It seems anti-corruption campaigner and member of pressure group, Occupy Ghana, Sydney Casely-Hayford, is not out of the woods yet despite his apology to outraged members of Ghana’s legislature, who are bent on grilling him for supposedly insulting them. Casely-Hayford has been cited for a possible contempt of Parliament after he said at a programme … Read more
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), has held an inception technical workshop for the “Environmentally Sound Disposal and Recycling of E-waste in Ghana” Programme in Accra. The Technical workshop is supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. With an approved budget of 15 million Euro from the German Government, … Read more
The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Nadowli/Kaleo constituency in the Upper West Region, Hon. Lawyer Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, is still showing leadership in both Parliament and in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as he has indicated that he would consult his seniors, elders and executives of the party … Read more
The Second coming of Kwesi Appiah as head coach of Ghana Black Stars is probably the worst kept secret in the annals of Ghana football. Thirty-One (31) months ago, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) parted ways with Kwesi Appiah on a very dramatic note. Dramatic in the sense that when the public was outraged by … Read more
The Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), believes the Joe Ghartey committee report on the bribery allegations against Parliament’s Appointments committee, may have only complicated matters and done little to uphold the reputation Ghana’s legislature. According to the Executive Director of ACEPA, Dr. Rashid Dramani, the near fisticuffs and breakdown of order in the House … Read more
The Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), believes the Joe Ghartey committee report on the bribery allegations against Parliament’s Appointments committee, may have only complicated matters and done little to uphold the reputation Ghana’s legislature. According to the Executive Director of ACEPA, Dr. Rashid Dramani, the near fisticuffs and breakdown of order in the House … Read more
If, indeed, Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga lied about his claim that the Appointments Committee of parliament was bribed by Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko for him to be approved, then he deserves to be punished beyond being asked to render an apology, Sulemana Braimah, Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has … Read more
The terror attack at the British Parliament on Wednesday, has seen some Members of Ghana’s Parliament revive the debate of the security of Ghana’s legislature, with the Chairman of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Patrick Boamah, saying MPs are vulnerable in chamber. The last significant debate about MPs’ security followed the murder of the Abuakwa North … Read more
The terror attack at the British Parliament on Wednesday, has seen some Members of Ghana’s Parliament revive the debate of the security of Ghana’s legislature, with the Chairman of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Patrick Boamah, saying MPs are vulnerable in chamber. The last significant debate about MPs’ security followed the murder of the Abuakwa North MP, … Read more
A freelance Journalist, Listowel Nana Poku says he will petition the International Criminal Court, should the Ad hoc committee probing the bribery scandal in Ghana’s parliament perverse judgment in the case. “I will not let this matter go to sleep, If CHRAJ will not investigate this scandal, I will make sure I’ll take it even … Read more
North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed worry over the rising incidents of hate activities across the world. He said xenophobic attacks in Africa as well as shooting incidents such as the killing of an Indian immigrant in Kansas City in United States poison the affection and cordiality expected to exist … Read more
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Keta has threatened to challenge the House’s approval of government’s 2017 budget in court on Monday. Richard Quarshigah said his action was triggered by some policy directions in the budget that he claimed violates the 1992 Constitution. He cited the decision to cut down statutory payment to the District … Read more
Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga has said he has no direct evidence which will prove that members of Parliament’s Appointment Committee received a bribe from the then Minister of Energy, Mr Boakye Agyarko, to facilitate his approval. According to him, his allegation was after he found out that the money was not allowances … Read more
The decision by Enoch Teye-Mensah, the former member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram to contest for the Council of State slot for Greater Accra appears to have angered the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in his constituency. The constituency executives of the party are seeking to talk the former minister out of the contest. The party in the … Read more
African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs has asked Parliament to investigate the confusion that rocked the country’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, Nigeria. According to the Centre, the House must also put in place measures to prevent such “embarrassment” in the future. Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament was left stranded outside the legislative … Read more
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs has asked parliament to investigate the confusion that rocked the country’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, Nigeria. According to the centre, the House must also put in place measures to prevent such “embarrassment” in the future. Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, was left stranded outside the … Read more
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs has asked parliament to investigate the confusion that rocked the country’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament. According to the centre, the House must also put in place measures to prevent such “embarrassment” in the future. Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, was left stranded outside the legislative house in … Read more
A former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Ningo-Prampram Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, E. T. Mensah, is among those contesting to represent the Greater Accra Region on the Council of State. A notice of poll published by the Electoral Commission, confirms Mr. E. T Mensah’s participation in the election slated for … Read more
Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s decision, to reconstitute delegates on the majority side of Ghana’s Legislature, to the ECOWAS Parliament without consulting his colleagues is what has resulted in the international embarrassment that met the Ghanaian delegation last Friday January 10, 2017 in Abuja, Nigeria during the 2017 Extra Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Parliament. The alleged … Read more
Majority leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has reiterated calls to create more space for women in parliament for the House to be responsive. He said to be in line with the Intra-Parliamentary Union (IPU) standards, an international organisation of Parliaments, Ghana needs to be “encouraging and deepening responsiveness of our parliament to have an all … Read more