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Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has indefinitely adjourned sitting amid a controversy over vacant seats, leaving several key parliamentary businesses in limbo. This decision follows a dispute where National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislators occupied the Majority side of the aisle after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs walked out. The …

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has announced the indefinite adjournment of parliamentary proceedings, a decision made on Tuesday, October 22. This move comes after a tumultuous day in the Chamber, characterized by heated disputes between Members of Parliament (MPs) from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress …

In a decisive move to bolster security within Parliament, the leadership has announced a series of comprehensive measures aimed at protecting the Right Honourable Speaker, Members of Parliament (MPs), and parliamentary staff. The new protocols, outlined in a statement signed by the Deputy Marshall of Parliament, WG CDR Frederick Bawa …

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has reaffirmed the Minority Caucus’ commitment to occupy the majority position in Parliament on Tuesday, October 22, despite a Supreme Court ruling that stayed the execution of the Speaker’s declaration which had rendered four seats vacant. Speaking during a National …

The Parliament of Ghana has confirmed that no casualties were recorded during the fire incident at the Job 600 building early Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Fire gutted parts of the building, causing damage to a storeroom, although the exact cause of the fire remains unknown. Personnel of the Ghana National …

The vetting of President Akufo-Addo’s Supreme Court Justice nominees faced a sudden suspension today (August 13) after the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga challenged the President’s authority to appoint more than nine Justices to the Supreme Court, in addition to the Chief Justice. During the vetting process …

Fresh revelations from a new book indicate that the Chief of Staff’s office at the Jubilee House has been sending money to Parliament’s Appointment Committee to expedite the approval of ministerial appointments. In the book titled The President Ghana Never Got, investigative journalist Manasseh Azuri Awuni claims that this practice …

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has recalled Members of Parliament from their recess for an emergency sitting. According to a communiqué issued by the Speaker on Wednesday, August 7, the session is scheduled for Tuesday, September 3, in the afternoon. The decision follows a petition from the Majority Leader, …

The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to reassemble parliament. This follows the Majority caucus’ discontent with the Speaker’s decision to indefinitely adjourn the session on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. In a letter addressed to Mr Bagbin on Wednesday, July 31, Mr …

Hours after the Speaker sent the Member of Parliament for Sefwi Wiawso, Dr Kwaku Afriyie out of the House, he said he is yet to fully recover from the shock. According to him, he was only trying to draw Alban Bagbin’s attention to the fact that, he was not mandated …