Tag: Parliament
Ghana’s parliament suspended ahead of 2022 budget passage
The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended proceedings in the House for 30 minutes awaiting the presence of the Majority side in...
Bagbin directs reversal of ‘scrapped’ road tolls
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has directed the Minster of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta to reverse the decision to stop road...
Supporters and opponents face off over Ghana’s anti-LGBT law
Supporters and opponents of Ghana's new anti-LGBT bill faced off in parliament on Thursday in the first public hearings into the proposed legislation that...
Francis-Xavier Sosu out of Ghana – Bagbin to Police as case...
The case against the MP for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has been adjourned to 16 November because he is on “Parliamentary duty outside the Ghanaian...
2022 Budget to be read on 15 not 17 November –...
The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has informed Parliament that the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government would be presented on 15th...
You can’t order me to admit 499 law students – AG...
The Attorney General has rejected a resolution by Parliament for the General Legal Council to admit some 499 law students who were denied admission...
Ejura riots: Kaaka’s family, others petition parliament to demand justice
Families and victims affected by the Ejura disturbances have intensified calls for justice as they petition parliament to probe the matter.
The families of the...
Reject anti-gay bill – Akoto Ampaw, 17 others to Parliament
A group of 18 prominent Ghanaian citizens has rejected a proposed anti-gay bill in Parliament, saying it constitutes an “impermissible invasion of the inviolability and human...
Sputnik V deal: Health minister must resign – OccupyGhana
The pressure group, OccupyGhana, has called for the resignation or dismissal of the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu over the botched Sputnik V vaccine procurement...
GNPC seeks parliamentary approval to venture into oil exploration
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is requesting parliamentary approval for a loan of $1.65 billion to purchase two stakes in Ghana’s offshore fields.
This...
