ByLaud Nartey The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has turned upside the intentions of the framers of the 1992 Constitution by declaring the four seats vacant in the manner he did, a leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Octhere-Darko, has said. He says per the speaker ruling, an MP has no…
By Edzorna Francis Mensah “Accordingly, I proceed to inform the House that by the notification of the polls, the following Members of Parliament have, by their actions, vacated their seats in Parliament.” The Members are: (1) Hon. Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah, NDC MP for Amenfi Central in the Western Region, now referred to as an Independent Parliamentary…
On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, residents took to the streets to protest the long-standing neglect of the area in terms of social amenities, most particularly the bad nature of the road, which has led to multiple accidents and a surge in robbery cases in the town. According to the protestors, despite repeated appeals to the…
Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken to hospital. In one of the most dramatic days in Kenya’s recent political history, Gachagua had been due to appear in the Senate after lunch to…
In a major political development, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has officially declared four parliamentary seats vacant. The affected constituencies are Amenfi Central, Fomena, Agona West, and Suhum. The decision follows a formal petition submitted to the Speaker by Haruna Iddrisu, a prominent Member of Parliament from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and…
The flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has criticised government over the renaming of the University of Development Studies after a UP tradition leader SD Dombo.John Mahama says if the university was to be renamed after anyone at all, it should be the founder, who is the late former…
The Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament has urged his colleagues to acknowledge the bold decision taken by the President to combat the menace of galamsey (illegal mining) in Ghana. According to Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency, the President has reinforced the operational and tactical capacity…
The Speaker of Parliament has deferred the matter regarding the petition to declare the seats of four members of Parliament vacant. This decision came after hearing arguments from both the Majority and Minority sides of the House concerning the petition brought forth by former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu.The development follows the move by Haruna Iddrisu…
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has charged the Ghanaian electorate to vote massively against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming December 7 general election in protest against what he said is the wanton dissipation of state resources.Addressing separate rallies at Nadowli and Wichaw as part of his…
John Dramani Mahama, the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has once again positioned himself as the leader to rescue Ghana’s faltering economy, pledging bold reforms and comprehensive economic revitalisation if he is elected president in the December 7 general elections.Addressing enthusiastic crowds in Nadowli and Wichaw during his three-day campaign tour of…
