name which …

Parliament has issued a statement saying that the Police Service should have secured a certificate from the Speaker that the Member of Parliament for Madina Francis-Xavier Sosu was attending to Parliament before they could effect their arrest. The statement said anything short of that would not be entertained. Parliament also …

The Dean of the Law Faculty at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, Prof. Kofi Abosti has described as problematic Parliament’s directive to the General Legal Council to admit the 499 aggrieved law students into the Ghana School of Law. Though Parliament has a role in resolving the matter, Prof. Abotsi …

Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, has rejected a directive given by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to the effect that passing of the anti-gay bill will be public. In his view, there is nothing special about the anti-gay bill for which …

Akatsi North Lawmaker Peter Nortsu-Kotoe has revealed that Parliament will be hauling examinations body, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) before it to answer questions relating to how some five papers were allegedly leaked in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mr Nortsu-Kotoe told TV3 Wednesday September …

• Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong has announced he will quit Parliament when his current term ends • He will have served the constituency for 24 years consecutively • He is bitter that his efforts have not been recognized by most of his constituents  Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has announced that he …