The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Offinso South constituency, Ben Abdallah Banda says he wants another invitation to return to North Norfolk in the United Kingdom because it’s a wonderful place to be. Mr Abdallah was part of a delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentary, which observed eight constituencies across the country during the final … Read more
A member of the Joe Ghartey Committee says they wrote to members of Parliament’s Appointments Committee to help with investigations into the bribery claim, but none responded. Ben Abdallah Banda says apart from North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa who sent in a memo, no other member of the committee presented any … Read more
All eyes will be on Parliament today as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mr Mahama Ayariga, is billed to render an unqualified apology to Parliament to purge himself of the contempt of Parliament charge against him. The special committee that investigated the bribery allegation he made against the chairman and some members … Read more
The Joe Ghartey Committee investigating allegations of bribery against three Members of Parliament and a Minister is likely to submit its report to Parliament on Wednesday. A member of the investigative committee and MP for Offinso South, Ben Abdallah, says a finishing touch is being applied to the highly anticipated report. “I don’t know what … Read more
Joe Ghartey, the Chairman of Parliament’s ad-hoc committee constituted to investigate a recent bribery scandal that has hit the House, has stated that he won’t recuse himself over a potential conflict of interest situation. According to him, he does not believe he is in a conflict of interest position being chairman of the investigative committee, having … Read more
Chairman of the five-member committee set up by Parliament to investigate the bribery allegations levelled against some members of the Appointments Committee says he has all the legal backing to work. Member of Parliament for Essikado Ketan Joe Ghartey’s remit to chair the investigative committee has been questioned in some quarters. The critics argued that … Read more
The five-member committee set up by the Speaker of Parliament to look into the bribery allegations against some members of the Appointments Committee cannot begin work. This is due to the absence of the star witness, Mahama Ayariga. The Bawku Central Member of Parliament is said to have travelled out of Ghana for an international … Read more
The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has called on the five-member Committee tasked to look into the parliamentary bribery scandal to consider probing Joy FM, an Accra based radio station. Speaking with Atinka FM’s morning show host Ekourba Gyasi on Wednesday, Johnson Asiedu Nketia mentioned that Multimedia’s Joy … Read more
The Ashanti Region officially started the micro processes for the elections yesterday, amidst controversies over the late arrival and design of the ballot papers. All the representatives of the various political parties from the 47 constituencies in the region gathered at the Ashanti Regional Police Depot to monitor the certification and subsequent distribution of the … Read more
Pollster, Ben Ephson has said the governing National Democratic Congress(NDC) has raised the bar too high by predicting to win about 13 seats in the Ashanti region, the opposition New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) stronghold in the December 7 polls. “The NDC’s claim to annex 9 additional seats to its 4 seats, making a total of … Read more