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The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has adjourned the House indefinitely citing the lack of a quorum as the reason for halting the session. He took the decision on Tuesday, October 22 after announcing that he received a communication from the Supreme Court on his earlier ruling declaring the four …

Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in Parliament, has said the Speaker of Parliament has earned his respect for yielding to the authority of the Supreme Court. This concerns the declaration of some four seats in Parliament vacant which the apex court stayed after an …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says he does not understand the source of the confusion over how the leadership of the various caucuses in the House should be appointed. This was after he clarified that the political parties still have the power to lead the process of appointing or …

The speaker of parliament Alban Bagbin has called on Ghanaians to be guided by the transition of Ghana’s democratic system and the role of parliament in the peace the country enjoys through its operations. He was worried about the distortions in the history of Ghana especially the debate about who …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has reacted to the leaked audio tape brought to his attention by the Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah. The tape captures some senior officials of the police and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) hatching plans to oust the Inspector General of …

Ningo Prampram Lawmaker Samuel Nartey George has said the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu Ekuful must as a matter of urgency brief the house on the ongoing SIM card deactivation. Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, June 6, he said people’s livelihoods have been affected by …

The second deputy speaker of parliament Andrew Amoako Asiamah has condemned the actions of some members of parliament who took pictures and videos of themselves during the secret voting last Friday to approve ministerial nominees and supreme court judges. At least two members of the minority, a member of parliament …

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin on Thursday, February 16 warned Members of Parliament (MPs) against using unparliamentary language in their submissions on the presentation by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta regarding the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). The Speaker warned them not to speak as though they were in a …

  The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has ruled that an ad-hoc committee will be set up to probe the allegations for the motion of censure raised by the Minority Caucus against the embattled Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta. According to the Speaker, setting up a committee will provide an …

It will be recalled that the Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya constituency Hon. Adwoa Safo fate to be determined  whether  to declare her seat vacant or non-vacant  by the speaker of parliament on Wednesday 26th October,2022. But today at the  parliamentary the  Speaker of parliament Alban Bagbin  dismissed a …