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Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin says Africa is not deterred by the veiled threats of withdrawal of investments and international aid and other stringent economic measures that have attended the continent’s effort at protecting its culture, values, and societal norms and to safeguard the future of its …

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin Sumani, has asked the House to reconvene on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Mr Bagbin, in a notice dated April 20, explained that the recall is for the consideration of “urgent parliamentary business” in the House. The MPs, however, are expected to shorten their Easter …

The President of the republic, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo will on Wednesday, March 8, deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament. The presentation is in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution. According to the said Article, the President shall deliver a message on the State of …

The Third Meeting of the Second Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic reconvenes today, Tuesday, October 25, 2022. A statement issued by the Office of the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, has said. It said: “In pursuance of Standing …

Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon.  Alban Bagbin says the demand by school feeding caterers to increase school feeding grants is justified. The caterers want an upward review of grants to prepare meals for school children from the current ¢0.97 to ¢3 per school child. The caterers in May embarked …

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 …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has expressed his deepest anger over the failure of the Finance Minister to furnish Parliament with various contractual agreements signed by government agencies. According to him, the Finance Ministry has for over a year disregarded the directive for the Ministry to provide details of …

The Speaker of Parliament could be putting himself at risk of charges which carry up to ten years in jail if he is found to have acted contrary to the provisions of the 1992 constitution by rejecting the 2022 Budget, a constitutional lawyer has said, and if the Supreme Court …

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu says the Speaker’s ruling on the 2022 budget has no binding effect on Parliament. According to the Suame MP, the motion for the approval of the 2022 budget still stands in the name of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, despite the rejection by a one-sided …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says he was not informed that the Majority were having a Caucus meeting. Even though the NDC Caucus protested against the suspension, the Speaker resolved to suspend the House. “I have just been informed that the Majority side wants to have 30 minutes meeting …