Some residents of the Assin North Constituency are unperturbed about the possibility of the ousted Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, James Gyakye Quayson, being jailed because of his ongoing criminal trial. In a viral video sighted by GhanaWeb, the residents stated they would vote for Gyakye Quayson regardless of the outcome of …
Read More »From accident scene to parliament: What we know of Nanton MP’s decision to vote for 3 new bills
The sequence of events that led to a Member of Parliament being brought to the House in an ambulance is not entirely clear. The facts, however, are that a gory accident happened involving the lawmaker in question, Mohammed Hardi Tufeiru who also doubles as MP for Nanton. That he was brought to Parliament in …
Read More »Dafeamekpor explains why NDC MP, Theresa Awuni, was absent during the 135-136 VAT vote defeat
The Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has stated that his colleague MP for Okaikwei North, Theresa Larbi Awuni, is the minority member who was absent during the vote on the 2.5 per cent increase in Value Added Tax (VAT). Parliament on Wednesday, 21 December 2022, approved the 2.5 per cent …
Read More »Akufo-Addo, other big names who debated a vote of censure against a minister in 1999
In 1999, when Ghana’s sitting president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was the Member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South, the House considered a motion that was filed against the Minister of Finance at the time. It was a debate that had been prompted by a motion filed by a member of …
Read More »NPP MPs boycott vote of censure against Ofori-Atta«
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) who called for the head of Finance Minister have refused to join their colleague minority members for a vote of censure in that regard. They made this announcement in a press conference in parliament on Thursday, November 11, 2022. According to them, despite the fact …
Read More »LIVESTREAMING: Parliament to vote on Ofori-Atta’s removal
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 »Stay off NDC’s vote of censure against Ofori-Atta – NPP directs Majority Caucus
The National leadership of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, has directed all their Members of Parliament to abstain from a scheduled vote of censure targeted at embattled Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. The party has thus, ordered the Majority Whips to ensure that no member of the Caucus participates in …
Read More »Asanteman will vote NPP till God descends from the heavens – NAPO
Energy Minister and Manhyia South lawmaker, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, alias NAPO, has declared that the Ashanti Region (Asanteman) will forever remain electorally loyal to the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP. Addressing a crowd at the flagging off of construction for the Suame Interchange earlier this week, NAPO said it was …
Read More »Ballon d’Or: Which African players ever received a vote?
To date, the only African player to ever win the Ballon d’Or, Weah clinched the award in 1995—the first year that the prize was opened to non-European players. In that year, he defeated Jurgen Klinsmann—in second place—by 144 votes to 108, and would also pick up 13 votes the year …
Read More »“Any Krobo that will vote for NPP in 2024 is a big fool” – Captain Smart fumes
Captain Smart has added his voice to the ongoing confusion between the youth at Krobo and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) over the introduction of prepaid meters being introduced in homes and shops by ECG. Speaking on ONUA TV, Captain blasted the NPP for trying to break the 8 whilst …
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