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Govt pulls brakes on E-levy Bill

A member of the Finance Committee in Parliament, John Jinapor, has disclosed that the Finance Ministry failed to present the Electronic Transaction Levy (e-levy)...

National Security Minister refuses to make cost of Akufo-Addo’s foreign travels public

The Minister of National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah, has told Parliament that he is unable to make public, the details of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s...

Presidential travels: This shall not be the end of the road – Ablakwa

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says he will remain resolute in his quest to seek the cost of President Nana...

Ablakwa announces next line of action on Presidential travels [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ablakwa Announces Next Line Of Action on Presidential travelsNorth Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed steps have been...

How MP rescued accident victim [Photos]

The Shai Osudoku Member of Parliament (MP), Linda Ocloo, has shared how she saved an accident victim after all efforts proved futile.Madam Ocloo...

Parliament heading for another brawl if… Gyampo predicts

JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘Parliament heading for another brawl if both Caucuses fail to build consensus’ - GyampoPolitical Scientist at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford...

I won’t be errand boy for the Executive nor frustrate govt business – Bagbin

Speaker of the 8th Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has reiterated he remains resolute to discharge his duties without fear or favour.According to him, he...

Walkouts do not render Parliament incapable – Speaker

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has said staging a walkout in the chamber does not render the House incapable to continue proceedings.According to...

Budget Approval: Joe Wise’s conduct raises procedural challenge – Speaker

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed reservations about the First Deputy Speaker, Joe Osei-Owusu's decision to count himself while presiding over proceedings.According...

Bagbin advises Finance Minister to present revised 2022 budget to Parliament

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has asked the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to present a revised version of the 2022 Budget to the...

Full Text: Bagbin speaks on Quorum, Deputy Speaker and 2022 Budget

Formal Statement by the Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, on the rejection or rescission of the 2022 Budget Statement and...

Manhyia North MP bares teeth at Mintah Akandoh over GH¢32 million Covid expenditure

Juaboso Member of Parliament (MP), Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has incurred the wrath of his colleague Manhyia North MP, Akwasi Konadu, following his claims that...

It’s time to decouple the Legislature from the Executive – Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has suggested the decoupling of the Legislature from the Executive.According to him, this is one of...

Covid-19: Minority to probe GH¢32m allegedly spent on workshops and seminars

The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of spending GH¢32 million on meetings and seminars under its Covid-19 expenditure.This, according to the...

Court of Appeal dismisses Assin North MP’s case

The Court of Appeal has dismissed two applications filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, James Gyakye...

Minority will oppose E-levy no matter its form – Suhuyini

Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has stated that the Minority caucus will oppose the Electronic Transaction Levy (e-levy) no matter...

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...