Tag Archives: Parliament

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has emphasised that the Legislature is a vital institution in governance. According to him, the House should not be taken for granted, as it serves as the mirror of Ghana’s democracy. He said this at the commissioning of the Job 600 building in Accra on Tuesday, October 29. Speaking at the event, Mr Bagbin ...

The vice presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has taken a swipe at the opposition National Democratic Congress members of parliament who he said caused commotion in the Legislative House to desist from such behaviour. NAPO who was addressing student nurses at Pantant Nursing and Midwifery Training School in Accra, condemned the behaviour of his ...

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has announced the indefinite adjournment of parliamentary proceedings, a decision made on Tuesday, October 22. This move comes after a tumultuous day in the Chamber, characterized by heated disputes between Members of Parliament (MPs) from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the question of which caucus holds the Majority. ...

Parliament has strongly refuted claims circulating in a viral social media video suggesting that the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has been invited to negotiate with the President regarding a recent parliamentary decision. In a statement released today, Parliament clarified that the video in question is being falsely presented. The footage, recorded on 4th July 2024, ...

The Executive Director of Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affiars (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman says parliamentarians are playing ego games over the controversial announcement of vacant seats in the house. Speaking on the AM Show with Benjamin Akakpo on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, Dr Rasheed expressed the view that the Members of Parliament (MPs) are more interested in settling scores than ...

Anti-graft campaigner, Vitus Azeem, has called on Parliament to constitute a committee and investigate the controversial Frontiers Healthcare Services Contract. According to him, there are a lot of unanswered questions about the contract that needs to be addressed. The controversy surrounding the award of the contract to Frontiers Healthcare Services, a company undertaking COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport ...