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NDC MPs will obey Bagbin’s decision, not Supreme Court – Ayariga

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has announced that National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs will assume the Majority position in Parliament...

We’ll scrap e-levy, betting tax with our new ‘Majority’ status – Ato Forson

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has vowed to use its newly declared “majority status” in Parliament to ease the tax burden on Ghanaians.The party's...

Avoid chaos and anarchy on Tuesday – Otchere Darko advises Parliament

Gabby Asare Otchere Darko, a prominent member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged Parliament to avoid chaos and anarchy during its...

Supreme Court grossly erred in haste to assert authority – MP

Former Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has accused the Supreme Court of overstepping its jurisdiction and acting prematurely in a recent decision involving...

Parliament must comply with SC ruling, Speaker can seek review – Dr Mensa-Bonsu

Associate Professor and Head of the Law, Humanities, and Social Sciences Department at Ashesi University, Dr. Maame Mensa-Bonsu, has advised Parliament to comply with...

Can the Supreme Court’s order on 4 MPs’ vacant seat be disregarded?

Joseph Kwaku Asamoah PhD has argued that the Supreme Court’s decision to suspend the Speaker’s declaration of vacant seats represents an unconstitutional overreach into...

Full text: Supreme Court ruling that halted Speaker’s declaration on 4-seats

The Supreme Court suspended the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's declaration of four seats vacant on Friday, October 18.The court was presided over by...

There’s nothing to be stayed – Defeamekpor on Supreme Court order on 4 vacant seats

South Dayi MP, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament is deeply troubled by the Supreme Court's (SC)...

I’m surprised by speed of Supreme Court’s ruling – Justice Abdulai

Private legal practitioner Justice Abdulai has expressed surprise at the speed of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin’s declaration of...

Vacant seats: Supreme Court’s order is best to avoid chaos in Parliament – Freddie Blay

A former First Deputy Speaker in the Fourth Parliament, Freddie Blay has lauded the Supreme Court's order on the declaration of four seats vacant.According...

Petition for removal of 4 MPs unnecessary – Freddie Blay

Former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and lawyer, Freddie Blay has said that the petition, seeking to declare the seats of four...

Freddie Blay urges Bagbin to seek Supreme Court interpretation on vacant seats ruling

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Freddie Blay, has advised Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to refer the contentious issue of declaring four parliamentary...

There is constitutional crisis – Dr Ayine on Supreme Court order on 4 MPs

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanaga, Dr Diminic Ayine has described the Supreme Court’s stay on Speaker Bagbin's declaration of four seats vacant as...

Speaker must respect SC court ruling to stay execution – Afenyo-Markin

Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin expects the Speaker of Parliament to respect the Supreme Court's decision to stay the execution of the ruling delivered on...

Supreme Court stays Speaker’s ruling ousting 4 MPs from Parliament

The Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution on Speaker Alban Bagbin's ruling, which declared four parliamentary seats vacant.The application to stay the...

Speaker Bagbin has set dangerous precedent – Kwaku Azar

Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, also known as Kwaku Azar, has raised serious concerns about Speaker Alban Bagbin's declaration of four parliamentary seats vacant.The Fellow...

Fomena MP to challenge Speaker Bagbin’s ruling 

Fomena Member of Parliament (MP) and Second Deputy Speaker, Andrew Asiamah Amoako is set to file a suit against Speaker, Alban Bagbin's declaration of...

NPP MPs only wanted to buy time by taking the case to Supreme Court – Ahmed Ibrahim

The Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Ahmed Ibrahim, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs of attempting to stall parliamentary proceedings by challenging...

NDC MPs to repeal e-Levy as they take over Parliament

Former Deputy Attorney General and MP for Bolgatanga East constituency, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine has served notice that members of the National Democratic Congress(NDC)...

Don’t be emotional; go back to Parliament – Prof Gyampo tells NPP Caucus

A Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has asked the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament to reconsider...

NPP MPs can boycott, Parliamentary business would proceed regardless – Ayine

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga East, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has urged New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs to follow through on their commitment to boycotting...

Bagbin rushed to create confusion; ruling unconstitutional – Afenyo-Markin

The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticized Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin for approving a motion by Haruna Iddrisu that called...

Full Text: Speaker Bagbin’s ruling on declaration of 4 seats vacant

The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament gave his ruling on a motion filed by the opposition Member of Parliament seeking the Speaker to declare four...

Accept Bagbin’s declaration on vacant seats – Ahmed Ibrahim to Afenyo-Markin

The Minority caucus in Parliament has urged the Majority to accept their new status following the Speaker of Parliament’s controversial decision to declare four...

Bagbin usurped powers of Supreme Court – Majority

The Majority caucus has strongly condemned Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin’s decision to declare the seats of four Members of Parliament vacant, following a...

Speaker Bagbin setting Parliament on fire – Afenyo-Markin says

Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has asserted that Speaker Alban Bagbin is setting the House on fire.This follows Speaker Alban Bagbin's declaration...

Ghanaians react to Speaker’s declaration of 4 seats vacant

Ghanaians have flooded social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, with reactions to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's declaration of four seats...

This is a sign of victory – Mahama on Speaker’s declaration of 4 seats vacant

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential candidate, John Mahama is excited over the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin’s declaration of four parliamentary seats vacant.The former...

This should have happened from day one – Ato Forson on NDC becoming Majority in Parliament

Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has expressed satisfaction with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) becoming the Majority caucus.As Dr Ato...

NDC becomes majority caucus in Parliament

The eighth Parliament has witnessed a historic change in the shift of power as the National Democratic Congress (NDC), formerly the minority caucus, has...

Speaker conspired with NDC – Afenyo-Markin on vacant seats 

Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused Speaker Alban Bagbin of conspiring with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmakers to declare the...

NPP MPs to boycott Parliament after Speaker declares 4 seats vacant

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) has announced plans to boycott proceedings in the coming days.Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin announced this...

NPP MPs stage walk out after Speaker Bagbin declares 4 seats vacant

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MP) on Thursday staged a walkout after Speaker Alban Bagbin declared four seats vacant.The walkout was...

Anyone can report an MP who crosses carpet or opts to run as independent – Prof Abotsi

The Dean of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Law School, Professor Kofi Abotsi, says anyone can report a Member of Parliament who...

VRA-BUI merger: Senior Staff storm Parliament to demand bill withdrawal

Senior staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) on Thursday stormed Parliament, demanding the immediate withdrawal of bills on the proposed merger with the...

OPK’s open letter to Speaker Bagbin on petition to remove 4 MPs

To: Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Parliament of GhanaFrom: Hon. Davis Ansah Opoku, Member of Parliament for MpraesoSubject: Upholding  Constitutional Supremacy,  Parliamentary Independence, and...

Speaker Bagbin declares 4 parliamentary seats vacant

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has officially declared four parliamentary seats vacant.Three of the affected seats belong to the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Allow Speaker make a decision; don’t involve Supreme Court – Jinapor to Afenyo Markin

The Member of Parliament for Yapei-Kusawgu, John Jinapor, has called on the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to allow Speaker Alban Bagbin to deliver a...

Why Afenyo-Markin rushed to Supreme Court – John Jinapor reveals

The Member of Parliament for Yapei-Kusawgu, John Jinapor, says the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s hasty decision to seek an injunction from the Supreme Court...

Bagbin to rule on petition seeking removal of four MPs over Independent candidacy

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is expected to rule today, Thursday, October 17, on a petition calling for the removal of four sitting MPs...