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MP recounts being tagged ‘mad woman’ after defeating NDC stalwart [Listen]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia in the Eastern region, Mercy Adu Gyamfi, also known as Ama Sey, has revealed names that were...

I have not tested positive for COVID-19 – MP

Member of Parliament for Akuapem North constituency has debunked media reports that she has tested positive for coronavirus.Nana Dokua Asiamah Adjei said such vile...

MPs’ coronavirus status – Okudzeto Ablakwa’s take

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablawa is pushing for public disclosure of coronavirus status of legislators.In his view, naming the...

Covid-19: MP calls for closure of parliament after 15 reported cases

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament, Kwame Agbodza, has called for a two-week isolation for all legislators after two of them reportedly tested...

Ghana’s Parliament almost empty after Covid-19 report [Video]

Ghana's parliament house was almost empty on Wednesday following media reports of some two members and 13 staff testing positive to the novel coronavirus...

No MP or Parliamentary staff have tested positive for Covid-19 – Kate Addo

Parliament has denied reports that two of its members and 13 staff of the House have tested positive for coronavirus.A statement signed by the...

COVID-19: Parliament clears air on MPs, staff testing positive

Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has dismissed reports which seek to suggest some two Members of Parliament (MPs) and 13 parliamentary staff...

Speaker threatens sanctions against MPs who refuse to take Covid-19 test

Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Ocquaye, is threatening sanctions against Members of Parliament (MPs) and staff who refuse to take Covid-19 tests ongoing in...

What Sam George did to contest for Ningo Prampram parliamentary seat

It is often said that one’s success is determined by the size of one’s will.Recent revelations from the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for...

Minority files motion against C.I. which allows EC to register new voters

Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP), Mahama Ayariga has filed a motion in Parliament calling on the House to reject the Constitutional Instrument that...

Coronavirus: MPs, staff of Parliament undergo testing

Members of Parliament (MP) and all staff of the House have undergone a mandatory testing for coronavirus.The Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Ocquaye, directed...

Parliament to test all MPs and staff for coronavirus

The Speaker of Parliament has directed all members and staff of the House to be tested for coronavirus.In his welcome address as Parliament resumed...

Covid-19: Show dead bodies on TV – Deputy Speaker[audio]

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is urging government to put on television, evidence of deaths from Covid-19.The legislator feels such a move...

Covid-19: Parliament to test all MPs, staff

The Speaker of Parliament has directed all members and staff of the House to be tested for coronavirus.In his welcome address as Parliament resumed...

Parliament to consider 36 bills

Parliament is expected to consider over 36 bills as the House resumes sitting of the second meeting of the Fourth Session of the 7th...

MPs’ virtual meeting hacked with pornographic images

South African lawmakers were left embarrassed and shocked after a virtual committee meeting held over Zoom was hacked.The meeting was interrupted with pornographic images...

Covid-19 scare hits Tanzania’s Parliament after 3 MPs died ‘mysteriously’

Tanzania’s parliament has been hit by a covid-19 scare after three parliamentarians died of unknown causes in the past 11 days.On Friday, Augustine Mahiga, 74, Tanzania’s...

Parliament approves GH¢288m tax waiver for health personnel

Parliament has approved a GH¢288.6 million tax waiver for healthcare workers to motivate them in the fight against Covid-19.The tax waiver is on personal...

Parliament donates GH¢200,000 to Covid-19 Fund

Parliament has donated GH¢200,000.00 to the Covid-19 National Trust Fund to financially support the government’s fight against the disease.During the presentation ceremony, the Majority...

Majority Leader calls for adjournment of Parliament

The Majority Leader in Parliament has called for sitting s to be adjourned indefinitely.Mr. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu says this will provide members of...

Speaker recalls MPs for discussions on COVID-19 tax waivers

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Michael Quaye, has recalled Members of Parliament for discussions on tax waivers for Covid-19 donations.A statement signed by...

Coronavirus: Govt to use IMF loan to pay electricity subsidy

Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, has disclosed part of a US$ 1 billion loan government has secured from the Internal Monetary...

Lockdown: MPs complain of police harassment

Members of Parliament (MPs) are lamenting that the Covid-19 Safety taskforce responsible for enforcing the restriction of movement in some parts of the country,...

Parliament okays Oko-Boye as Deputy Health Minister

Parliament has approved the nomination of Ledzokuku legislator, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye as Deputy Minister for Health.First Deputy Speaker Joe Osei Owusu earlier Friday...

RE: Hon John Osei Frimpong’s overwhelming endorsement is without blemish

Below is a rejoinder to a story we carried under the headline, Abirem NPP in turmoil for strange, undemocratic reasons”.The rejoinder, which emanates...

NPP suspends elections over covid-19 pandemic

The New Patriotic Party (NPP), has suspended its parliamentary primaries which was originally scheduled for April 25, 2020.The primaries were meant to elect parliamentary...

Parliament approves GH¢1.2b to fund Coronavirus Alleviation Programme

The Finance Committee of Parliament has by consensus approved an amount of GH¢1.2 billion for the government to access money from the Contingency Fund...

Parliament committed to consensus building – Kate Addo

The Director of Public Affairs of the Parliament, Kate Addo, is assuring consensus building following a disagreement between the Speaker, Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye...

Coronavirus: Test result of Speaker of Parliament Mike Oquaye out

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, has informed Parliament that he has taken the COVID-19 test and the result was negative.“I...

NPP Parliamentary Race: Obour contender suspends campaign over death of musician’s father

One of the aspiring parliamentary candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Asante-Akim South Constituency, William Yamoah, has suspended his campaign to...

Coronavirus: K.T Hammond pledges two months salary to fight virus

Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, KT Hammond, says he has instructed the Finance Department of Parliament to donate his two months salary to...

Coronavirus lockdown: Don’t rush back home – MP appeals

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga is asking constituents in the affected areas not to rush back home.He said indigenes of...

Coronavirus haunts Ningo-Prampram MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, Samuel George, has written to the Speaker of Parliament to announce that he will be absenting himself...

Non-essential staff in Parliament asked to go home

Parliament has directed all non - essential staff to go home until further notice over the Coronavirus scare.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count hits...

Meet the MP in mandatory quarantine

It has emerged that the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga is part of the eight legislators asked to self-quarantine.ALSO...

Watch: 8 MPs asked to self-quarantine

Eight more Members of Parliament (MPs), who have recently returned from a trip abroad, have been asked to self-quarantine.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Parliament to relocate Minority...

Coronavirus: Parliament to relocate [Audio]

Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye has revealed arrangements by the House to relocate parliamentary.Legislative sessions will now be moved to the Accra...

Minority MPs walkout after Muntaka accuses Speaker of lawlessness

Minority in Parliament has walked out of the House after it's Chief Whip Muntaka Mubarak accused the Speaker of lawlessness.This was after Prof. Mike...

Parliament legalises growing of cannabis (0.3% THC) for health use

Parliament has passed into law the Narcotics Control Commission Bill 2019, legalising the growing of some cannabis for health purposes.The Narcotics Control Commission Bill,...

Imposition of Restrictions Act passed despite NDC criticism and fears

Parliament has approved the Imposition of Restriction Bill 2020.Among others, the Bill allows for the president to impose restrictions on the movement of people...