The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has petitioned Parliament to refer Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin to the Privileges Committee, accusing him of defying a parliamentary resolution that removed him from the country’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has strongly opposed the nomination of Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Chief Justice, describing the decision as a violation of Ghana’s constitutional order.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has dismissed a motion filed by the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, seeking to halt the vetting of acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie.
President John Dramani Mahama has, on behalf of the government and the people of Ghana, donated modest but heartfelt relief items worth GHS 10 million to three countries —Jamaica, Cuba, and Sudan —that have been hit by a humanitarian crisis.
The Presidential Election Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), led by former Bekwai MP Joseph Osei Owusu, has declared that all party members who are currently suspended will have their voting rights revoked until they fulfil the necessary procedures for reinstatement.
The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has been granted bail in the sum of GHC150,000 with one surety to be justified by the Circuit Court in Accra.
Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament to remove Abena Osei-Asare as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, citing concerns over her impartiality and potential conflict of interest.
The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has denied allegations that he incited residents of Hwidiem to attack security personnel from the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) during a recent incident in the Ahafo Region.
Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that his purpose in politics has never been about personal wealth but to improve the lives of Ghanaians.
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has announced it will reopen nominations in Electoral Areas and Units where no nominations were filed for the upcoming elections.
