The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye has underscored the need for the House to establish a legal department in the parliamentary service to assist them on legal related matters. At the opening of the second meeting of the first session of the seventh parliament Tuesday, the Speaker said the establishment will help has … Read more
A Senior Economics Lecturer at the Kumasi Polytechnic, Thomas Kusi Boafo has described the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga as a coward for apologizing after the bribery allegation against some of his colleagues in Parliament and the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko. According to him, Mr Ayariga should produce evidence of … Read more
A documentary on Ghana’s political history screened last Wednesday as part of the country’s 60th Independence anniversary has generated a heated debate between the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and producers of the film. But the Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Michael Aaron Oquaye, has said cocoa and education played a key role in mobilising the masses, … Read more
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu was arrayed before Parliament and quizzed by MPs from both sides of the carpet over controversies surrounding the actual owners of the disputed Aviation-Adenta lands. Peter Amewu botched to address most of questions posed, but narrated the historical viewpoint that, the Adenta Land measuring 632.74 hectares … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday said Ghana would leverage on the alliances and friendships built over the past six decades “to grow our economy and nation.” “Our common humanity requires that we forge partnerships with the developed world that would lead to the transformation of the lives of the Ghanaian and African peoples, … Read more
Tensions are high in the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency as some party executives have petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to appoint the constituency chairman, Robert Osei-Bonsu, as Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Ga East Assembly. The individuals comprising 556 polling station executives, 12 electoral area coordinators and 10 constituency executives have appended their signature to express their … Read more
After the issues regarding the plagiarism has been debated and pushed out of public discourse, a couple of issues that will continue to find its way back into the Ghanaian public sphere are the policy and legislation reforms President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Prof Michael Aaron Oquaye, Speaker of Parliament disclosed in their respective … Read more
After the issues regarding the plagiarism has been debated and pushed out of public discourse, a couple of issues that will continue to find its way back into the Ghanaian public sphere are the policy and legislation reforms President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Prof Michael Aaron Oquaye, Speaker of Parliament disclosed in their respective … Read more
The Committee of Selection of the Seventh Parliament under the Fourth Republic on Tuesday presented to the House of Representatives members of the Business and Appointments Committee. The Business Committee includes the Majority Leader as Chairman, and the Chief Whips of the Parliamentary Groups. This Committee proposes for the approval of the House, the business … Read more
President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo has taken to micro-blog Twitter to congratulate his “good friend” Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye who was elected the new Speaker of Parliament on Saturday. Prof Oquaye was elected as Speaker on Saturday dawn during the first sitting of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu … Read more
play videoMike Oquaye has just been sworn in as Speaker of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic Newly sworn-in Speaker Prof Michael Aaron Oquaye has asked the country’s 275 legislators to play their part to ensure the aspirations of Ghanaians, for which they were voted into office, are fulfilled. According to him, there are … Read more
Former Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Reverend Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye has been elected as the Speaker of the Seventh Parliament of Ghana. He was proposed by Minority Leader of the immediate past Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu, at the inaugural sitting of the Seventh Parliament on Saturday, January 7. Proceedings were supervised by Clerk of Parliament … Read more
Former Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Reverend Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye has been elected as the Speaker of the Seventh Parliament of Ghana. He was proposed by Minority Leader of the immediate past Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu, at the inaugural sitting of the Seventh Parliament on Saturday, January 7. Proceedings were supervised by Clerk of Parliament … Read more
Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye was born on 4th April 1944 to Mr. E. G.N. Oquaye of Osu, Accra (a cocoa merchant) and Mrs. Felicia Awusiki Oquaye, (nee Azu) of Odumase-Krobo – the third of 7 children. He was brought up at Asamankese in the Eastern Region where he attended the Catholic and Presbyterian Schools before … Read more