Tag: Parliament
Ghana’s parliament shutdown after MPs, staff contract COVID-19
Ghana's parliament has been suspended in the next three weeks as lawmakers and staff tested positive for the novel coronavirus, local media reported Tuesday.
Some...
Dissolve ‘failed’ COVID-19 technical advisory team – NDC MPs demand
Minority lawmakers in Ghana's parliament are pushing for the immediate dissolution of the government's technical advisory team on COVID-19.
According to the opposition MPs, the...
I’m sorry – Muntaka retracts bribe allegation against Supreme Court judge
Ghanaian opposition parliamentarian, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, has swallowed back his bribery claim against a justice of the Supreme Court during an election for a Speaker...
CHRAJ chases MPs to declare assets
Joseph Whittal, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) boss, charged Members of Parliament (MPs) and government appointees to declare their assets...
Ghana’s parliament to run twice a week as COVID infects 15...
At least 15 members of Ghana's parliament have been infected with COVID-19, its Speaker Alban Bagbin confirmed during Thursday's sitting.
The lawmakers were screened just...
60 Ghanaian MPs snub Speaker’s order to test for COVID-19
Over 60 Ghanaian lawmakers have defied an order from the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, to test for COVID-19.
The speaker has expressed worry over the development...
‘He is incompetent’ – Parliament petitioned to reject Ken Ofori-Attah as...
Ghana's Parliament is under pressure to reject former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Attah who has been renominated by President Akufo-Addo to take up the top...
Parliament to decide on Ayariga’s proposal for suspension of 2021 tertiary...
Parliament will later today, Thursday, January 21, 2021, fully debate and take a decision on a private member’s motion tabled by the Member of...
8th parliament: Bagbin declares NPP Majority with Fomena seat
Ghana's Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has declared lawmakers of the governing New Patriotic Party in the House as the majority.
This includes the Independent...
Harruna Attah writes: The Rape of Ghana/US Democracies
What a week that was, when the American and Ghanaian legislative cathedrals – seats of democracy, were desecrated and are now in need of...
