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The Second Meeting of the First Session of the Eighth Parliament will end today, Friday, 6th of August, 2021. The Meeting, which began on Tuesday, 25th May, 2021 saw a total of 4 Bills presented to the House. These Bills are; • National Centre for the Coordination of Early Warning …

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has revealed that prior to Alban Bagbin being elected as Speaker of the 8th Parliament, he was pushed to vie for the position by the Minority Caucus. “A group of NDC MPs led by Mahama Ayariga, some of our colleagues and my able whip Muntaka Mubarak …

President Akufo-Addo has reversed his earlier decision to cap the budgetary allocation for Parliament and the Judiciary after Speaker Alban Bagbin opposed the Executive’s decision. Speaking in Parliament, Mr Bagbin, who described the move as “worthy of commendation” revealed that government had approved the budget estimated of approximately GH¢523 million, …

“I haven’t stated that the NPP has a majority in Parliament, I haven’t said that,” these are the words of the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin. He was responding to a request for clarity on his earlier declaration that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and an Independent Candidate constituted ‘the …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

    The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is expected to maintain Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Suame MP, as its Leader in Parliament. His deputy will, however, change from Sarah Adwoa Safo, the Dome Kwabenya MP, to Alex Afenyo-Markin, the Effutu MP. According to Citi News sources, changes are also expected in …