Tag: Parliament
I had only three policemen as bodyguards, no military – Mike...
The former Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Rev Prof Mike Aaron Oquaye has refuted claims suggesting that he was provided military protection during his tenure as the...
Your behaviour was “uncouth and embarrassing” – OccupyGhana to MPS
The pressure group OccupyGhana has described Monday's free-for-all in Ghana's Parliament as "uncouth and embarrassing."
Ghanaian parliamentarians late Monday night exchanged blows as the First...
‘Joe Wise was shaking like a leaf’ – Majority leader on...
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has been fighting off claims that the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu left the Speaker’s seat to...
Parliament adjourns sitting to January 18 without passing e-levy
Parliament has adjourned sitting sine die to January 18, 2022, without passing the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy of 1.75%.
This comes after the house reconvened...
VIDEO: Blows in Ghana’s Parliament over controversial E-Levy
Ghanaian parliamentarians late Monday night exchanged blows as the First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei-Owusu vacated his seat to enable him to also cast his...
Scrap E-levy entirely, we’ll not accept it in any form –...
Opposition NDC MPs in Ghana's parliament have indicated its strong resolve to reject the government’s proposed 1.75% E-levy in its entirety.
It said it will...
Akufo-Addo bars ministers from traveling
The president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has placed a month’s traveling ban on all ministers and their deputies except travels involving serious medical emergencies,...
Budget 2022: Joint committee to resolve tussle between MPs in Ghana’s...
Ghana's parliament has set up a bipartisan committee to deal with recent tussle between legislators over the passage of the government's 2022 budget and...
Stop playing politics with my health – Bagbin
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has admonished Ghanaians to desist from the practice of politicising his health problems and those of other office-bearers.
This...
Ghana’s ‘half-empty’ Parliament rejects 2022 Budget over new electronic tax
Ghana’s minority lawmakers rejected next year’s budget proposal over a new levy on electronic money transfers after majority members walked out in protest.
The country’s...
