Tag Archives: PARLIAMENT

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 …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has increased the budgetary allocation for the parliamentary service and parliament by over 180 million cedis. The sudden u-turn by the presidency comes weeks after the Executive slashed the budget estimates of the legislature by over 190 million cedis. The move was met with a …

  The Appointments Committee of Parliament will on Thursday, March 25, 2021 vet the Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta, Asaaseradio.com has reported. This new date set for his vetting comes after Mr. Ofori-Atta travelled outside the country to receive medical care. The finance minister-designate received his post coronavirus complications recovery from Mayo Clinic in …

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, will on Monday, March 22 appear before Parliament following an urgent question filed last week by North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The question is related to the content of controversial textbooks said to denigrate some ethnic groups – particularly Ewes – in Ghana. …

A government shutdown is on the horizon with Ghana’s executive and legislature currently involved in an impasse that could bring businesses to a halt. The Legislature, through its leader Alban Bagbin, has served notice of its decision not to approve the 2021 budget if the Executive does not alter its position …

Parliament is expected to invite the Minister of Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum to appear on the floor of the House to answer questions relating to newly-authored history textbooks for students. This comes after lawmaker for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said he has filed an urgent parliamentary question requesting the …

Parliament is today concluding its debate on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo‘s State of the Nation Address, SoNA; which was delivered on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. The president appeared before parliament and delivered his first SoNA since his re-election in 2020. First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei-Owusu is presiding over the debate. Members are continuing …

The budget reading for 2021 is rearing to suffer some hiccups in terms of time constraints and pressure on the House and its Committees to work with conventional due diligence. The Budget process involves discussions, debates and approving government economic policies and approval of appropriations for the various Ministries, Departments …

Parliament has started debate on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo‘s State of the Nation Address, SoNA; which was delivered on Tuesday March 9, 2021. The president appeared before parliament and delivered his first SoNA since his re-election in 2020. Speaker Alban Bagbin is presiding over the debate which is expected to last for two …

Former Upper East regional Minister Prof. Avea Nsoh is calling for the resignation of the Minority Chief Whip Mohammed Muntaka. According to him, his failure to whip Members of Parliament for the NDC in line with the position of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). “Hon Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, MP for Asawase must resign immediately. …