It was a healthy but brief debate in parliament on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, when the Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, offered a strong objection to the verdict of the Speaker of Parliament. The Speaker, Alban Bagbin, had delivered a long verdict on a motion brought before the House …

President Akufo-Addo has said the domination of the foreign exchange business in Ghana by the black market is unacceptable and stakeholders must find a way to stop the activities of those who operate in the space. According to the president, the initial stimulus for the creation of forex bureaux” in …

The Ashanti Youth Network (AYN) has issued a petition against anti-ken Ofori Atta MPs calling on the New Patriotic Party national executives to deal with them.   According to the Youth Network, those MPs have shown gross disrespect to the office of the president, which could create confusion and have …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE)  Ambassador to Ghana, Amer Al-alwi has dismissed reports that Ghana has been slapped with a visa ban by the United Arab Emirates. A report by DW Africa on Monday said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced a visa ban on nationals from 20 African …

Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has said he disagrees with the Speaker’s ruling on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. According to him, the Majority caucus will come with a substantive motion to challenge the Speaker’s ruling. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin dismissed the motion filed by …

The Member of Parliament for Subin, Eugene Boakye Antwi has told the Minority in Parliament not to count on the support of the 80 Majority MPs who also want the removal of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.   Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Antwi said the 80 Majority MPs opposed to …

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, is set to lead a demonstration to push President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to resign. He wants Ghanaians to join him in what he says is going to be ‘Ku me preko reloaded’ because the President has failed to deliver. Martin Kpebu is seeking to …

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the New Patriotic Party Members of Parliament (MPs) demanding the removal of Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister to hold on till Ghana concludes negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).   The President says, terminating the appointment of Mr. Ofori-Atta will disrupt …

There is something disgustingly distasteful and utterly hypocritical about a former President, who’s seeking to take another bite at the cherry being happy to oversee an amorphous operation codenamed “Ways and Means” to destabilise the current occupant of the same office he seeks to return to.   Indeed, the great …

The Member of Parliament for Subin, Eugene Antwi has called on President Akufo-Addo to deploy ‘the men’ the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has to replace the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.   During the 2012 and 2016 electoral campaign, then presidential candidate Akufo-Addo touted the availability of ‘the men’ in the …