Appointments Committee has no power to disqualify ministerial nominees – Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu
Majority Leader Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has said that the Appointments Committee of Parliament has no power to disqualify any ministerial nominee. He told TV3 that the power to disqualify a nominee is assigned to the plenary. His comments follow the decision by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmakers on the Appointments Committee of Parliament to reject […]
NPP MPs storm Parliament at 4AM to take over the majority seats (Photos)
Social Media has been hit with news of some NPP MPs who got to Parliament as early as 4:00AM to take over the Majority seat at the speaker’s right hand. According to reports, the MPs wanted to avoid the rift that occurred in Parliament days ago during the election of Speaker. In some photos available […]
Assin North MP spotted in Parliament despite court injunction (Video)
The Member of Parliament-elect for the Assin North constituency in the Central Region, James Gyakye Quayson, has been spotted in the chamber of parliament ahead of the dissolution of the 7th parliament and the inauguration of the 8th parliament, our parliamentary correspondent, Komla Klutse, has reported. A Cape Coast High Court on Wednesday January 6 […]
NDC MPs takes over the majority seats in Parliament ahead of swearing-in
NDC MPs in the 8th Parliament has taken over the majority seats in the parliamentary chamber which initially belonged to the NPP MPs. The Member of Parliament-Elect of the Opposition NDC are of the view that no party has the majority and therefore they can sit anywhere in the chamber, leaving the NPP confused on […]
Fomena MP will be the ‘Most Wanted’ Kingmaker in Parliament Today
as MPs vote to elect Speaker of Parliament
NPP Leading Majority in Parliament with one Outstanding Constituency – EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has won 137 Parliamentary seats as against 136 by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) out of the total 274 seats declared as of now. The EC is a press release said the Sene West Parliamentary results were outstanding while the Fomena seat was […]
#SONA2020: Majority to block Minority from debating SONA
The Majority in Parliament has served notice of their intention to block their colleagues in the Minority from debating the State of the Nations Address (SONA) delivered by President Akufo-Addo on Thursday. The Minority had walked out of Parliament, minutes before President Akufo-Addo could give his address. Clad in black attires, the Minority protested the […]
Parliament passes anti-vigilante bill
The Vigilantism and Related Offences Bill 2019 has been passed by Parliament into an Act. The bill was passed by the House after it went through the various stages of reading in the House. Deputy Attorney General Joseph Kpemka who was in the House expressed his satisfaction over the passage of the bill. The Minority […]
Exclusive: Parliament drops new $200m chamber project
Parliament will no longer go ahead with the new $200m worth 450-seat chamber proposed to be built by the Parliamentary Service Board. The Acting Director of Public Affairs of Parliament, Mrs Kate Addo, who disclosed this in an interview, said the project is not a feasible one at the moment. “Before projects are completed, feasibility […]
Comedian and Ukraine President Takes Office, Dissolves Parliament
Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky stepped into his new role as Ukrainian president with his inauguration on Monday, launching a new era for the country wracked by war and economic difficulties. A month after scoring a landslide election victory against incumbent Petro Poroshenko, the 41-year-old became Ukraine’s youngest post-Soviet president. In a ceremony in parliament, he placed […]
