POLITICS

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. ...

The newly elected Speaker of Ghana’s 8th Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has pledged to discharge his duties to Parliament and Ghanaians fairly and to the best of his ability. In an acceptance speech after his shocking victory, the former MP for Nadwoli-Kaleo thanked his party members and promised to uphold the integrity of Parliament in the discharge of his duties. “I ...

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 ...

Member of Parliament-elect for Tema West Carlos Ahenkorah shocked his colleague incoming lawmakers when snatched ballot papers during counting in the controversial polls to elect a Speaker for the 8th Parliament. The MP-elect was however chased and seized from exiting the chamber with the snatched ballots by MPs from the NDC aisle of the House. The papers have since been ...

The former Member of Parliament for Nadowli-Kaleo, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has been elected as the new Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. Mr Bagbin polled 138 votes as against 136 for former Speaker Professor Mike Oquaye. The election of Mr Bagbin sent shockwaves across the aisle where NPP members of Parliament were sitting. After ...

Private legal practitioner, Gary Nimako, has welcomed an order issued to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament-elect for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, that he cannot hold himself as MP-elect for the constituency. Mr Nimako who was in court on Wednesday, January 6 told journalists after proceedings that the court delivered the right judgment in the case. A ...

The National Democratic Congress will tomorrow hold a national funeral service for all victims who died during and after the December polls in Accra. The event will take place at the Abossey Okai Central Mosque park at 12pm. Five persons including a police officer were confirmed dead by the Ghana Police across the nation between December 7, 2020, and December ...

A Communication team member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), T.T Caternor, has hinted that the party will present former president, John Dramani Mahama to contest for the 2024 elections. That will be the fourth time the NDC will be presenting him for a re-election after succeeding the late John Evans Atta-Mills. Although it is unclear whether the former president ...

A Hohoe High Court, on Wednesday, adjourned sine dine an injunction suit seeking to restrain Kofi Adams to be sworn-in as MP-elect for Buem constituency. This decision by the court is due to the failure of the applicant to serve the MP-elect the election suit. Speaking after the court’s order, Frank Davies, Lawyer for the petitioners, said they will return ...

With hours to the dissolution of the 7th parliament, the question of who is going to sit on the right or left of the Speaker of Parliament still hangs. Who forms the majority and who forms the minority, with both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with 137 seats? This is what brought up a ...