Minority Slams Speaker
Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) have openly expressed their anger at what they described as disrespect and bias on the part of the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Professor Mike Oquaye, towards...
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Peter Amewu ‘grilled’ In Parliament Over Aviation-Adenta Land Issues
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu was arrayed before Parliament and quizzed by MPs from both sides of the carpet over controversies surrounding the actual owners of the...
Minority Leader Accuses Finance Minister For Breaching Law On District Assembly Common Fund
Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has lashed out at the Minister for finance, Ken Ofori-Atta for capping the budgetary allocation to the District Assembly Common Fund, adding that the...
GHC321.8 Million Local Government Ministry Budget Approved
Beginning from April 1 to December 31, 2017, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will be operating within a budget of GH?321,830,698.00. This follows the adoption and subsequent...
Free SHS Will Build Human Capital For Growth
The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has noted that the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy is to help build the required human capital needed for the growth of the economy....
Fresh Evidence Stalls Joe Ghartey Committee’s Report
The First Deputy Majority chief whip, Matthew Nyindam, has revealed that fresh evidence from a witness has temporarily stalled the work of the five-member ad hoc committee set up by parliament to...
Ghartey Committee Report Ready – Mathew Nyindam
Deputy Majority Chief Whip Mathew Nyindam has said the Joe Ghartey Committee report on the probe into bribery allegations against the leadership of the Appointments Committee of parliament is ready...
Another MP To Give Fresh Evidence
The release of the Joe Ghartey committee report on the bribery allegations that hit Parliament recently may further delay, as a Member of the House has applied to provide fresh evidence on the matter...
Contradictory Akufo-Addo Has Shot Himself In the Foot – Odekro
Think tank Odekro has criticised President Akufo-Addo over the mammoth size of his government. President Akufo-Addo has appointed 50 ministers and 60 deputies, totalling 110. This number represents...
Politics Responsible For Suspension of Programme
A survey carried out by the members of Parliament has shown that the decision by the Ejura Sekyeredumase Assembly to suspend the Ghana School Feeding Programme is frustrating the country’s basic...
Assin South MP Wants Gambling In Ghana Strictly Controlled
The Member of Parliament for Assin South Constituency, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, is advocating for laws to curb the proliferation of commercial gambling in the country. According to him, the Gaming...
Centralised National Data Base To Roll Out Soon
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says all is set for the implementation of a digital addressing system to record state properties and citizen’s data in a centralised national database....
Ablakwa Urges Action Against Politicians Who Incite Violence
North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed worry over the rising incidents of hate activities across the world. He said xenophobic attacks in Africa as well as...
NDC MP Threatens Court Action Over Approval of 2017 Budget
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Keta has threatened to challenge the House's approval of government's 2017 budget in court on Monday. Richard Quarshigah said his action was triggered by some policy...
Niger’s Parliament To Probe Sale Scandal Involving Key Government Officials
Parliamentarians in Niger on Friday unanimously voted to put in place a parliamentary committee to probe a uranium sale scandal involving key government officials. It is alleged that president’s...
India To Help Build 400-Seater Parliamentary Chamber For Ghana
Ghana’s wish to have a new Parliamentary Chamber to accommodate more people could soon materialise, following the decision of the Indian government to extend its assistance in that regard. The...
Politics Responsible For Suspension Of Ghana School Feeding Programme
A survey carried out by the members of Parliament has shown that the decision by the Ejura Sekyeredumase Assembly to suspend the school feeding programme is frustrating the basic education system of...
NPP-NDC Clash Denies 14,000 Pupils School Feeding Meals
The Member of Parliament for the Ejura-Sekyedumase constituency in the Ashanti region, Muhammed Bawah Braimah, has bemoaned the politicization of the national school feeding program. According to...
India To Help Ghana Build 400-Seater Capacity Parliamentary Chamber
Ghana’s wish to have a new Parliamentary Chamber to accommodate more people could soon materialise, following the decision of the Indian government to extend its assistance in that regard. The...
NPP, NDC Politics Killing School Feeding Program – Okudjeto Ablakwa
Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa has blamed both the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the uproar that...