There was no point in the Speaker of parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, recalling Members of Parliament to consider the motion filed by the Minority in parliament to have the house investigate President John Mahama for receiving a Ford Expedition gift from a Burkinabe contractor if he was going to say the motion was not admissible, … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has vowed to pursue an independent probe and possible impeachment of President John Mahama as far as his acceptance of a Ford Expedition gift from a Burkinabe contractor is concerned, by presenting a petition to the Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood. The Speaker of parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, threw out a … Read more
There should have been laws to punish Minority MPs over their failed attempt at filing a motion to probe President John Mahama’s acceptance of a Ford gift, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has said. Legislators were summoned from their recess on Thursday over the matter, in which the … Read more
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has criticised the Minority in parliament over what he says is its move to get parliament to override the constitutional mandate of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). According to him, “in a democracy there is dictatorship by the law”. … Read more
Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho was partisan in his ruling on Thursday, 1 September, which scuttled the chances of the Minority to engage the Majority in a debate over the propriety of President John Mahama’s acceptance of a Ford Expedition as a gift from Burkinabe contractor Djibril Kanazoe, Abuakwa South MP Samuel Atta Akyea … Read more
In the end, the Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, was the difference between a motion to investigate or not to investigate the President after he took a luxurious Ford Expedition gift from the Burkinabe contractor in 2012. The Minority had caused the Speaker to summon the MPs back to parliament. They were mostly campaigning … Read more
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Abuakwa-South, Samuel Atta Akyea, has argued that the Speaker of Parliament embarrassed the House with his dismissal of a motion which sought to have President John Mahama investigated over the Ford gift saga. “What is it that will prevent anybody from blocking this issue? What is it … Read more
The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa , has lashed out at the Opposition New Patriotic party over what he says is their futile attempt to smear President John Mahama with corruption. He said “Mahama is incorruptible and will never be”. According to him, the President has proven beyond reasonable … Read more
The decision of the Speaker of parliament to throw out a motion of inquiry filed by the Minority caucus concerning the gift of a Ford SUV to President Mahama is “very saddening”, MP for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea has noted. “The rule of natural justice was not observed because the Speaker of Parliament should … Read more
The Minority in parliament has described the Speaker of Parliament’s decision to throw out a motion to have President Mahama investigated for receiving a Ford SUV gift as “capricious, whimsical”. Mr Edward Doe Adjaho threw out a motion of inquiry filed by Minority legislators on Thursday, 1 September. In dismissing the motion, Mr Adjaho told … Read more
The New Patriotic Party’s minority in parliament have accused the Speaker and the majority for “arrogating to themselves the power to interpret the constitution the way they deemed fit” without applying themselves to Article 296 of the same constitution. According to the NPP, “there’s no Constitutional Instrument (C. I) in respect of the exercise of … Read more
The Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho has dismissed a motion submitted by the Minority in Parliament requesting the House to investigate the gift of Ford Expedition to President John Mahama. In a motion dated August 3, 2016, the Minority requested that Parliamentarians are recalled from recess to constitute a special Parliamentary Committee to investigate … Read more
It’s heart-warming to note efforts by the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari to invigorate the economy for the overall interest of Nigerians. One of such proposals is the ‘Emergency Economic Stabilisation Bill 2016’ seeking emergency powers from the National Assembly to push his planned stimulus for the economy. In the proposal, President Muhammadu … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has said the dismissal of a motion it filed to have the house investigate President John Mahama for receiving a Ford Expedition as a gift from a Burkinabe contractor, was arbitrary. Speaking to journalists immediately after Mr Edward Doe Adjaho’s ruling on Thursday, 1 September, Minority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said dismissing … Read more
Deputy Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has indicated the minority in Parliament is dazed with the outcome of the motion filed to impeach President Mahama. The Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho dismissed a motion by the Minority members of the House calling for the establishment of a bi-partisan committee to investigate President John Mahama … Read more
The Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho has dismissed a motion by the Minority members of the House calling for the establishment of a bi-partisan committee to investigate President John Mahama for receiving a ford vehicle gift from a Burkinabe Contractor. In his address to the House Thursday, the Speaker said he was forced to … Read more
Moves by members of the opposition in parliament to impeach President Mahama over the Ford Expedition saga is a decoy being staged by a bigwig of the ruling National Democratic Congress a group with sympathy for the party has alleged. The group led by Abdul Rashid Musah, is alleging that they have gathered reliable information … Read more
Parliament will resume sitting today Thursday September 1 in connection with the motion filed by the minority over President John Mahama’s acceptance of a Ford Expedition present from Burkinabe contractor Djibril Kanazoe, who was in turn awarded numerous contracts by the Government of Ghana. The Speaker of parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, per Article 112, summoned … Read more
Minority Leader, Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin says the recall by Parliament which was occasioned by the Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) over a proposed motion to the House to investigate President John Dramani Mahama for collecting a Ford Expedition gift from a Burkinabe contractor is just an attempt to dent the image of the … Read more
The Deputy Minority leader of Parliament says contrary to claims, they can unilaterally initiate the impeachment process of President John Mahama over the Ford Expedition saga without the majority. Dominic Nitiwul told Dzifa Bampoh, host of Joy FM’s Top Story program Wednesday that steps to get a President impeached do not entail the involvement of … Read more