The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said the decision of Founders of the defunct banks, Unibank and UT, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and Prince Kofi Amoabeng respectively, to resort to parliament over the collapse of their banks was wrong. The Central Bank says Parliament is not one of the mechanisms available …
Read More »These are the five bills Ghana’s 8th Parliament will consider as it resumes after recess
• Ghana 8th Parliament will resume on Tuesday May 25, 2021 • The House is expected to consider number of Bills • The Bills when passed will be of key interest to businesses and consumers Ghana’s Parliament will resume after an almost 2-month long recess, a statement released by the Public Affairs Department …
Read More »Parliament to vet 39 Deputy Ministerial nominees, 1 Minister of state from June 2
The Appointments Committee of Parliament is to vet the President’s nominees for the positions of a Minister of State and 39 Deputy Ministers, from Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Ms. Kate Addo, the Director of Public Affairs of the Parliament, confirmed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), in Accra. The …
Read More »Energy Minister to be summoned to Parliament over power crisis
Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament John Abdulai Jinapor says he has officially written to the Chairman of the Committee to have the Energy Minister summoned. If approved, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh will face the Committee over the recent power crisis that has hit the country. …
Read More »After 16 years, why not allow non-Akans to also lead NPP in parliament? – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu queried
Executive Director for the Media Foundation for West Africa, Sulemana Braimah, says the Majority Leader is only thinking about how to win the next election and not the development of Ghana with his non-Akan argument. The Majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu in an interview on Accra-based Joy News said it will be unwise …
Read More »Why Haruna Iddrisu rejected Speaker for 8th Parliament position
It has emerged that some Minority (NDC) MPs led by Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka and Mahama Ayariga lured and encouraged Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu to contest for the position of Speaker of Parliament. “A group of NDC MPs led by the honourable Mahama Ayariga, some of our colleagues, and my able Whip, the honourable Muntaka …
Read More »Asiedu Nketia’s appointment may compromise integrity of Parliament – Majority Leader
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has expressed dissatisfaction at the appointment of the General Secretary of the NDC Asiedu Nketia to the Parliamentary Service Board. He believes that Mr Asiedu Nketia’s inclusion might affect the integrity of Parliament. According to the majority leader, Asiedu Nketia still holding a position as a General Secretary of the NDC is a …
Read More »Ablakwa resigns from Parliament’s Appointments Committee
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has resigned from parliament’s Appointments Committee with immediate effect. The former deputy Education Minister in a letter to the Speaker of Parliament on Tuesday, March 30, said the decision was taken after careful consideration adding that it was on a …
Read More »NDC to reconstitute leadership in parliament – Asiedu Nketia hints
Johnson Asiedu Nketia has hinted that the opposition National Democratic Congress will be reconstituting the leadership of the Minority side in Parliament. According to him, this is a process of the party at the beginning of every new Parliament. “We haven’t done that yet because of the court case [election petition]…we …
Read More »Parliament approves Ofori-Atta as minority justifies decision
Parliament has by a consensus approved the nomination of Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister. This follows the recommendation for his approval by consensus by the appointments Committee following his two-day grilling. The decision by the NDC members of the committee to support Ofori-Atta’s approval has come as a surprise to some party …
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