Tag Archives: Joseph Osei-Owusu

The Majority in Parliament is up in arms against any attempt to change the leadership of their caucus. Rumors were rife about the potential removal of Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, to be replaced by his Deputy, Alexander Afenyo-Markin. In fact, the National Council and NEC meeting of the New Patriotic …

The First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has added his voice to calls for Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s running mate to be selected from the Ashanti region. This follows intense competition among some New Patriotic Party Members of Parliament over who partners with the newly elected flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. …

The Member of Parliament(MP) for Bekwai , Joseph Osei Owusu (Joe Wise), has denied any involvement and affiliation to the persons captured on a leaked tape plotting to oust the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare. The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament has said he does not know …

The 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament and also the Member of Parliament for the Bekwai constituency, Joseph Osei-Owusu has explained why Parliament has delayed attending to the Ghanaian anti-LGBTQ+ bill. According to Mr Osei-Owusu, the Speaker will have to approve any advancement on the bill since two lawsuits have been …

The Vice president of the Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA), Clement Boateng is demanding an apology from the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu  (Joewise)for accusing traders of under-declaring goods imported through the ports and excessive profiteering. The Association in an earlier statement scolded the Bekwai lawmaker for …

Chairman of Parliament’s Privileges Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu says the Clerk of Parliament is required to inform the Electoral Commission that the Dome Kwabenya constituency seat is vacant. This, Mr. Osei-Owusu says, is the conclusion reached by the committee after it held hearings on legislators who had absented themselves from parliament …

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, popularly known as Joe Wise has insisted his actions on December 21, 2021 to change over with the Second Deputy Speaker to cast his vote was not illegal. On December 21, 2021, Parliament was set to decide whether the E-levy bill was …

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu (Joe Wise) has denied claims that he overturned a ruling by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to admit a private member’s motion seeking to probe the government’s COVID-19 expenditure.   According to him, the speaker did not rule on the motion. …

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has taken on his first deputy speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu over the latter’s decision to dismiss a private member’s motion seeking to probe the government’s COVID-19 expenditure. The speaker has described the ruling made by his Colleague Joseph Osei Owusu …

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 …