The bribery allegation against the leadership of the Appointments Committee of parliament made by Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga and the report of the committee tasked to investigate it has created a rift among Minority Members of Parliament, Dr Rashid Draman, Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), has said. North Tongu … Read more
North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has disclosed that a lot of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) purchased new vehicles ahead of government’s directive not to purchase new vehicles. According to him, the announcement was propagandist and an attempt to make government appear prudent. Mr Ablakwa insisted he had evidence to the effect that government … Read more
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu has called on political leaders to rise up against the activities of vigilante groups affiliated to them. Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said these groups, backed by some political parties, need to be disbanded because they have no legal basis. He cited Article 200 of the 1992 Constitution which … Read more
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is advocating the disbandment of vigilante political parties in the country. This comes after a group of well-built men from the governing New Patriotic Party’s Delta Force on Friday 24 March stormed the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council to stop Mr George Agyei, who has been … Read more
The governing NPP affiliate vigilante group known as the Delta Force on Friday the 24th of March 2017 invaded the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) attacking the Regional Security Coordinator, George Agye, who was recently appointed to his post by President Akufo-Addo. It was the second time the fierce group was attacking the council requesting the removal of … Read more
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says it is time the nation increases it counter-terrorism security. He noted that the terrorists choose tourist destinations as their locations to effect maximum damage to numerous nationalities and make sure they catch world attention. The former deputy Education Minister’s comment follows a terrorist attack on … Read more
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Parliament’s ability to approve all of President Akufo-Addo’s Deputy Ministerial nominees before the house rises at the end of the month. The vetting of the 54 nominees by the Appointment Committee is expected to commence next Friday, which is just six days before the house rises on March 31. … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Effutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called on the police to thoroughly investigate the death Ghanaian journalist Bismark Bebli, who died in a freak accident on the Kasoa highway. According to the Member of Parliament, the police must make public its findings on the matter, to assure the public of its … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Effutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called on the police to thoroughly investigate the death Ghanaian journalist Bismark Bebli, who died in a freak accident on the Kasoa highway. According to the Member of Parliament, the police must make public its findings on the matter, to assure the public of its … Read more
The Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, Professor Frimpong-Boateng is advocating for stricter measures to address indiscriminate sand mining activities in Ghana. According to him, the unlawful activities of sand miners is having a negative impact on the environment and believes that a robust plan is needed to stop the menace. He told Citi News … Read more
The Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, Professor Frimpong-Boateng is advocating for stricter measures to address indiscriminate sand mining activities in Ghana. According to him, the unlawful activities of sand miners is having a negative impact on the environment and believes that a robust plan is needed to stop the menace. He told Citi News … Read more
The current government’s pledge to scrutinise all last minute appointments by the erstwhile Mahama-led NDC administration has resulted in massive unemployment and job loss, according to the Minority in Parliament. Minority member and Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa alleged that nearly 23,000 people have lost their jobs or the opportunity … Read more
A former Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Sylvester Mensah, has said the entire parliamentary bribery probe will amount to nothing without cross-examination. This follows the third sitting of the Joe Ghartey committee on Monday February 20. The ad hoc committee was set up by parliament to investigate an alleged attempt … Read more
Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko is currently before the Ghartey Committee as the body continues its probe into the bribery allegation made against him and the leadership of the Appointments Committee. Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, and Majority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mohammed have already been probed by members of the committee. Also to appear before the … Read more
Majority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed is currently before the Ghartey Committee as the body continues its probe into the bribery allegation made against the leadership of the Appointments Committee and Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko. Also to appear before the committee are Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko and North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The committee, … Read more
Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga will be appearing before the Ghartey Committee today, Monday, 20 February, as the body continues its probe into a bribery allegation Mr Ayariga made against the leadership of the Appointments Committee and Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko. Also to appear before the committee are Minority Chief Whip Muntaka Mubarak, Mr Agyarko … Read more
The committee is expected to question Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa at the meeting on Monday The ad hoc committee set up to investigate bribery allegations levelled against some members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament will resume work on Monday February 20, 2017. The committee chaired by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Essikado-Ketan constituency Joe … Read more
Mahama Ayariga, who is at the centre of a parliamentary bribery scandal, says he is ready to storm the committee investigating the matter without a lawyer because he is carrying the truth. The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central and other MPs are being probed after he claimed the Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko, then a … Read more
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzto Ablakwa has written to the chairman of the five-member ad hoc committee probing the bribery allegation that hit the Appointments Committee of Parliament, requesting to appear as a witness. Mr. Ablakwa’s request follows Wednesday’s disclosure by the chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu during … Read more
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has been invited to testify in the bribery case that hit Ghana’s parliament by the ad hoc committee, after he was earlier excluded. This follows his letter to the committee on Thursday [February 16] urging it to invite him because he was a party … Read more