The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin commended the outgoing Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu and his team when the House resumed proceedings on Tuesday, February 7. While welcoming lawmakers back to the House, Mr. Bagbin wished the outgoing minority leadership well in their endeavours. “The former members of the [Minority] leadership …
Read More »NDC’s Chairman Draws Bagbin Into Reasons For Minority Leadership Reshuffle
National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has given another reason for which the party reshuffled its leadership in Parliament. Having earlier defended the decision to ring the changes amid the backlash from some Members of Parliament, the former party General Secretary revealed at a party …
Read More »Speaker Bagbin Gives ‘Wise’ Counsel To New Minority Leaders
The new Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and his Deputy Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah as well as the new Minority Chief Whip, Kwame Agbodza have paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin at his residence on Thursday, January 26. Speaking to journalists, Mr Kofi Buah …
Read More »Alban Bagbin Lashes Out At President Akufo-Addo For Withdrawing His Military Attachment [Audio]
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has lashed out at President Akufo-Addo for taking away his military protection. He said government led by Mr Akufo-Addo engaged in hypocrisy and double standards in the withdrawal of his military detail. “When I was second deputy Speaker, the Office of the same President …
Read More »I Can’t Comment On Assin North MP Case Now – Speaker
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin says there has not been any official communication to the house by the Supreme Court regarding the case of the Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson. The court granted an injunction suit restraining Mr. Quayson from carrying himself out as the …
Read More »‘I Am Still Older Than You’ – Speaker And Majority Leader Trade Words In Parliament
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 …
Read More »Parliament Reconvenes Today For Third Meeting
The Third Meeting of the Second Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic reconvenes today, Tuesday, October 25, 2022. A statement issued by the Office of the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, has said. It said: “In pursuance of Standing …
Read More »Akufo-Addo Congratulates Bagbin For His Election As CPA President
The President of the republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin for his election into office as President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association International ( CPA). In a tweet, Akufo-Addo praised Alban Bagbin, and the Majority Leader, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu for their …
Read More »Alban Bagbin Defers Ruling On Adwoa Safo’s Absenteeism
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has deferred his ruling on Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, who has been cited for absenteeism. At stake was whether the Dome Kwabenya seat would have been declared vacant after Adwoa Safo did not honour her summons by the Privileges Committee, which considered …
Read More »Alban Bagbin Cautions Ministers Who Fail To Appear Before Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has cautioned ministers of state who fail to appear before the House to answer questions regarding their respective ministries. According to the Speaker, the failure of some ministers to respond to summons by Parliament is becoming a canker which can derail the progress of …
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