Tag Archives: Parliament

Foreign Affairs Minister-designate Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Health Minister-designate Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, and ten other nominees who underwent vetting on Friday, January 31 will be recommended for confirmation by Parliament’s Appointments Committee. After the vetting process, a consensus was achieved on ...

The second group of ministers nominated by President John Mahama has been accepted by Parliament after the Appointments Committee successfully vetted them. The confirmation of Eric Opoku, MP for Asunafo South; Kwame Governs Agbodza, MP for Adaklu; and Haruna Iddrisu, ...

The administration of President John Mahama has written to Parliament to request approval for ten regional ministers. The President’s nominations for these posts are described, and their portfolios are included in the letter to the Speaker of Parliament. His attempt ...

The list of leaders for Ghana’s upcoming Parliament has been made public by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the incoming opposition party. Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who was previously Majority Leader, will now be Minority Leader, according to the list that JoyNews ...

After damaging multiple vehicles and other items on the grounds of Parliament in Accra, a young guy was taken into custody. According to reports, the suspect, who was wearing white, broke the windows and windscreens of roughly seven cars that ...

Today, Tuesday, November 12, the Supreme Court is scheduled to issue a historic verdict regarding the contentious decision made by Speaker of the House of Representatives Alban Bagbin to declare four parliamentary seats vacant. This comes after Bagbin’s unilateral proclamation ...

In light of the current impasse in Parliament over majority seating arrangements, former Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor has called on Speaker of the House Alban Sumana Bagbin to demonstrate strong leadership. Kufuor was disappointed by the state of affairs, ...

Due to the absence of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs), Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin once again adjourned the session indefinitely on Thursday, November 7. The Speaker said that without the NPP MPs present, the house ...

The Minority in Parliament on Tuesday, 5 February 2019 walked out of the House in protest during the swearing in of the newly-elected Ayawaso West Wuogon MP, Lydia Alhassan. This was amidst shouts and display of placards by the minority. ...

Parliament has pulled the breaks on Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s drones from flying to distribute blood products in very remote areas of the country where quality healthcare delivery is hard to reach. This follows the discovery of some legal and regulatory ...