Gender activist Dr Alaa Murabit who is UN’s High Commissioner on Health Employment and Economics at the Women Deliver Conference in Canada seems not too pleased with President Akufo-Addo’s submission on women empowerment in Ghana as she heckled the president on several occasions.
Mr Haruna Iddrisu who is the Minority Leader in Parliament has disclosed that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will head to the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling of the Accra High Court on Tuesday that said the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, was obliged by law to stand trial in a criminal case filed against him by the Special Prosecutor.
Mrs. Freda Prempeh, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North Constituency in the Ahafo Region is constructing 50 mechanised boreholes at the cost of GH¢20,000.00 to provide potable drinking water for deprived communities in the area.
The Accra High Court has ruled that the MP for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, is obliged by law to stand trial in a criminal case filed against him by the Special Prosecutor.
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has called for an urgent review of the nation’s constitution to expunge clauses that protect high-level political actors from prosecution and accountability.
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Ocquaye, has suspended temporarily parliamentary sitting for 30 minutes for broader consultation on the prosecution of the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu.
Mr. Felix Akwetey Okle, one of the numerous people who have shown keen interest to contest for the parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Bortianor/Ngleshie Amanfro Constituency (BNAC) believes he is the best person to wrestle for the seat from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) Hon. Alhaji Habib Saad who many describe as ‘incompetent’ and does not deserve to represent the people of the constituency.
Former President Jerry John Rawlings and other leading members of the June 4 uprising will on Tuesday address a grand durbar of chiefs and people at the Nungua Traditional Authority Park, to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1979 uprising.
Former President John Dramani Mahama says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will bear the cost of clearing rubbish left after last week's flooding in Adabraka and its surroundings in Accra.
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has, in a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang, stated that the United States is wary of the growing economic power of China hence the heightened trade war with the Asian giant.
The leader and founder of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Mr Percival Kofi Akpaloo is suggesting the election of Regional Ministers by citizens instead of Presidential appointment.
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mr Mahama Ayariga, has told the Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin Amidu that he will not be able to honour his invitation to appear in court on Tuesday, 4 May 2019 because he has duties in parliament.
Samuel Phillip Gyimah who is a British politician of Ghanaian descent has joined the list of persons who hope to take over from Prime Minister Theresa May.
President Akufo-Addo says the Norwegian Prime Minister's visit to Ghana is aimed at reinforcing the strong ties and cooperation between Ghana and Norway.
Mr Ras Mubarak who is the Member of Parliament for Kumbungu in the Northern Region says the Ghana Beyond Aid Committee members must resign for using Kenya’s skyline as cover for the Ghana Beyond Aid Charter.
Speaker of Parliament, Rt. HonProfessor Aaron Mike Oquaye has asked the House to take steps to implement a pension scheme for MPs to cushion them during the retirement.
The Minority in parliament has threatened that they may be forced to withdraw from the ongoing discussions to disband vigilante groups if President Akufo-Addo does not publish the Emile Short Commission's reports.
Mrs. Charlotte Osei, Ghana’s former Electoral Commission Chairperson has arrived in Kabul, the national capital of Afghanistan, to begin her work as an International Elections Commissioner in that country.
The founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Mr Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has urged political parties to refrain from attacking the integrity of the Electoral Commission (EC), the electoral management body of the country.
A former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur, is seeking to represent the Adentan constituency in Parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) together with the National Peace Council have agreed to draw a road map for the disbandment of political vigilantism.
The Minority in Parliament says they will drag the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, to Parliament over the limited registration exercise.
The Member of Parliament of Lower Manya Krobo, Ebenezer Tei Larbi has described the call on the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery by the governing NPP to investigate the recent clash between residents and the police as unnecessary, waste of time and diversionary.
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