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2022 Budget: Former MP calls Minority’s bluff

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayensuano constituency in the Eastern Region has called the bluff of the Minority in Parliament who are bent...

Can the Minority be trusted at all? – MFWA boss quizzes

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has accused the Minority caucus in Parliament of constantly giving the...

Committee suspends budget consideration over Minister’s refusal to submit audit accounts

The Communications Committee of Parliament on Tuesday suspended consideration of budget estimates for the ministry.This was on the back of the sector Minister,...

My colleague MPs and I are proud to ‘frustrate’ dubious e-levy – Ablakwa

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says he and his colleague Minority MPs are proud to belong to a group that...

Minority accuses First Deputy Speaker of bias

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, of bias for his refusal to admit a motion filed by...

Nhyiaeso MP explains ‘weird’ vocabularies [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nhyiaeso MP Explains Hilarious Comment On CorruptionMember of Parliament (MP) for Nhyiaeso constituency, Dr Stephen Amoah, has cleared the air on his...

Nhyiaeso MP shocks Parliament with ‘weird’ speech [Video]

https://youtu.be/eAlkdmv-7JYNhyiaeso Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Stephen Amoah, has cracked ribs on social media with a video in which he was seen making a...

‘Justice 4 Ghana’ demonstrators petition Parliament

Members of ‘Justice 4 Ghana’ have presented their petition to Parliament after they declined to do so at the entrance.The Group demanded to present...

Parliament accepts revised 2022 Budget

Parliament on Tuesday accepted the modification of the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government.The acceptance by the House followed the...

Alhassan Suhuyini takes on Ofori-Atta over 2022 budget

Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, says the action taken by the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on Monday, was illegitimate.He said...

Retract and apologise over your defamatory comments – Ashaiman MP tells Afenyo-Markin

Ashaiman Member of Parliament (MP), Ernest Norgbey, is demanding an apology and retraction from Efuttu Member of Parliament (MP), Alexander Afenyo-Markin, over what...

Okudzeto Ablakwa lauds Ofori-Atta over 2022 Budget

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has commended the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on modifications made to the 2022 budget.Mr...

I’ve written to Speaker on modifications to the 2022 Budget – Ken Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says he has officially written to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin on modifications made to the 2022 Budget."On behalf...

Some Minority MPs not happy with Peace Council – Dafeamekpor

Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has revealed that some Minority Members are unhappy with the posture of the Peace Council...

Deputy Speaker replies Minority over bias tag

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has refuted claims that he was being partisan when he threw out a motion by the...

Majority Caucus walking out over Asiedu Nketia’s presence in Parliament was absurd – Kweku Baako

The Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr, has expressed displeasure at the behaviour of Members of Parliament (MPs)...

2022 Budget: Bagbin gave up on mediation effort for fear of attacks from Kevin Taylor – Afenyo-Markin

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has stated some reasons that he says may have influenced the Speaker’s actions in Parliament during a high-tensioned sitting...

IAWPA urges peace and tolerance in Parliament

The United Nations (UN) Eminent Peace Ambassador in Ghana, Bishop Dr Sam Owusu, has urged peace and tolerance among members of the eighth parliament.There...

MPs must be punished over chaotic scenes – Political scientist

A Political Scientist, John Osei Bobbie, has opined that there should be an appropriate punishment for Members of Parliament (MPs) following chaotic scenes in...

I fear for my life in the Parliamentary Chamber – Afenyo-Markin

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, says he fears for his life while undertaking Parliamentary business in the House.According to the Effutu Member of...

Napo challenges Minority MPs on Adwoa Safo’s ‘impersonation’

Manhyia South Member of Parliament(MP), Dr Matthew Opoku -Prempeh aka Napo, has asked the Minority to head to court over their purported case of...

Let’s respect ourselves – Napo fumes at colleague MPs

Manhyia South Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh aka Napo, has cautioned his colleague parliamentarians to be wary of their actions.According to him,...

We will not be comfortable with the Bekwai MP as Speaker going forward – Bongo MP

The Minority in Parliament has indicated its discomfort with having the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, preside over sittings of the House in the...

E-levy: Minority will reject imposition; we maintain our original position – Muntaka Mubarak

The Minority in Parliament has vowed to use every legitimate and lawful channel to resist the 1.75 per cent Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy).According...

Parliament apologises for chaotic scenes in the House

Parliament has apologised to Ghanaians for the chaotic scenes that characterised proceedings on Wednesday.There were near fisticuffs between members of the Majority and Minority...

Minority Caucus has joined Akufo-Addo’s Kabuki dance – Martin Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has accused the Minority caucus in Parliament of betraying Ghanaians once again.The first betrayal, Martin Amidu had revealed, was...

The days of disrespect are over – Haruna Iddrisu declares

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South has opined that Parliament is no longer under the days of mobocracy.According to Haruna...

Check out members as Parliament sets up 20-member committee to deal with ‘chaos’

The parliamentary leadership has set up a 20-member committee to bring finality to the controversies in the Chamber.The committee, according to the...

Court withdraws bench warrant for Sosu

The Kaneshie District Court has rescinded its bench warrant issued on Monday, November 29, for the arrest of Madina Member of Parliament (MP), Francis-Xavier...

Parliament not a chamber pot for brawlers – Gabby fumes

A member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, is incensed about the chaos that characterised proceedings in Parliament on Wednesday, November 1,...

I’m an MP – Joseph Osei Owusu defends approval of 2022 budget

First Deputy Speaker, Joesph Osei-Owusu, has justified why Parliament’s approval of the 2022 budget cannot be described as unconstitutional.Addressing the House on Wednesday, the...

Agric Minister ‘forced’ to wear a tie to be in Parliament for improper dressing

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, was, on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, compelled to wear a tie before being in...

Kweku Baako wades into brouhaha over Adwoa Safo’s presence in Parliament

The Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Kweku Baako, has waded into controversies surrounding an alleged impersonation of Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome...

Budget Approval: Adwoa Safo breaks silence on presence in Parliament [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ADWOA SAFO BREAKS SILENCE on presence at parliamentMember of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Adwoa Safo, has broken silence on whether or...

Chaos in Parliament as NDC MP grabs Speaker’s chair [Video]

There was near pandemonium in Parliament after First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu, dismissed a motion by the Minority to overturn the approval of...

Adwoa Safo shows up in Parliament after alleged impersonation saga [Photos]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has finally showed up in the Chamber.The Dome Kwabenya legislator has come under intense scrutiny...

Budget Approval: We outsmarted, beat you to it – Minority told

Afigya-Kwabre North Member of Parliament (MP), Collins Adomako-Mensah, has indicated the approval of the 2022 budget shows the smartness of the Majority caucus.Speaking...

2022 budget approval: MP clears air on Adwoa Safo’s presence in Parliament [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · 2022 budget approval: MP clears air on Adwoa Safo’s presence in parliamentMajority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has denied reports making rounds on...

I have no regret instigating walkout in Parliament – MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpraeso, David Ansah Opoku, has said that he does not regret his actions which led to the walkout by...

It is not fair to tag politicians as corrupt – Duffuor

"I can't say politicians are corrupt. The system and situations make them so, former Finance Minister," Dr Kwabena Duffuor has said.According to the...