POLITICS

Although Article 13 of the Constitution of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) requires that the running mate to the flag bearer for a major election where the candidate is not the sitting president be announced 12 months before the poll, that of 2024 has been postponed. This was after Dr. …

Samuel Nartey George, a Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, who is one of the sponsors of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, also known as the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, is alleging that some members of the Majority caucus have been influenced by the LGBTQ …

Proponents of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill also known as the Anti-LGBT Bill, are fuming over the inability of Parliament to take the bill at its consideration stage on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. The Bill, which proscribes the promotion, advocacy, campaigning for, and …

The Yellow Army movement, engineered by Hon. Alan Kyerematen, embraced Mahama’s 24-hour economy, which is the way to go, and any politician who is called a bluff doesn’t know anything about politics. ”Anyone who says Mahama’s 24-hour economy is feasible is not a good politician, but what we need to …

The Parliamentary Service has clarified that the 2024 budget has not been approved and is still before the House. “The Parliament of Ghana wishes to bring to the attention of the general public that the budget statement and economic policy of the government for the year ending December 3, 2024, …

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has reprimanded Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, for her interjection during a debate in Parliament on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. This was when a debate on the Import Restrictions Bill was being debated in the House. The Minority in Parliament had raised concerns about …

Former President and flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has been trumpeting a 24-hour economy that he believes will breathe fresh life into the ailing Ghanaian economy. This decision has received varied opinions from individuals, politicians, civil society organizations, and the business community. Whereas the …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed his displeasure with the President over his silence on the Criminal Offences Amendment Bill 2022, which relates to witchcraft. The private member’s bill, sponsored by the Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis Xavier Sosu, was passed in July 2023 with the aim …

The Chief of Goaso, Nana Kwasi Bosompra, shed tears while speaking about the poor nature of roads in the Ahafo Region. Though the main road linking Mim to the township has been awarded on contract, construction has long been abandoned. The chief was in tears as he lamented the poor …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of the house to expedite work on the bill concerning the promotion of proper sexual human rights and Ghanaian family values, also known as the Anti-LGBTQ bill, to ensure its passage by next week. The …