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Appointments Committee vets Dumelo, other Deputy Ministers-designate

  • February 25, 2025
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Parliament’s Appointments Committee has resumed vetting of President John Mahama’s Deputy Ministers-designate. Presently before the committee is John Dumelo, the Deputy Minister-designate for Deputy Minister designate for Food and Agriculture. Deputy Minister-designate for Education, Dr Clement Apaak faced the committee today. On Monday, Minister of State-designate for Public Sector Reforms, Lydia Akanvariba, Deputy Minister-designate for […]

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Ablakwa ready to make Mahama and Ghana proud after parliamentary approval

  • February 5, 2025
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Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the newly approved Foreign Affairs Minister-designate, has expressed his readiness to serve Ghana following his successful approval by Parliament. The North Tongu MP took to Facebook to thank his supporters and share his commitment to making a difference. “Glory be to God for my successful parliamentary approval last night, which paves the […]

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Minority MPs barred from accessing chamber for draping red and black to protest suspension of 3 NPP MPs

  • February 4, 2025
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A standoff is unfolding in Ghana’s Parliament today as Minority Members of Parliament (MPs), dressed in red and black, have been denied access to the chamber while protesting the suspension of three New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmakers. The affected MPs—Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Second Minority Whip Jerry Ahmed Shaib, Gushegu MP Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli, […]

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Four MPs who led chaos during ministerial vetting on Thursday suspended; Bagbin orders probe for prosecution

  • January 31, 2025
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Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has suspended four Members of Parliament for two weeks following the chaotic scenes that disrupted the vetting of President Mahama’s ministerial nominees on Thursday evening. The suspended MPs are Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Dafeamekpor, Minority Chief Whip and Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Gushegu MP Hassan Tampuli, and Ablekuma […]

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Barker-Vormawor denies posting “NDC members on the vetting committee take money from Mahama’s ministerial nominees..”

  • January 29, 2025
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Lawyer for activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor, Nana Ato Dadzie, has rejected claims that his client authored a widely circulated statement alleging that National Democratic Congress (NDC) members on Parliament’s Appointments Committee demanded money from ministerial nominees under former President John Mahama. Appearing before the Appointments Committee today, Barker-Vormawor was confronted with two separate statements linked to […]

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LIVE: Barker-Vormawor provides evidence to back bribery allegation against Appointments Committee of Parliament

  • January 29, 2025
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Human rights activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor is in Parliament today after being summoned over his claims that members of the Appointments Committee demanded money from ministerial nominees under former President John Mahama. Barker-Vormawor made the allegations in a Facebook post on January 24, sparking strong denials from parliamentary officials. In response, Committee Chairman Bernard Ahiafor dismissed […]

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Barker-Vormawor arrives in Parliament for questioning

  • January 29, 2025
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Human rights activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has arrived in Parliament to face the Appointments Committee following a summons over bribery allegations against its members. Barker-Vormawor had accused committee members of demanding money from ministerial nominees under former President John Mahama before vetting and approval. His claim, made in a Facebook post on January 24, sparked strong […]

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Parliament approves 6 appointees of Mahama as ministers

  • January 21, 2025
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Parliament has given its approval to six ministerial nominees appointed by President John Dramani Mahama, paving the way for their official swearing-in as substantive ministers. The approvals followed rigorous vetting by the Appointments Committee and subsequent debates in the House. The latest set of appointees, including Kwame Governs Agbodza as Minister for Roads and Highways, […]

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Parliament approves Ato Forson, Jinapor and Ayine

  • January 21, 2025
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Parliament has approved President John Mahama’s first batch of ministerial appointments, with Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, John Abdulai Jinapor, and Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine set to assume their new roles. Dr. Forson has been confirmed as the Minister for Finance, Jinapor as the Minister for Energy, and Dr. Ayine as the Minister for Justice […]

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