A total of 155 personalities from the 16 regions in the country have filed their nominations to contest slots in the Council of State election on Tuesday, February 11.
Parliament has approved the nomination of Samuel Nartey George as Minister-designate for Communications, Digitalisation and Innovation, along with four ministers-designate, following their vetting by the Appointments Committee.
Speaker Alban Bagbin has lifted the suspension placed on four Members of Parliament (MPs) over a chaotic incident that occurred during the January 30 sitting of the Appointments Committee
Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) wearing black and red armbands have staged a protest at the entrance to the parliamentary chamber in solidarity with their suspended colleagues.
President John Mahama has appointed Dr Nii Moi Thompson as the Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission, pending consultations with the Council of State.
Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has criticized the behaviour of Effutu MP Alexander Afenyo-Markin towards Madam Gifty Jiagge Gobah, the Clerk to the Appointments Committee of Parliament.
Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin is claiming that the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team, led by Foreign Affairs Minister-nominee Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been using drones to surveil his private properties in what he calls a highly invasive and politically motivated operation.
The Minority Caucus has criticized Speaker Bagbin's decision to suspend three of its members as unfortunate, calling it a “blatant display of selective justice” and an affront to democratic principles.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs, has pledged to champion the formulation of a comprehensive presidential travel policy to regulate official trips by the head of state.
The Appointments Committee has postponed the Vetting of Ministers-designate for Health and Foreign Affairs, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa respectively to Friday, January 31.
A former Member of Parliament for Lower West Akim, Gifty Klenam, has made a significant move by switching from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Parliament has approved the nomination of Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah as Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources, along with three regional ministers-designate, following deliberations on their appointments.
