The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, has complained about what he calls the poor attendance of Members of Parliament, few days after members resumed from recess. According to the speaker, MPs do not attend sittings early enough, a situation which he says is affecting the work of the House. He added that, should the … Read more
Parliamentary Seats Outlook As the December 7 parliamentary and presidential elections inch closer, and as usual of political discourse in the country, all manner of calculations and speculations on the chances of the candidates, especially, of the two dominant political parties; the ruling National Democratic Congress and the biggest opposition New Patriotic Party is beginning … Read more
Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Alfred Agbesi, is asking Ghanaians to vote massively for National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidates in the upcoming elections to save President John Mahama from impeachment. He argued the party does not just need majority but “absolute majority” in parliament to quell any attempt by the minority to impeach President Mahama. … Read more
Anti-corruption crusader P. C. Appiah-Ofori has described as needless, a move by the Minority in Parliament to impeach President John Mahama in connection with a Ford Expedition gist he received from Burkinabe contractor Djibril Kanazoe. The Minority in parliament will on Thursday move a motion for a probe into circumstances that surrounded the gifting of … Read more
Deputy Majority Leader Alfred Agbesi has said some technicalities will work against a move by the Minority to impeach President John Dramani Mahama over the Ford Expedition gift saga. The Minority in parliament will on Thursday move a motion for a probe into circumstances surrounding Mr Mahama receiving the SUV as a gift from Burkinabe … Read more
Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has dismissed suggestions that summoning the House from recess amounts to a waste of the country’s scarce financial resources. Last week, the Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho recalled members to a one week sitting beginning 1st September. There are indications this was instigated by a petition from … Read more