The Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), believes the Joe Ghartey committee report on the bribery allegations against Parliament’s Appointments committee, may have only complicated matters and done little to uphold the reputation Ghana’s legislature. According to the Executive Director of ACEPA, Dr. Rashid Dramani, the near fisticuffs and breakdown of order in the House … Read more
The Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), believes the Joe Ghartey committee report on the bribery allegations against Parliament’s Appointments committee, may have only complicated matters and done little to uphold the reputation Ghana’s legislature. According to the Executive Director of ACEPA, Dr. Rashid Dramani, the near fisticuffs and breakdown of order in the House … Read more
The atmosphere in Ghana’s Parliament Wednesday was tensed after a committee that investigated a bribery allegation laid its report. Joy News’ Parliamentary Correspondent, Joseph Opoku Gakpo said the apprehension of the legislators was stirred after the discussion on the report was adjourned to Thursday. This, he explained was done to afford the Members of Parliament … Read more
The Minority Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa believes the leadership of Parliament should investigate the confusion that rocked Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS parliament in Abuja, Nigeria recently. The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament initially refused to swear in the Ghanaian delegation, because of some confusion … Read more
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs believes future general elections could result in higher attrition rates in Ghana’s Parliament unless Members of Parliament pursue the interests of their constituents. In the centre’s view, the increased number of relatively short-term serving legislators could be blamed on the perception that some MPs decide to service personal and … Read more
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs, believes future general elections could result in higher attrition rates in Ghana’s Parliament, unless Members of Parliament pursue the interests of their constituents. In the centre’s view, the increased number of relatively short term serving legislators could be blamed on the perception that some MPs decide to service personal and … Read more
The Africa Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), a non-for-profit organisation, has mounted a strong opposition to the appointment of John Oti Bless as deputy minister for Local Government and Rural Development. Oti Bless is alleged to have earlier made unsavory comments at the Chief Justice, Georgina Wood, on an Accra based radio station,causing both the … Read more