Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe, an executive assistant and head of social media at the Office of the President, has alleged that the replacement of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, as Minority Leader, was orchestrated by ex-President John Dramani Mahama. In a tweet shared on Friday, …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo Has Lost His Balance As Leader – Tamale South MP
Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, says the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has thrown the entire governance ethos to the dogs. This he says is witnessed through the President’s loss of respect for public opinion and his squandering of the massive goodwill of the people of Ghana. He was …
Read More »Wagner Comment: If You Can’t Provide Us Food, Don’t Let Them Bring Guns On Us – Minority Leader To President Akufo-Addo
Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has chastised President Akufo-Addo over his comments on the Russian mercenary group Wagner in Washington. According to him, President Akufo-Addo did not exercise good judgment in his comments. Mr Iddrisu said the President who had previously served as a Foreign Affairs and Attorney General ought not …
Read More »Take Full Responsibility For Mismanaging Economy – Minority Leader Tells Akufo-Addo
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has said the government must take full responsibility for mismanaging the country’s economy. Iddrisu urged the government to focus on expenditure reduction to protect the country’s economy. He said the latest government decision to seek the support of the IMF is an admission …
Read More »Minority MPs To EC: Don’t Use Ghana Card For 2024 Voters Register
The Minority in Parliament have pushed against plans by the Electoral Commission (EC) to use the Ghana Card for the compilation of the 2024 Voters Register. According to them, such a move will disenfranchise a lot of Ghanaians since many citizens are yet to receive their Ghana Cards. Speaking on …
Read More »Minority Leader And 2 Other MPs To Supreme Court: Stop GRA From Implementing E-Levy On May 1
Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Idrissu, and two NDC MPs are urging the Supreme Court to restrain the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) from its planned implementation of the Electronic Transactions Levy on May 1. Together with Mahama Ayariga and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the MPs have sued the Attorney-General arguing that …
Read More »Minority Leader Issues Strongly-Worded Reply To 1st Deputy Speaker
Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has taken a strong exception to the dismissal of his motion by the Acting Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, by describing the latter’s decision as “abuse of discretionary power”. Mr Osei-Owusu, who is the First Deputy Speaker, had refused the motion by the Tamale South Member …
Read More »Minority Outlines 5 conditions For Approving 2022 Budget
The Minority in Parliament has outlined 5 conditions under which it will approve the 2022 Budget presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Minority stressed that until government includes, reviews and withdraws certain policies and initiatives in the …
Read More »Anti-gay bill: Minority Will Insist On Clause By Clause Vote On Every Word – Haruna
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has said that the Minority will insist on a clause-by-clause vote on the anti-gay bill which is currently before the House. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Friday October 15, he said, there is need to ensure that this bill reflects the …
Read More »Haruna Iddrisu, Ato Forson Threaten To Sue Herald Over Bribery Allegation
Members of Parliament for Tamale South and Ajumako Enyan Essiam, Haruna Iddrisu and Cassiel Ato Forson have threatened to sue The Herald newspaper if it fails to withdraw a publication suggesting their involvement in an alleged bribery scandal with the Ghana National Petroleum Commission. The Herald Newspaper in its …
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