Tag: Parliament
Public Universities Bill halted after Bawumia’s intervention
The government has placed ice on the controversial Public Universities Bill (PUB) for now after Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, met with the leadership...
Parliament declares Fomena seat vacant
Ghana's parliament has declared the Fomena seat vacant following a decision by the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP to seek re-election as an...
Parliament can’t remedy Agyapa deal– Minority
The Minority in Parliament has said the lawmaking chamber cannot remedy the defects associated with the controversial Agyapa deal.
President Akufo-Addo instructed the Finance Minister Ken...
Be serious – Speaker tells MPs
Ghanaian Speaker of Parliament, Prof Aaron Oquaye, has admonished Members of Parliament to attach seriousness to all the meetings as the House resumes sessions...
Shatta Wale causes confusion at Parliament
Ghanaian artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr. also known as Shatta Wale was a subject of discussion after MPs on the Public Account Committee...
It’s been two decades of incompetence, failure – Suame youth to...
A massive campaign to unseat the MP for Suame has gathered momentum as a group calls for a change in who becomes their member...
Parliament approves 2020 Mid-Year Budget
Parliament has on Wednesday July 29th 2020 approved the Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government and the sum...
Mid-year budget: Parliament bars media over coronavirus
Media houses will not be allowed to set up improvised studios to cover this year's mid-year budget review due to the coronavirus, Ghana's Parliament...
Police arrests Ghanaian parliamentary aspirant for flouting virus protocol
An independent parliamentary aspirant in the Assin South Constituency was on Thursday arrested by police in Ghana's Central Region for flouting COVID-19 rules.
Joseph Kofi...
Ghana’ll shut down if Parliament suspends sitting over COVID-19 – Speaker
The Speaker of Parliament Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye has served notice the House will continue to sit, despite the alarming spread of the coronavirus...