Tension between Executive, Parliament worrying – Peace Council
The National Peace Council (NPC), says it is greatly concerned about the ongoing impasse between the Executive and the Legislature. The Council said such tension did not augur well for the peace and stability of the country, especially when the nation was heading into a general election. The two organs of government -the Executive and […]
Communications Minister to engage Parliament on disruptions in Internet Services
The Minister of Communication and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, will today be in Parliament to brief the house on disruptions to internet services and steps taken to restore them. This has become necessary as millions of Ghanaians continue to wonder in frustration when full internet services will be restored. The National Communications Authority has said it […]
Clerk to Parliament urges media to provide total coverage, including courtesy calls
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The Clerk to Ghana’s Parliament, Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah, has urged Members of Parliamentary Press Corps to provide total coverage to Parliament, including committees sitting, and courtesy calls on the Speaker in the interest of the public. He said the media must be interested in all public activities Parliament does, whether […]
Parliament approves $300m loan to finance First Resilient Recovery Development Policy Financing
By Edzorna Francis Mensah Parliament by Majority Decision, has approved a financing agreement for the implementation of the First Resilient Recovery Development Policy Operation (DPO1), Financing Ghana Productive Safety Net Project Il, for the Concessional Financing Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Finance) and the International Development […]
NDC female MPs back Professor Naana Opoku-Agyemang
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The female Members of Parliament from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) side of the House stand united in support of the nomination of Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as the running mate for John Mahama in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. The MPs at the news conference held in parliament on […]
Minority says there is power deficit; Parliament now runs on generator following blackout
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The Minority in Parliament has accused the Government of hiding the facts from the public on the energy situation in the country as they say, ‘dumsor’ is back, and Ghanaians need to know and plan accordingly. The Minority said they have monitored the power situation for the past month, and it […]
SONA2024: We count on Parliament for speedy passage of Affirmative Action Bill – Prez Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has called on Parliament to support the promotion of the Gender equality agenda by speedily passing the Affirmative Action Bill (AABill). The President, who made the call during his delivery of the 2024 State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Tuesday, explained that it was in line with the government’s commitment […]
Majority Leader, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, resigns
Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has resigned from his role with immediate effect, a decision revealed at a crucial meeting of the majority group on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. The meeting, held at the Jubilee House’s banquet hall in Accra, was heavily guarded and convened by President Nana Akufo-Addo. The gathering, attended by the majority of […]
Parliament approves budget for Presidency, Council of State; Minority raises concerns
By: Augustus Acquaye Parliament has approved 2.74 billion cedis for the services of the government machinery for next year. Government Machinery consists of the office of the President and public organisations which fall outside sectoral responsibilities for which the office of the President exists to provide administrative, managerial and technical services. They include Council of State […]
Presidency bags two billion cedis ahead of 67th Independence Anniversary
By: Edzorna Francis Mensah Parliament has approved the 2024 Budget Estimates of the Office of Government Machinery, the sum of Two Billion and Seventy-Four Million, Eight Hundred and Twenty-Seven Thousand, One Hundred and Sixty-four Ghana Cedis (GH¢2,074,827,164.00) for the 2024 financial year. The finance Committee chaired by Kwaku Kwarteng in the report presented to the […]
