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How Ursula Owusu ended up on Akandoh’s laps in Parliament

Amid the chaotic and reprehensible scenes from Ghana’s Parliament was a very light and funny photo of the MP-elect for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful comfortably sitting on the laps on Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the MP-elect for Juaboso. Draped in a kente outfit, Ursula was relaxing on the laps of Akando with her arms …

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Alban Bagbin wins Speakership In 8th Parliament

  The former National Democratic Congress (NDC)  member of Parliament for Nadowli Kaleo and former Majority Leader, Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin has been elected the Speaker of Parliament for the eighth Parliament of the fourth Republic.   Bagbin who was the Second deputy speaker of Parliament was selected in Parliament …

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Brawl In Parliament Over Seating Arrangement [Photos]

Commotion has erupted over the seating arrangement ahead of the dissolution of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic. The Members of Parliament elected from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) occupied seats on the majority side of the House. Earlier, the NDC MPs were seen taking the names of the NPP …

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Drama in Parliament as NDC MPs overtake Majority seats

As a sign of their claim that they hold the majority seats in Parliament, Member of Parliament-elects on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress have taken the seats on the majority side of the house. Ahead of the dissolution and inauguration of the seventh and eighth Parliament respectively, lawmakers who belong to the NDC filed …

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Reach Out To Mahama In Spirit Of Cooperation, Haruna Iddrisu Tells Akufo-Addo

The Minority Leader of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic and also Tamale South Member of  Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, believes President Akufo-Addo must reach out to the former president John Mahama to build consensus. “I heard the president, since the election he himself publicly said they will reach out …

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Court Stops NDC MP-elect For Assin North From Being Sworn-In Over Dual Citizenship

  The court has granted an injunction stopping the NDC MP-elect from being sworn-in over dual citizenship issue The Cape Coast High Court has granted an injunction restraining James Gyekye Quayson from holding himself as NDC MP-elect for Assin North over dual citizenship. This follows a petition against the MP-elect …

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Supreme Court Clears Amewu To Joined The 8th Parliament

A five-member panel of the Supreme Court has quashed a decision by the Ho high court aimed at stopping John Peter Amewu from holding himself as MP-elect for Hohoe The Supreme Court, by a unanimous decision, has quashed a decision by the Ho high court granting an interim injunction to …

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Discard Hopes Of Having NPP In Majority – Haruna Iddrisu Tells Nana Addo

The Minority Leader of Parliament, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu has taken a swipe at the President, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo shortly after his State of the Nation address, when the latter claimed that the 8th Parliament is almost a hung one. The President had expressed hopes that his party; the …

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Do to Mahama what you did to Akufo-Addo in 2012 – Council of Zongo Chiefs to Supreme Court.

The Ashanti Regional President of the Council of Zongo Chiefs who doubles as the Frafra Chief, Naaba Musah Akambounga has stated categorically that the members of the association will continue to pray to God (Allah) to let what happened to President Akufo-Addo and NPP in 2012 at the Supreme Court …

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NDC’s Legal Team To Meet Today Over Court Case Against Kofi Adams

  The legal team of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), is expected to meet today, Tuesday, January 5, 2021, over a petition filed at the Hohoe High Court by thirteen inhabitants of the Buem constituency over the validity of the parliamentary results in that constituency. The thirteen persons in …

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