MPs (members of the Parliament) in Britain’s House of Commons voted unanimously after an emergency debate Monday to call on U. S. President Donald Trump to repeal his travel ban on Muslims. As a three-hour debate took place at Westminster, thousands of protesters gathered at the gates of Downing Street to reinforce a call on … Read more
By Austin Brakopowers Ghanaians will become orphans if the three arms of government are allowed to wallow in corruption. It’s the reason we don’t need to sit quiet to water down the latest allegation that has hit the legislature. I have personally been sceptical about Members of Parliament (MP) who ride the moral horse branding … Read more
The Center for Progressive Governance (CenProG) has noted with grave concern the happpenings on the Appointment Committee of Parliament since they begun vetting the first batch of ministerial nominees of President Akufo-Addo for various portfolios. CenProG will like to put on record that, like many Ghanaians, we have not been very pleased with the conduct … Read more
Bawku Central MP has been boxed into a corner after making allegations that his colleagues in the NDC were given 3,000 to buy approval of the Energy Minister. A claim which, history shows, sets the claimant up in a me-against-the-world style. Holding the attention of listeners on Newsfile Saturday for 30 minutes, the Bawku Central … Read more
Before night fell yesterday, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) member of parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, set the nation on a fire of controversy. He alleged that the Minister-designate for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, had bribed members of the appointment committee to have him approved. Mr. Agyarko’s approval was being withheld following his allegation that … Read more
Managing Editor of The Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has refused to accept claims that the alleged attempted bribery of the minority is a rumour. He categorically stated that details relating to the raising of the money and its delivery were revealed by a member of parliament – belonging to the camp of NPP – … Read more
Parliament has cautioned individuals and organizations against ranking the activities and performance of its members. The caution follows the ranking of Ghanaian lawmakers by an organization called Odikro. In its ranking published January 24, 2017, Odikro rated outspoken New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Ken Agyapong, among the 50 worst performing members … Read more
Parliament has cautioned individuals and organizations against ranking the activities and performance of its members. The caution follows the ranking of Ghanaian lawmakers by an organization called Odikro. In its ranking published January 24, 2017, Odikro rated outspoken New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Ken Agyapong, among the 50 worst performing members … Read more
Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto cancelled on Thursday a scheduled meeting with US President Donald Trump next week amid a deepening dispute over a border wall promised by America’s new leader. “This morning we informed the White House that I will not attend the work meeting planned for next Tuesday with the POTUS [president of … Read more
Attorney General Jeremy Wright (L, front) arrives at the British Supreme Court in London, Britain, Jan. 24, 2017. The British Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled on that Prime Minister Theresa May must consult Parliament before triggering formal negotiations on Britain leaving the European Union. (Xinhua/Han Yan) The British Government laid a brief bill before parliament … Read more
The Minister of Health designate, Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has said that if given the opportunity to be the Minister of Health, he will ensure that operations of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) were not politicised. Mr Agyemang-Manu, who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dormaa Central, made the assertion when he appeared before … Read more
A new report assessing the performance of Members of Ghana’s 6th parliament, shows that, some nineteen MPs never spoke on the floor of the House in the last four years of the sixth parliament. The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo constituency, Anthony Akoto Osei, and that of Ketu South constituency James Klutse Avedzi, were … Read more
It has emerged that for four solid years, a total of 19 Members of Parliament who were part of the Sixth Parliament under the Fourth Republic did not make a single statement on the floor of Parliament. A STAR-Ghana funded project also revealed some MPs including NPP firebrand Ken Ohene Agyapong and former Deputy Central … Read more
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has refused to divulge “operational details” of what happened during a Trident test last June. It is reported that a missile went off course, but the government has not confirmed or denied this. Theresa May was told about the test when she became prime minister in July, shortly ahead of … Read more
Theresa May was told about a recent Trident test happening when she became prime minister, Downing Street has said, following reports a missile went off course. Labour and the SNP are urging the government to explain whether a test firing from HMS Vengeance went wrong. The incident reportedly happened a few weeks before MPs voted … Read more
Defense Minister-designate Dominic Nitiwul has said that the Appointments Committee took a soft stance on him during his vetting session due to his impressive record. Dominic Nitiwul indicated that members of the Committee believed that he was competent to occupy the position of Defense Minister in the Akufo-Addo-led administration. The Defense Minister nominee was the … Read more
NOT POLITICS AS USUAL: Loyalty over competence; a candid review of president nana addo’s appointments. 18/01/2017 All over the world loyalty and competence are the two most critical and potent factors political leaders consider before appointing officials to serve in their government after an electoral victory. They are the most critical because a President must … Read more
The failure of the sixth parliament in passing the Right To Information (RTI) law should be blamed on the erstwhile John Mahama administration, Ugonna Ukaigwe, Coordinator for the Right to Information Coalition, Ghana, has said. According to her, a lot of resources, time and energy were committed by veracious stakeholders as support for the passage … Read more
All over the world loyalty and competence are the two most critical and potent factors political leaders consider before appointing officials to serve in their government after an electoral victory. They are the most critical because a President must first of all have some considerable level of trust and confidence in an individual before considering … Read more
The age-long Right to Information (RTI) Bill, which has been described by many as the oldest Bill in Parliament, suffered a major defeat when the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana under the NDC-led administration failed to pass the Bill into law before its tenure lapsed on 7th January, 2016. The Bill had … Read more