Members of Parliament return to the House to continue their work on bills and other documents before it. Today’s sitting will be the 11th sitting of the 3rd Meeting of the Second Session of the 8th Parliament which resumed on October 25, 2022. The House is expected to debate and vote on the removal …
Read More »NPP MPs demand removal of Ken Ofori-Atta, Adu Boahen
A group of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament have petitioned president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo to sack the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, and the Minister of State at the finance ministry, Adu Boahen, to restore public confidence in the economy. This was announced in a media briefing by their …
Read More »Prof Mike Oquaye calls for reforms in appointment and removal of judges
Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, former Speaker of Parliament, has called for reforms in the appointment and removal of judges in the 1992 Constitution to strengthen the country’s judicial system. Prof Oquaye recommended the appointment of two retired Supreme Court Judges nominated by the Roll of Retired Supreme Court Judges, two …
Read More »Cost of medicines to go down after removal of VAT on pharmaceutical products – Govt
The government earlier this week announced the removal of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on pharmaceutical ingredients in Ghana. Similarly, the VAT on selected finished pharmaceutical products have also been removed. This is to ensure that the cost of medicines in Ghana is reduced, the government said. “Government removes VAT …
Read More »Adwoa Safo’s removal can only be determined by Speaker, not party – Obiri Boahen
The Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Obiri Boahen has implored the rank and file of the party not to gloat over calls to have the party’s Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya Sarah Adwoa Safo removed from Parliament. According to him, the decision to have the embattled MP removed is an …
Read More »Majority set to trigger removal of ‘absentee’ MP Adwoa Safo – Sources
A Member of Parliament who absents her or himself for 15 straight working days without permission risks losing their seats. That is the situation that Dom-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo finds herself in, with sources stating that moves to declare her seat vacant will be triggered this week. Joy FM’s …
Read More »Minority files motion for Agyeman Manu’s removal over Sputnik V vaccines
The Minority in Parliament has filed a motion for a vote of censure against Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu over his role in the procurement of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia through a middleman. Parliament Wednesday by consensus adopted the report of the committee which indicted the Minister of failing …
Read More »Abuakwa South NPP supporters protest against removal of MCE; lock up party office
There is chaos in Abuakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region as some angry supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, are protesting against the removal of the Municipal Chief Executive for the Area, Kojo Ofori Safo. The aggrieved NPP supporters on Wednesday morning locked up the party office …
Read More »Hundreds campaign for removal of Kennedy Agyapong
Hundreds of Ghanaians are massing signatories for an online petition to Parliament for the removal of the Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP) as Defence and Interior Committee Chairman for threatening the life of a journalist. Kennedy Agyapong, on Friday, July 9, was reported to have verbally abused and threatened to …
Read More »DCOP Opare Addo’s removal: Captain Budu Koomson’s name pops up
• DCOP Opare Addo has named Captain (Rtd.) Budu Koomson as one of the people who want him out of office • He disclosed President Akufo-Addo has directed him to remain at post • Earlier, alleged members of the pro-NPP vigilante group, Delta Force, handcuffed DCOP Opare Addo and …
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