Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is said to be traumatised by accusations made against him, according to Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Afenyo-Markin revealed that he had personally engaged Ofori-Atta in a conversation, who revealed this to him. “He’s traumatised by the labelling of the adjectives described to his person. But…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has lifted the suspension on four lawmakers following the chaos that erupted during the vetting process last Thursday. The speaker’s decision followed an appeal to him by the Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to lift the suspension, a plea that was supported by the Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga. The speaker, in…
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, former Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Suame, has called on the current leaders of the majority and minority caucuses to apologize to Ghanaians over the violent altercations at the Appoitments Committee.The members of both sides making up the Appointments Committee ended up in a clash on Thursday, January 30, while bickering…
Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team led by Foreign Affairs Minister-nominee Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa of flying drones over his private properties in an alleged surveillance operation. The Effutu legislator claimed that he was informed by his associates of the suspicious activity on multiple occasions but chose to remain…
Majority leader in parliament, Alexender Afenyo-Markin has given a reflection of challenges faced by the 8th parliament, stating that the minority side brought so many difficulties in playing their roles and responsibilities. Giving his speech in parliament during the dissolution of the 8th parliament, he described the minority side, NDC, as the “tough, stubborn, difficult side”. “Mr…
President-elect John Dramani Mahama has mandated the parliamentary leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to nominate the Right Honourable Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin as Speaker of the 9th Parliament of Ghana’s Fourth Republic. The directive, according to a press release signed by Mahama’s Special Aide, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, followed consultations with the NDC’s National…
