Parliament has accused President Akufo-Addo of disrespect in his appointments to the Council of state. The House has faulted the President for going public with some category of appointees on the 11-member list without consulting parliament. Per article 89 clause 2(a) of the constitution, appointments of former Chief Justices, IGPs, …
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After three postponements, Parliament has taken a decision to reject the motion moved by Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga seeking to absorb fees for tertiary students for the 2021 academic year. If the motion had succeeded, parliament would have requested President Akufo-Addo to absorb fees for tertiary …
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Members of Parliament have held a memorial in honour of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings. With most of the legislators clad in black attires to symbolize mourning, a number recounted their fond memories of the fallen soldier. Leader of the Minority group in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, eulogized the former head of state, describing …
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Following Article 113(1) of the 1992 constitution of the Republic of Ghana, the 7th Parliament of the Fourth Republic was being dissolved and paved way for the 8th Parliament to be inaugurated. What was supposed to be a smooth transfer ended up as a total breakdown of law and order …
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Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin today left both NPP and NDC caucuses confused with his ruling on which party constitutes Majority in the House. The speaker after reading out a letter from independent Fomena MP stating his decision to side with the NPP ruled they thus constitute the majority group. …
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The ruling NPP’s Ashanti regional secretary, Sam Payne, has expressed concerns over the mistreatment of a marshal of parliament by Yapei Kusawgu MP John Jinapor. “I worry for the parliament marshal who was aggressed unduly by John Jinapor, to the extent that he hurled this marshal to the ground. “What …
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Parliament has approved a US$162, 931,563.27 Barclays Bank PLC loan to finance the design, construction, and furnishing of seven district hospitals and provide an integrated IT system by NMS Infrastructure Limited. The money is part of the amendment agreements to the ECGD Loan Agreement between the Government of the Republic of …
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Like Peter did to Jesus Christ, hours before his crucifixion, the heavily armed soldiers who invaded the chamber of Parliament during the heated exchanges between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament-elects (MP) over the processes leading to the election of the speaker, have been denied by everyone. The …
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Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo has denied ever betraying the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the voting exercise that sought to elect the Speaker for the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic. Mrs. Adwoa Safo was one of the names that popped up as NPP MPs suspected to have voted …
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Political Scientist, Prof Ransford Gyampo has indicated that it was childish to have invited the Military into Parliament. The Military were invited to Parliament to protect ballot paper and boxes after violence erupted in the lawmaking house. The move has been widely condemned by sections of Ghanaians who believe that …
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