Leading Member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Kwame Jantuah has predicted that he foresees a divided government, with the parliament having a majority from one party and a president from another party. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, announced the indefinite adjournment of parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday, October 22. This announcement follows exchanges between…
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…
Parliament has formally requested the Chief Justice to expedite the hearing of cases related to the Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, commonly known as the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill. In a petition submitted on Friday, March 28, Parliament’s legal representatives emphasised the significant public interest surrounding these cases and stressed the importance of a prompt…
After nearly three years of deliberation, Parliament has finally passed the highly contentious Anti-LGBTQ+ bill. The bill, introduced in the House years ago, was approved unanimously on Wednesday, February 28, following the completion of the third reading. Proposed amendments to the bill were rejected by the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, during the session. The bill is…
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has disclosed that the new Standing Orders of the House include provisions enabling MPs to belong to an independent caucus. This is quite a departure from the conventional alignment with either the Majority or Minority caucuses. The former Nadowli Kaleo MP made this revelation during his opening remarks in Parliament…
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu says he is worried over the rate with which experienced lawmakers are exiting parliament either voluntarily or were voted against in their respective parliamentary primaries. He says Ghana is currently described as one of the three countries in the world with a high attrition rate in its parliament,…
