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Budget rejection: Annor-Dompreh challenges Speaker on NPP MP who was present in Parliament

The Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has expressed reservations about a purported message from Speaker Alban Bagbin to Ghanaians.According to him, the...

Parliament approves 2022 Budget without Minority

The Parliament of Ghana has, by a majority decision, passed the 2022 Budget statement.The budget was passed after 137 Members of Parliament (MPs) voted...

2022 Budget rejection: Minority boycotts proceedings

Talks between the Majority and Minority in Parliament over the rejected 2022 Budget statement and economic policy have broken down; sources tell JoyNews.The talks have...

2022 Budget rejection: I will release a video that shows some NPP MPs were in the Chamber – MP [Audio]

National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament (MP) for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, is claiming some New Patriotic Party MPs voted against their own government’s...

Martin Amidu reacts to rejection of 2022 Budget statement

The Parliamentary vote on November 26, 2021, against the approval of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s 2022 Budget Statement and Policy presented to the Parliament of...

2022 Budget is already in dustbin, Majority must seek consensus – MP

JoyNews/AdomNews · Minority promises show down again ahead of budget debateThe Minority in Parliament is promising a showdown as they meet the Majority...

Budget drama: Some NDC MPs blackmailing Minority leadership – Annoh-Dompreh

JoyNews/AdomNews · Some NDC MPs blackmailing Minority leadershipA seeming division in the Minority is to blame for the brouhaha surrounding the approval of the...

Budget rejection: PaFFAG sends strong message to Minority MPs

The Patriotic Forum for Accountable Governance (PaFFAG) has lashed out at the Minority in Parliament over the rejection of the 2022 budget.According to...

The integrity of the Chair must be protected – Majority Leader on budget drama [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · What we did was wrong - Majority Leader on budget dramaThe Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has described as wrong, the drama that...

I was involved in the drafting of the 1992 constitution – Asiedu Nketia

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has revealed his participation in drafting of the constitution which is still in...

2022 Budget: Majority and Minority meet separately ahead of ‘fresh discussions’

Ahead of the commencement of fresh discussions on the 2022 budget, JoyNews can independently confirm that the Minority and Majority Caucuses are putting mechanisms...

A new budget not bad; Akufo-Addo’s name was wrongly spelt – Ablakwa

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has suggested to the government to present another budget statement.This, according to him, is...

Be careful with anti-LGBTQI+ bill, it is needless – CHRAJ

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has called for caution in the consideration of the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill currently before Parliament.According to...

Ghana is not a secular state – Sam George on Anti LGBTQI+ bill [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghana is not a secular state - Sam George On Anti LBTQI+ BillSam George, one of the Members of Parliament (MP) sponsoring...

Public hearing on anti-LGBTQ+ bill resumes

The Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament has resumed the public hearing in relation to the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill.This follows a temporal suspension...

Budget brouhaha: Speaker was determined to humiliate Finance Minister – Majority Leader [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Budget brouhaha: Speaker was determined to humiliate Finance Minister - Majority LeaderMajority Leader, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, says the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's...

Budget rejection: NPP MPs who voted for Bagbin to blame – Titus-Glover

JoyNews/AdomNews · NPP MPs who voted for Bagbin to blame for budget rejectionThe difficulty government is facing in Parliament to get the 2022...

Court issues warrant for Sosu’s arrest

The Kaneshie District Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu.This was after the MP...

Bagbin goes for medical review in Dubai

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, is scheduled "to undergo a medical review" in the United Arab Emirates.A fax message sighted by...

The last time a national budget was rejected in Ghana

The last time a national budget was rejected was that which was meant for the 1981/1982 fiscal year.It is one of many issues former...

We’ll not tolerate any disrespect from you – Majority Leader tells Speaker after walkout

Majority Leader, Osei-Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, says his side will not tolerate any disrespect from Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin.The Majority walked out after the Speaker...

Minority accuses Majority of holding Parliament hostage

Members of Parliament from the Minority side of the House have accused their counterparts from the Majority of holding Parliament hostage over their lack...

Prof. Atuguba to push for passage of anti-adultery Bill into law

A law lecturer of the University of Ghana, Professor Raymond Akongburo Atuguba, has hinted that he has approached some Members of Parliament (MPs) to...

2022 Budget: Abu Jinapor rattles NDC MPs with figures

Members of the Minority caucus were awkwardly forced to listen to arguments by the Minister of Lands and Forestry, Samuel Abu Jinapor, for the...

John Boadu, Osafo-Maafo must apologise or be hauled before Parliament for disrespecting Speaker – MP

Ranking Member on the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament, Kwame Agbodza, is pushing for the House to haul the General Secretary of the...

Sam George, 6 other colleagues escape highway robbery attack

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, and six other colleagues on Wednesday night escaped a robbery attack.The incident reportedly occurred on...

We never voted for Bawumia, Bagbin is second most powerful after Akufo-Addo – Dafeamekpor

The South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has joined the debate over who comes next after President Nana Akufo-Addo.He says constitutionally,...

Drama in Parliament over absence of Ofori-Atta, deputies during 2022 budget debate

The Minority in Parliament has described as unacceptable, the absence of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and his deputies during the debate on the...

My brother always brags in Parliament but … – Jinapor mocks [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · My Brother Brags In Parliament But Presided Over Dumsor - Abu JinaporMember of Parliament (MP) for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has teased...

I can remove Akufo-Addo from office through Parliament – Bagbin [Listen]

"As Speaker, his Excellency the President cannot remove me but I can, through Parliament, remove him", Speaker Alban Bagbin has said.JoyNews/AdomNews · I Can...

Your directive on road tolls an empty boast – Bagbin tells Roads Minister

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has described as an empty boast a directive by the Roads and Highways Minister, halting the payment of...

Speaker Bagbin directs Roads Minister to immediately withdraw road toll directive [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Speaker Bagbin directs roads minister to immediately withdraw road toll directiveThe Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed the Minster of Roads...

2022 Budget: Sosu surfaces in Parliament after ‘swerving’ two court hearings [Photos]

Madina Member of Parliament (MP), Francis Xavier-Sosu, on Wednesday surfaced in the Chamber to join his colleagues for the 2022 Budget.This comes barely...

Majority Leader’s advice to govt on 2022 budget

Majority Leader and Suame Member of Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, is convinced the 2022 National Budget will revive national development.However, it is...

2022 Budget: Why Bawumia will not be in Parliament

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has announced Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will not be in Parliament for the 2022 budget reading as has...

I sincerely apologise for the picture used for sand winning as Keta – Afenyo-Markin

The Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has apologised for the image he used depicting sanding winning activity at Keta in the Volta...

I can put my neck on it – Bagbin declares over Sosu’s attempted arrest

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has set the records straight on the privileges and immunities of Members of Parliament (MPs).Mr Bagbin, who...

Yendi MP eulogises late Aliu Mahama

Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi Constituency, Farouk Aliu Mahama, has lauded the prestige, success, and achievement chalked by former Vice President Alhaji Aliu...

South Dayi MP apologises over clash with Majority MPs

Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi in the Volta Region, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has rendered an apology to Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin over...

Two MPs in near fisticuffs over Keta tidal waves [Video]

A photo used by the Majority Caucus in Parliament on the issue of tidal waves, which has devasted communities in the Volta Region, nearly...