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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 …

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 …

The Leader of the Minority Caucus in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has described as “malicious, mischievous and a pack of lies reports that he is involved in a bribery scandal as reported by The Herald newspaper. The newspaper has reported that some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have named the Tamale South …

Members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Friday boycotted the vetting of the Deputy Local Government Minister nominee, Martin Agyei Mensah Korsah. Justifying the action, Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu said the decision to boycott the nominee’s vetting was to protest against the …

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 …

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has questioned the rationale behind the nomination of Freda Prempeh as a Minister of State at the Ministry of Works and Housing. This is because the President has already appointed Francis Asenso-Boakye as the substantive Minister. Mr. Iddrisu feels the appointment is a duplication of roles …

Minority legislators with Parliament’s Appointments Committee said they cannot be part of the vetting of Joseph Cudjoe, the Minister-designate for Public Enterprises. Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu said their objection is fundamental in the sense that Joseph Osei Owusu, the Chairman of the Committee gets in touch with the presidency to …

    Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, a Caretaker Minister of information, has responded to Mr Haruna Iddrisu, NDC Caucus Leader in Parliament’s assertion that, it was illegal for the President to appoint ‘Caretaker Ministers’.   In a message on his Twitter page, Mr Oppong Nkrumah said, “The Presidential Transition Act, passed in …

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 …

  The Minority Leader of Parliament, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, who led the Caucus to present a petition to the Electoral Commission in connection with the Techiman South poll amidst a standoff with the police, has sent a note of caution to the Ghana Police Service thus: “Let me send as …