Some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Sefwi-Wiawso constituency have staged a protest against the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin. This was after the Speaker walked out the Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Wiawso, Dr Kwaku Afriyie over his “rude” comment. The aggrieved party sympathizers said the conduct …
Read More »Video: I Am Yet To Recover From Shock Of Speaker’s Extreme Action – Sefwi Wiaso MP Breaks Silence
Hours after the Speaker sent the Member of Parliament for Sefwi Wiawso, Dr Kwaku Afriyie out of the House, he said he is yet to fully recover from the shock. According to him, he was only trying to draw Alban Bagbin’s attention to the fact that, he was not mandated …
Read More »Speaker Bagbin Adjourns Sitting After Only 24 Out Of 275 MPs Showed Up In Parliament
Parliament adjourned sitting on Monday, July 15, 2024, after only 24 MPs appeared in the House. The Minority had earlier threatened to disrupt Parliamentary business with concerns of a quorum if the majority caucus failed to avail themselves of the business of the house. During proceedings on Monday, the Member …
Read More »I Won’t Retract nor Apologise – Former Special Prosecutor Dares Speaker Bagbin
Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has called the bluff of Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin over comments regarding the rationale behind a certain trip supposedly made by the latter. Mr Amidu says he is not ready to apologise for the remarks made in his article. This is despite a demand …
Read More »You Lied; South Dayi MP Hasn’t Filed An Injunction Against New Ministers – Attorney General Fires Speaker
In an official statement today, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding the vetting of Ministerial nominees in Parliament. The A-G revealed that a search conducted at the Registry of the Supreme Court indicated that no injunction application had been filed by …
Read More »Ghana: Speaker Bagbin Suspends Approval of New Ministers Over President Akufo-Addo’s Directive On Anti-LGBTQ Bill
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended the consideration of the nomination of Ministers and Deputy Ministers of State by President Akufo-Addo due to his reluctance to assent to the bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values. Bagbin’s decision stems from an interlocutory injunction filed at the Supreme …
Read More »VIDEO: Speaker Snubs Majority Leader In Heated Exchange Over Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill
An intense exchange unfolded in Ghana’s parliament when the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, snubbed the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, during discussions on the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, a video report by CitiNews has said. In the video, tensions escalated as the Majority Leader stood for a while without acknowledgment from the …
Read More »VIDEO: Creation Of OSP Was An Act In Futility – Speaker Bagbin
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin says the creation of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) was an act in futility. Speaking during the consideration of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values bill 2021, the Speaker of Parliament stressed that the office will not achieve …
Read More »Speaker Bagbin To MPs: ‘You Make Me Sick’
The 8th Parliament of Ghana is arguably the most intense parliament the country has witnessed in the over 30 years of its 4th Republic due to the difference of one between the Minority Caucus (137 MPs) and the Majority Caucus (138 MPs). It, in fact, even began with a fight …
Read More »VIDEO: Do You Listen To Yourself When You Are Talking? – Speaker Bagbin Rebukes Ursula
In an interesting development during today’s parliamentary session, Speaker, Alban Bagbin reprimanded Communications and Digitalisation, Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful for her interjection during a debate on the import restrictions bill. The Minority in Parliament had raised concerns about the laying of the Legislative Instrument (LI) in the house. As the Minority …
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