Tag Archives: PARLIAMENT

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. …

The Minority caucus in Parliament has called for the forgiveness of supporters and the grassroots of the NDC over their failure to reject some Ministers-designate who appeared before the appointments committee. A statement signed by the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, said the disappointment by some members of the party is justified adding that …

Ghana’s parliament has lost one of its serving deputy clerks, Robert Apodolla. Apodolla passed away on Friday, February, 19, 2021 after a short illness. The deceased is respected by MPs in Ghana’s legislature as he was well versed with parliamentary rules and procedures. He’d the experience of working with all …

The President’s Minister nominee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson is currently before the Appointments Committee of Parliament. The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East served as Minister for Special Development Initiatives in the first term government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The President who is currently constituting his second term government has …

Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin has suspended sitting in the House for the next three weeks effective Tuesday, February 9, 2021. This is a result of the surge in cases of COVID-19 that has plagued some Members of Parliament and their staff. A communication issued by the Speaker of Parliament noted that some 17 MPs have …