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The Speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye has donated half of his monthly salary to the Covid-19 Trust Fund for three months. The Fund will be used, among other things, to support the vulnerable and needy who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. It will also be used to support …

Speaker of Parliament has ordered the Clerk Office of the House to check temperatures of MPs and visitors in Parliament in the wake of coronavirus scare. Prof. Mike Oquaye also admonished Members of Parliament to avoid handshaking and make good use of hand sanitizers installed at vantage points in Parliament. …

There is widespread criticism directed at the Speaker of Parliament following a threat to withdraw accreditation of defiant journalists. Prof. Mike Oquaye, speaking after a complaint by Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu about journalists leaving the chamber to cover a press briefing by Ellembelle MP, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah on President Akufo-Addo’s State …

The Minority in parliament today clashed with the Speaker during the House’s debate on a GH₵134m tax waiver to Platinum Properties Limited, a company allegedly belonging to the cousin of President Akufo-Addo. The drama began during the presentation of the Finance Committee’s report on the GH₵134 million cedis tax waiver …

Speaker of Parliament, Aaron Mike Oquaye says the House is considering putting up bulletproof curtains to protect Members of Parliament. “It will interest members to know the Board [Parliamentary Service Board] is seriously considering a bulletproof glass curtain to block the chamber for the upmost protection of Members in and out …

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has rejected accusations of visa fraud levelled against some lawmakers, adding that he would not succumb to acts of bullying from foreign missions in the country. Three MPs and a former legislator were accused of visa fraud by Mr Jon Benjamin while …

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, has vowed not to tolerate MPs absenteeism in the chamber anymore as he angrily suspends sitting. The suspension of the house follows a concern raised by the MP for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga who invoked article 102 of the 1992 constitution over the …

The Presidency has rejected a petition by a group calling for the removal of the Speaker of Parliament over an alleged case of misconduct. The group known as the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), in a petition dated 9th July 2019 called on the President to as …