Politics

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament, has assured Ghanaians that it will continue to use every legitimate and lawful channel to resist the 1.75 per cent e-Levy Government is seeking to impose on the ordinary Ghanaian. A statement issued by Mr Muntaka Mubarak, Member of Parliament (MP) for …

Parliament has formed a 20-member bipartisan committee to settle impasse between the Majority and Minority side of the house over the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government. The establishment of the committee follows disagreements between the two sides of the House over the approval or otherwise of the …

Mr Francis Xavier Sosu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, has filed a stay of execution and an order setting aside a bench warrant issued by the Kaneshie District Court. On November 29, this year, the District Court ordered for the arrest of the MP for failing to appear before …

The Minority in Parliament has described as a nullity the approval of the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government by the House on Tuesday, November 30. On November 26, 2021, 137 Members on the Minority side voted to reject the Budget, during which the Majority side staged …

Parliament Tuesday approved the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government. The decision was after 137 members on the Majority side voted by voice to restore the Budget, which was earlier rejected by the House on Friday, November 26, 2021. The decision was after 137 members on the …

Mr Governs Kwame Agbodza, Ranking Member on Roads and Transport Committee, has called on Parliament to haul Mr John Boadu, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and former Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo Maafo, before the Privileges Committee for allegedly making comments, which seek to denigrate the …

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has stated that post budget workshop was to help members interrogate critical issues during the consideration of the budget estimates and conduct effective oversight role. He said it was also designed to provide members with insight into the budget to enable them debate and make meaningful …

The Parliamentary Service Board has proposed that two per cent of the total national revenue collected be allocated to Parliament next year. Speaker of Parliament, Alban K. S. Bagbin, who disclosed this at a workshop at Ho, said the proposal was to ensure that the Legislature was adequately resourced to …

A directive by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin on Thursday canceling Roads and Highways Minister Kwasi Amoako Atta’s announcement of the cessation of payment of road tolls has been challenged by the Majority in Parliament. Moments after the Speaker’s ruling, Mijority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh challenged the ruling of the …

Mr Alban S. K. Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, says the abolition of road tolls as announced by the Finance Minister during the 2022 Budget statement presentation, will only take effect after parliamentary approval. He said the announcement was a policy proposal and that the Minister of Roads and Highways …