Ayariga To Offer Written Apology To Speaker
Under-fire Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga has agreed to present a written apology to the Speaker of Parliament as compensation for the conditional one he offered in the chamber Thursday,...
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Ghana’s Biggest Problem Is Parliament – A Plus
Controversial Hiplife artiste A Plus has described parliament as the biggest problem of the country. The musician’s comment comes after the committee’s dismissal of Mr. Ayariga’s claims that...
Minority’s Action Was A ‘self-Defense’ Act – Sam George
Member of Parliament for the Ningo-Prampram constituency in the Greater Accra region, Hon. Samuel Nartey George has described actions by the minority in parliament yesterday (Thursday) as a...
Joe Ghartey Committee Insulated Parliament – Adawudu
Private legal practitioner, Victor Kojogah Adawudu, says the report of the Joe Ghartey Committee appears to have been designed to protect the sanctity of Parliament. He said the Committee focused on...
Ayariga Eats Humble Pie With An Apology?
Embattled Bawku Central Member of Parliament is expected to eat humble pie and apologise for bringing the name of the House into disrepute. Joy News' Parliamentary correspondent Joseph Opoku Gakpo is...
I’ll Deliver Ruling On Bribery Report ‘in Due Course’ – Oquaye
A ruling on the report presented by the Joe Ghartey Committee which investigated the bribery allegation against Parliament’s Appointments Committee, will not be immediately declared, the Speaker of...
Ayariga To Apologize Again To Parliament
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has reportedly written an apology letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Michael Oquaye. The apology letter comes a day after...
I’ll Deliver Ruling On Bribery Report ‘in Due Course’
A ruling on the report presented by the Joe Ghartey Committee which investigated the bribery allegation against Parliament’s Appointments Committee will not be immediately declared the Speaker of...
Joe Ghartey Report Has Unresolved Issues – Emile Short
Former CHRAJ boss, Justice Emile Francis Short, says the report of the Joe Ghartey Committee instituted to investigate a bribery claim against some MPs has not fully resolved all the issues. He said...
Brawls Are ‘normal’ In Parliament – Cheremeh
The near-fight witnessed in Ghana’s Parliament Thursday evening after a member of the minority side was found guilty of contempt of the House in a bribery allegation probe was a “normal”...
You Don’t Need Evidence To Believe That Truth
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North Constituency Alhaji Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini has stated that one does not need evidence to believe that truth exists as far as God exists. The lawmaker...
MPs Apologise For Fighting In Parliament
Members of Parliament (MPs) have rendered unqualified apologies to Ghanaians for the brawl that happened on the floor of the house after the presentation of the Joe Ghartey Committee report. Some...
Why Probing Committee Found Bawku Central MP Guilty of Contempt
After debunking Mr. Ayariga’s bribery claim, the Special Probing Committee asked him to render an unqualified apology to purge himself of contempt The long-lasting case on Mahama Ayariga’s...
No Bribe! Ayariga Guilty of Contempt
Mahama Ayariga, Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP), has been virtually accused of peddling falsehood, having been found guilty of contempt of Parliament in the case of bribery allegations...
Ayariga’s Apology ‘no Apology’ – Cheremeh
The conditional apology rendered by the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga following the submission of the Ghartey committee report which cited him for contempt was “no...
MPs In Near-Fight After Debate On Bribery Committee Report [Video]
It was an interesting spectacle in Ghana’s Parliament on Thursday evening when some Members of Parliament nearly traded blows over the report of the Joe Ghartey committee investigating a bribery...
Chaos In Parliament: We’ll Fight For MPs’ Rights, Privileges
The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram says the Minority will fight ensure every MP is accorded the deserved rights and privileges. The Minority, he said, will not be cowed by anyone. Speaking...
Ghartey Committee Charges Ayariga With Contempt, Recommends Sanctions
Joe Ghartey Committee has preferred contempt charges against the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga for bringing the name of Parliament into disrepute, having failed to prove...
Joe Ghartey Committee Tells Osei-Owusu
The Joe Ghartey committee has warned that the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joe Osei-Owusu, will undermine the dignity of Parliament if he pursues the bribery allegations against him in...
Near-Brawl In Ghana’s Parliament As Ayariga Apologises
There was a kerfuffle in Ghana’s Parliament Thursday evening after a member of the Minority side was found guilty of contempt of the House in a bribery allegation. The National Democratic Congress...