Politics

The NDC Minority in Parliament has boycotted today’s sitting to enable Members accompany and solidarize with two members of our Caucus, namely the Minority Leader, Hon. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, and MP for Assin North, Hon. James Gyakye Quayson. The two are due to appear in court this morning in …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has voiced his concern regarding a recent decision by the Supreme Court deeming a clause in the Narcotics Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019), unconstitutional. The clause sought to grant the Minister of Interior the authority to issue licenses for the cultivation of cannabis for industrial or …

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, says he has sacrificed enough for the New Patriotic Party to be given the opportunity to lead the party in the 2024 polls. Dr. Bawumia says when the party needed a witness for the 2012 general election petition; he was available to sacrifice for the …

The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Murtala Mohammed has denied referring to the Minister for Communication and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful as a practitioner of LGBTQ. Murtala Mohammed – MP Tamale Central This comes on the back of the Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. …

Minutes after securing a favorable judgment from the Court of Appeal in the Opuni and Agongo cases, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice announced he is heading to Parliament soon with a new Bill for Ghanaian judges to adopt proceedings in criminal trials in the event that another judge is unable …

The Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Nsiah Asare, has stated that the exodus of doctors from the country is not primarily due to issues of remuneration. Instead, he emphasized that many doctors who choose to leave after completing their training do so because they aspire to become specialists. Dr Nsiah Asare …

Former Minister of Trade and Industry Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has become the first flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be vetted in the build-up to November 4’s presidential primaries. Mr Kyerematen was vetted on Monday, July 3 by the Prof Mike Oquaye-chaired committee on the first day of vetting. …

Former Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Environment Mr Kwadwo Adjei-Darko has cautioned members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to make a mistake that will bring back the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to power in 2024. According to him, there is no way the National Democratic Congress (NDC) would …

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and the MP for Suame Constituency, Hon. Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has rejected calls from a section of Ghanaians to discontinue the criminal trial of embattled Assin North constituency MP-elect, James Gyakye Quayson. The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, has described as needless for the Attorney-General (A-G), Godfred Yeboah Dame, …

The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has expressed concern regarding comments made by individuals in high positions that could potentially impact the ongoing criminal trial of James Gyakye Quayson, the Member of Parliament-elect for Assin North. The Attorney General is particularly worried about calls to reverse the decision of the …