Tag Archives: Parliament

By: Mary Quartey The controversial ‘Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill’ 2021, on August 2, 2021, was duly laid before parliament for presentation and first reading. The bill, dubbed the anti-LGBTQ bill, prescribes that people of the same sex who engage in sexual activity could be fined …

BY: ANFRED Parliament has today 11th of June 2021 suspended its sittings to enable Members of Parliament join the Green Ghana day. All 275 Members of Parliament are expected to lead in the tree planting exercise in their respective constituencies. The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources intends to plant …

BY: Anfred Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa member of parliament for  North Tongu Membe has opted out as a part of the member Appointments Committee. He delivered a letter to the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, and the Minority Leader, Haruna Idrissu on Tuesday night indicating his decision to step down. “I shall like …

BY : Osei Kwame Acquah The Member of Parliament-Elect for Assin North on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, James Gyakye Quayson has been spotted in Parliament despite a Cape Coast High Court granting an injunction against his swearing-in. He was identified with the NDC MPs to take …

Adoa TV Parliamentary corespondent Mary Quartey through a video at Parliament has reported that, the NDC in today’s inauguration has taken over the Majority Seat in Parliament. The Parliamentary seating which normally shows the Majority in Parliament on the Right of the Speaker and Minority at the left of the …

Majority Leader Hon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has suggested to Parliament to come out with a mechanism that will allow Honorable Members of Parliament to debate the content of the last State of the Nation Address ( SONA ) for his first  term in office. Hon Kyei-Mensah who also serve …

Minority Leader Hon. Haruna Iddrisu has stated that the Minority NDC Caucus in Parliament will not respond to any social media invitation from the Ghana Police Service. This follows reports on social media claiming that they (Minority) have been summoned to court and failed to show up on the set …

The President of the republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to deliver a message on the State of the Nation to the current 7th Parliament on Tuesday 5th January 2021 prior to the dissolution of Parliament midnight Wednesday 6th January 2021. Majority Leader and Minister …

Parliament approves €18.8 million loans An amount of Eighteen Million, Eight Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Euros(€18,815,000.00) has been approved by parliament as Buyer Credit Facility Agreement between the Government of Ghana and Deustche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main (including Euler Hermes Premium guarantee) for the supply of Ambulances and Related …

The Minority NDC in Parliament on December 14, 2020, stormed the house in black and red attire as they reconvened from recess. The move according to them is to protest the ‘flawed’ parliamentary and presidential election results declared by the Electoral Commission (EC) last week. Member of Parliament for North …

The Minority Caucus in Parliament is calling on the Acting Auditor-General to do what is constitutionally required of him and as a matter of urgency, submit to parliament and subsequently publish the report on the Audited Accounts of Government for the 2019 Financial Year as provided for in the Constitution. …

Hon.Haruna Iddrisu The Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu has expressed his disappointment over the Electoral Commission’s inability towards data synchronization and harmonization. He highlighted that listening to Mrs. Jean Mensah whiles briefing the Special Budget Committee of Parliament his heart was profoundly troubled since he fears for the future of Ghana’s …

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has cautioned persons who have tested positive after the mandatory testing and have been contacted to stop visiting the house. The Majority Leader lamented over the worrying phenomenon of some Members of parliament …

Hon.James Agalga The Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee Hon James Agalga has stated that the arrest of the self-acclaimed pastor who was said to have threatened to kill the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensah was unlawful and against the suspect’s fundamental rights since the Apostle …