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Parliament Adjourned To January 2 As Finance Minister Fails To Present Mini-Budget
20 Dec

Parliament Adjourned To January 2 As Finance Minister Fails To Present Mini-Budget

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Ghana’s Parliament has been adjourned to January 2, 2025, after the Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, failed to present the much-anticipated 2025 Mini-Budget before the close of the current session. The Mini-Budget, a constitutional requirement designed to provide a fiscal outlook for the upcoming year, was expected to address key economic issues, including revenue mobilization, expenditure priorities, and strategies for fiscal consolidation before the next administration takes over. Despite high expectations, the presentation did not occur, prompting Speaker Alban Bagbin to adjourn proceedings. Speaking to the press after the adjournment, Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson expressed disappointment over…
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Why We Boycotted Parliament For The Second Time – Afenyo-Markin Explains
07 Nov

Why We Boycotted Parliament For The Second Time – Afenyo-Markin Explains

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The leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, has explained his caucus’s absence from proceedings in Parliament on Thursday, November 7, 2024. Speaking to the media after the Speaker of Parliament adjourned the meeting indefinitely, Afenyo-Markin accused the Speaker of betraying an agreement made prior to the sitting. According to him, they had agreed that Speaker Alban Bagbin would address the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament as the Minority Caucus and instruct them to sit on the minority side of the House. He claimed that the Speaker had assured certain stakeholders, including the Peace Council of Ghana, that his earlier declaration of…
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It’s Not My Duty To Decide Where An MP Will Sit In Parliament – Speaker Bagbin
06 Nov

It’s Not My Duty To Decide Where An MP Will Sit In Parliament – Speaker Bagbin

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The Speaker of Parliament, Alban S. K. Bagbin has made it clear that deciding where a Member of Parliament sits is not his responsibility. This statement aims to establish clarity on who remains Majority or Minority in Parliament of Ghana. The Speaker, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin called the press conference on Wednesday afternoon amidst the controversy of wh ich side of the House is now the Majority, pending a Supreme Court interpretation on Article 97 on when a seat can be declared vacant. Speaker Bagbin has not confiremed NPP/NDC MPs as Majority or Minority, hence, recalled the House to reconvene…
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Vacant Seats: Speaker Bagbin Challenges Supreme Court Ruling As He Files Application To Set Aside Ruling
29 Oct

Vacant Seats: Speaker Bagbin Challenges Supreme Court Ruling As He Files Application To Set Aside Ruling

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The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has filed an application at the Supreme Court over an earlier decision by the apex court to set aside his declaration of four seats as vacant. In an application dated Monday, September 28, 2024, Sory@Law, lawyers for the Speaker, said the Supreme Court, among other issues, had no jurisdiction in hearing the interlocutory application by the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, which led to the court’s October 18, 2024, decision. “PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that this Honourable Court shall be moved by THADDEUS SORY ESQ., of MESSRS SORY @ LAW, Counsel for and on behalf of the First…
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Parliament Convenes Emergency Session Today
17 May

Parliament Convenes Emergency Session Today

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Parliament is scheduled to reconvene today for an emergency session following a petition from Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin. The recall aims to address outstanding government business that requires urgent attention. The decision to reconvene was made under Article 112(3) and Order 53 of the Standing Orders of Parliament, which allows 15 percent of House members to request the recall of Parliament. Key items on the agenda include considering a motion for an “Additional Financing Agreement between GoG and the IDA for an amount of US$150 million to finance the ongoing Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project” and a…
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Parliament Summons Energy Minister And ECG Chief Over Alleged Dispute
20 Mar

Parliament Summons Energy Minister And ECG Chief Over Alleged Dispute

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Today, the Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, and Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, are slated to appear before Parliament's Energy Committee following summons issued due to reported tensions between their entities. The Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) has accused ECG of failing to adhere to the cash waterfall mechanism and levied other allegations against them. Moreover, PURC has issued a one-week ultimatum for ECG to furnish a detailed incident report on outages since January, threatening potential sanctions, including a two-year prison sentence, for non-compliance. While ECG has denied some of the accusations, concerns…
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FULL STATEMENT: Address On The State Of The Nation By President Akufo-Addo
27 Feb

FULL STATEMENT: Address On The State Of The Nation By President Akufo-Addo

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MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON TUESDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY 2024, AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE, ACCRA. It is always exhilarating to be back in Parliament, and to discharge the duty, in fulfillment of Article 67 of the Constitution, of delivering to the House a Message on the State of the Nation on this occasion for the penultimate time. In accordance with protocol and convention, it is good to see that First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, Second Lady Samira Bawumia, Spouse of Mr. Speaker, Alice Adjua Yornas, Chief…
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