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Some Members of Parliament supporting Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s Presidential ambition are currently locked up in a meeting in the Ashanti Region ahead of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries. Credible sources from the group tell Citi News the meeting is to discuss strategies to help the Vice …

Members of Parliament are expected in the House today after they were recalled by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin for an “urgent parliamentary business.” Some MPs have claimed that the recall is to compel them to give government clearance to go for another loan. The House went on break …

Seventy-Seven National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament have also signed a petition to support the appointment of Dr Cassiel Ato Forson as the new Minority Leader. TV3’s Parliamentary correspondent Komla Klutse reported that the seventy-seven opposition lawmakers believed that the decision by the leadership of the NDC was a …

Member of Parliament for Subin, Eugene Boakye Antwi says Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta would have been sacked long ago in any civilised democratic country. The NPP MP in an interview with JoyNews on Tuesday said the rebel MPs demanding Ofori-Atta’s dismissal will hold President Akufo-Addo to his promise to remove …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has slammed Members of Parliament from the Majority caucus and cabinet ministers who chose to fly to Qatar to cheer the Black Stars at the ongoing World Cup instead of participating in the 2023 budget debate. Mr Mahama addressing the 13th Congregation of the Accra …

Spokesperson for the aggrieved Majority Members of Parliament (MPs) Kwame Andy Appiah-Kubi has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to respect the roadmap agreed on with them and sack the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. According to him, the president must fulfil his part of the agreement regarding the call to …

The Minority in Parliament has expressed concerns over what they believe is an attempt to delay the passage of the anti-gay bill that is currently before the House. The Member of Parliament for Asawase and also Minority Chief Whip , Mr.  Muntaka Mubarak said on the floor of the House, …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for swift measures to avert the brawls of the kind that ensued in Parliament before the House went on holiday at the end of last year.     MPs shouted at each other and engaged in open fisticuffs in Parliament on the evening …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has chastised Members of Parliament who engaged in fights in the House during last year. In is view, the lawmakers put aside their debating skills to exhibit their punching prowess in the House.   Speaking at the National Media Capacity Enhancement programme on Monday …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has warned MPs and Ministers of State about the attitude of the Ghanaian in draining people in authority of their resources and leaving them dry to die miserably. According to the speaker, MPs and Politicians who work to use their own resources on constituents …