POLITICS

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has alleged that President Akufo-Addo instructed the then-Attorney General, Gloria Akufo, not to file charges against Parliamentarians found to have received double salaries. In his latest epistle dated Tuesday, May 25, the former Attorney General alleged that Madam Akuffo and Director of Public Prosecution, Yvonne …

The Minority in Parliament is questioning the source of funding for the 6,000 kilometres of road, 120 bridges and 20 interchanges the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta promised will be completed by 2024. Ranking Member of the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament and Member of Parliament for …

The Jubilee House has reiterated the ban on what it calls the abuse of sirens and bells by some ministers, members of parliament, and Chief Executives of government organizations. The directive comes after an earlier order in December 2017 with the heading ‘Abuse of the use of sirens by ministers …

The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Mary Maame Ekue Nsenkyire has granted bail in the sum of GHc2m to David Vondee, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Twifo Atti-Morkwa. In addition to the bail sum, the National Democratic Congress’ MP is also to produce …

Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, MMDCEs, are very important officials in the Ghanaian governance decentralisation and local governance establishment. Their place in the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, and their functions are established in Chapter Twenty of the 1992 Constitution. MMDCEs provide political and administrative leadership. In Article 243 …

Minority Leader in Parliament Haruna Iddrisu, has said Ghana needs a new law that criminalizes unexplained wealth. Unexplained wealth refers to valuable assets belonging to officials — or others in positions of power and influence — that are clearly incommensurate with their publicly-declared earnings or known business interests. Mr Iddrisu …

It is well known that Parliament’s basic function is law making. However, a number of functions are incidental to the performance of this function. Among others, the following can be clearly identified as functions performed by the Parliament of Ghana: Legislative Financial Oversight of the executive Representational DeliberativeLEGISLATIVE Law-making is …

The Appointments Committee of Parliament is to vet the President’s nominees for the positions of a Minister of State and 39 Deputy Ministers, from Wednesday, June 2, 2021. The Director of Public Affairs of Parliament, Kate Addo, confirmed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), in Accra. …

Former National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Mr Bernard Mornah, has said he believes only two political parties exist in Ghana. He said the current composition in Parliament, 137 seats for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and 137 for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with one Independent lawmaker, …

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo has recalled her earlier letter terminating the appointment of head of Ghana’s School Feeding programme, Gertrude Quashigah. Adwoa Safo on 18th May 2021 issued a letter terminating the appointment of head of Ghana’s School Feeding programme. She directed Gertrude …