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The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called for a concerted effort among stakeholders to formulate a national policy to adopt a local language as the country’s official language. He described Ghana’s current official language – the English language as another man’s language, saying; “no society develops with …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed Majority and Minority Whips to maintain order and discipline in the House with emphasis on the dress code of Members of Parliament (MP). According to the speaker, some MPs dress inappropriately in the House. “What I see you wearing are singlets, and …

There was controversy in Parliament on Monday when it came to light that the Member of parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo has been marked as having been present in the House last Friday, April 1.   The Adentan Member of parliament, Mohammed Adamu Ramadan, detected the unusual occurrence and …

The National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah has blamed Parliament’s inability to hold public officers accountable for the increasing rate of corruption-related activities in the country. The Minister was in the House to answer questions on the current state of security in the country considering the instability within the sub-region. …

The President of Ghana H.E Nana Akufo-Addo will today deliver an address on the state of the nation to Parliament, a day after the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) was passed. The event is expected to be held in the Chamber of Parliament at 10 am.   This sessional Address, which …

The Speaker, Alban Bagbin says nobody will be allowed into any office within Parliament without proof of Covid-19 vaccination. According to him, based on the recommendation of experts, vaccination remains a trusted approach to dealing with pandemics, thus his latest directive. Speaking on the floor of the House he said, …

A photo used by the Majority Caucus in Parliament on the issue of tidal waves, which has devasted communities in the Volta Region, nearly started a fight between the two sides at a press conference on Friday. Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo Markin showed a photo of scenes from the …

Parliament will this week begin considering memoranda it has received from the public on the Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQ+) Bill. The Bill, also known as Proper Human Sexuality and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, is now before Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. So far, …

Vice-Chairman of the Communications Committee of Parliament, Sylvester Tetteh, says the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill will be passed because it enjoys support from both sides of the House. His comment comes in the wake of concerns by the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s Deputy General Secretary, Nana Obiri Boahen, that many NPP MPs …

  Ghana achieved Independence on 6th March, 1957. The political struggles that preceded this historic event date back over a hundred years.   The early period of nationalist struggle for political independence created political awareness and desire to assert the right of self-determination both for the individual and the State. …