Mustapha Gbande, Deputy Director in charge of Operations at the Presidency, has called for the arrest of three individuals who he believes are responsible for the disappearance of more than 1,300 containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) at Tema Port. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Monday, March 31, Mustapha…
President John Dramani Mahama and other senior government officials including Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin joined his fellow alumni of St. Augustine’s College to pay their respects to the late Lt. Gen. Arnold Quainoo, former Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, during his final funeral rites held at St. Catherine Catholic Church in…
The Supreme Court has in a 5:2 majority decision upheld the Majority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo Markin’s application against the declaration of four Parliamentary seats vacant. By this decision, the Court has declared the action of the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, unconstitutional. Mr Afenyo-Markin argued that the Speaker lacked jurisdiction to take action on such…
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…
The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has confirmed that the majority caucus fully supports Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s decision to select Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh as his running mate for the upcoming December elections. The confirmation comes following a private meeting between Afenyo-Markin and Dr Bawumia on Friday, June 28, held at the Vice President’s residence. The…
