POLITICS

The Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak has said the Minority will not allow Deputy Speakers to vote in spite of the Supreme Court ruling that they can vote while presiding over affairs in Parliament. According to him, the Minority will resist any attempt by other arms of government to dictate for Parliament. “Folks we wait to ...

The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr John Boadu, has stated that the party has instituted an internal investigative process into the Fomena Constituency disturbances in the Ashanti Region which resulted in some supporters painting the office in the colours of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Mr Boadu said anyone found culpable shall be disciplined ...

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has directed the Clerk of Parliament to delete names of Members of Parliament who have smuggled their names onto the attendance sheets. Some MPs have been accused of smuggling their names into the attendance sheets even when they do not show up for work. On Thursday the house was forced to abandon ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is in full support of the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy despite his palpable silence on conversations around it, General Secretary of the ruling party has said. According to John Boadu, the Vice President has not spoken about it because he is not expected to comment on everything. “I can tell you for a fact that ...

Former President John Mahama has describing as dangerous the Supreme Court ruling that Deputy Speaker can vote and be part of the quorum for decision making when he presides over affairs in Parliament. “A unanimous 7-0? Shocking but not surprising. An unfortunate interpretation for convenience that sets a dangerous precedent of judicial interference in Parliamentary procedure for the future,” Mr ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he is so surprised that so much energy has been “wasted” on the debate about whether or not Deputy Speakers of Parliament could vote on the floor of the House when presiding over a matter, since, in his view, that debate was unnecessary since the 1992 Constitution clearly provides for it. Reacting to the Supreme ...

Ghana’s Attorney General, Mr Godfred Dame has asked the Tema High Court to refuse the bail application of #FixTheCountry Movement convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor because the youth activist, who is standing trial for treason felony after threatening a coup on social media in connection with the e-levy, has been uncooperative with the investigators. The Minister of Justice, in a document to ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the Supreme Court ruling that said Deputy Speakers of Parliament have the right to vote in decision-making while presiding over proceedings of the House as “shocking but not surprising”. According to Mr Mahama, the ruling of the Supreme Court is “an unfortunate interpretation for convenience that sets a dangerous precedent of judicial interference ...

Presidential candidate hopeful of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Kwabena Duffour appears to have begun his door to door campaign of realising his dreams of leading the party for the 2024 general elections. The former Finance Minister has been holding meetings with party members in the Ashnati Region about the need for them to believe in the ...

Members of the Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) have expressed worry over the long silence of Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia over the free fall of the cedi. “Now, a businessman needs as much as GHS760,000 to get a $100,000 for business but not too long ago a businessman needed GHS640,000 for $100,000”, the group lamented. According to TAGG, in less than ...