Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Akwatia in the Eastern region says being in opposition is “sweet”. According to Ahmed Mohammed Baba Jamal, being in opposition relieves you of all the stress associated with governance in the country. The former MP revealed this on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem Wednesday. Baba … Read more
A retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice V. C.R.A.C Crabbe has called on Parliament to allow some Parliamentarians who have a difficulty expressing themselves in the English language to contribute in their local dialect. According to Justice Crabbe, there shouldn’t be any difficulty in allowing Members of Parliament contributing to debates in their local languages via … Read more
The Executive Director for the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs has supported calls for Members of Parliament (MPs) who are deficient in the English language to be commended and not ridiculed. He believes that hiring interpreter services for such MPs – as many are calling for – would further open them up for further ridicule. … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Akwatia in the Eastern region, Mercy Ama Sey is disappointed after she was subjected to public ridicule over her rendition of the English language According to her, speaking good English cannot equate performance thus should not be the yardstick for people to judge her. The first time MP who beat … Read more
President Akufo-Addo shed tears over the weekend during the 52nd anniversary of the demise of Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah. JB Danquah, as all who knew him preferred to call him, was a member of the famous ‘Big Six’ (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamtey, William Ofori-Atta and himself, Joseph Boakye Danquah) … Read more
Ledzokuku MP Sena Okiti-Duah has lost her seat to the main opposition New Patriotic Party’s Dr Okoe Boye. Mrs Okiti-Duah polled 43,092 votes while Dr Boye had 45,259. The results are provisional. The Electoral Commission is yet to certify the results. Mrs Okiti-Duah is not the only incumbent who has lost. Akwatia MP Baba Jamal … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia, Baba Jamal has lost his seat to the opposition New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) candidate for the area, Mercy Ama Sey. Jamal who doubles as a deputy Minister for Employment & Labour Relations put up a spirited performance with the hope of retaining the seat he won for the governing … Read more