The Appointments Committee of Parliament has announced its schedule for vetting ministerial nominees as it resumes its critical task of assessing individuals nominated by the President for various portfolios. The process will begin on Monday, January 20, and span over a week. The first day will see the vetting of three prominent Members of Parliament, […]
Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has been re-elected as the Speaker of Ghana’s 9th Parliament under the Fourth Republic. Bernard Ahiafor, MP for Akatsi South, has been chosen as the 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament, nominated by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and seconded by the Deputy Minority Leader. Andrew Amoako Asiamah, MP for Fomena, continues […]
Two individuals, identified as Wisdom Ahlie and Christopher Okyere were arrested for vandalizing parked vehicles within the precincts of Parliament, on Wednesday, December 18. The suspects, 42 year-old and 33 year-old respectively, were caught damaging the windscreens and side glasses of five vehicles, including two Toyota Land Cruisers belonging to Members of Parliament, a Toyota […]
Outgoing Majority Leader of Ghana’s Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged the incoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to retain the current Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, in the 9th Parliament. According to Mr. Afenyo-Markin, the institutional empowerment achieved under Speaker Bagbin’s leadership over the past four years has been unparalleled. He emphasized that […]
Provisional results from the 2024 elections show the National Democratic Congress (NDC) leading in the race for parliamentary seats, positioning the party to secure a majority in the next Parliament. Early figures highlight competitive outcomes between the NDC and the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), with both parties performing strongly in key constituencies. However, the […]
Ugandan legislators clashed in Parliament on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, with one MP hospitalized and 12 others suspended by Speaker Anita Among following a heated altercation. The confrontation erupted when Francis Zaake (Mityana Municipality, NUP) aggressively confronted Anthony Akol (Kilak North, FDC), shoving him from his seat near the Speaker. Akol retaliated by striking Zaake […]
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has directed the Clerk of Parliament to send the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, formally known as the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, to President Akufo-Addo for his assent. Addressing a media briefing ahead of Parliament’s November 7 session, Bagbin confirmed, “I have earlier instructed the Clerk of Parliament to […]
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin is set to hold a media briefing today in preparation for Parliament’s upcoming session on Thursday, November 7. According to a press release from Parliament’s Public Affairs Directorate, Bagbin’s address will cover critical issues impacting both the legislature and the nation. This media engagement follows a recent decision by the […]
Parliament has refuted claims circulating on social media that the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, met with President Nana Akufo-Addo to negotiate a resolution over the recent declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant. The rumours follow a video suggesting that such a meeting took place after the Speaker’s ruling on October 17, […]
Hundreds of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters have gathered at Parliament House, arriving in buses to back their party as tensions mount over parliamentary leadership. This development comes amid an ongoing standoff between the NPP and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), both of whom are now occupying the majority side of Parliament following Speaker Alban […]
