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The Member of Parliament for Hemang Lower Denkyira, Bright Wireko-Brobby has denied reports that he did not vote for his party’s choice of Speaker, Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye in the just ended Speaker poll to elect the seventh Speaker of the eighth Parliament. Although the New Patriotic Party has a slim majority in Parliament as an independent MP for Fomena ...

Legal luminary, Gabby Otchere-Darko has conceded to the claim that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) made a better choice of presenting Alban Bagbin as the candidate for the Speakership race. According to him, Alban Bagbin who was elected as the Speaker of Parliament Thursday, January 7, 2021, was the best person from the opposition NDC to work with the ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has promised that 2021 will be the “second year of roads”. “Our roads are being constructed at a faster pace than before, and yes, there are still many more kilometres to construct. We defined last year as the year of roads. This year will be the second year of roads as we continue with our focus on ...

Tema West lawmaker Carlos Ahenkorah who snatched ballot papers during the Speaker election in Parliament on Thursday has apologised for his action. According to the former deputy Trade Minister, his conduct was out of love for the ruling NPP. Mr Ahenkorah has come under fierce criticisms after he was captured on television snatching ballot papers during counting after MPs voted ...

Boakye Agyarko, a former Energy Minister has opened up to the media on the matter three-years after he was fired by President Nana Akufo-Addo. Agyarko was leading a review of a new power agreement between the Government of Ghana and the Africa Middle East Resource Investment (AMERI). According to him, the President who has the power of appointing and disappointing ...

While being asked to reach out for consensus-building in the 8th Parliament, Members of Parliament (MPs) of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) have also been advised to be tactical and fearful of colleague members belonging to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the august House. According to Captain (rtd) Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey, when it comes to the debates on ...

The newly elected Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament and the only independent Member of Parliament of the Eighth Parliament, Andrew Asiamah Amoako has reacted to his new appointment. Andrew Asiamah Amoako was declared Second Deputy Speaker of parliament after been nominated by Asawase MP Muntaka Mubarak and seconded by Effutu MP Alexander Afenyo Markin. The Fomena MP, few minutes after his appointment, took to his ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on Parliament to investigate the military invasion of the House and exact appropriate sanctions. In a congratulatory message to Alban Bagbin on his election as the Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic, the flagbearer of the NDC in the 2020 elections also condemned MP for Tema West Carlos Ahenkorah for ...

Joseph Osei-Owusu has been elected by both sides of the house as First Deputy Speaker of the 8th parliament. He will be assisted by Andrew Asiamah Amoako as the Second Deputy Speaker in the newly instituted parliament. Joseph Osei-Owusu was nominated by Majority Leader in the 7th Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu and seconded by Minority Leader in the 7th Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu. ...

Amid the chaotic and reprehensible scenes from Ghana’s Parliament was a very light and funny photo of the MP-elect for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful comfortably sitting on the laps on Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the MP-elect for Juaboso. Draped in a kente outfit, Ursula was relaxing on the laps of Akando with her arms folded comfortably. In a Joy News interview, Akandoh explained how ...