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Not Even Speaker Can Disallow Government Business In Parliament – Majority Leader On Minority’s Objection To EC’s CI
02 Mar

Not Even Speaker Can Disallow Government Business In Parliament – Majority Leader On Minority’s Objection To EC’s CI

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The Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, says not even the Speaker of Parliament can stop the Electoral Commission from laying it’s controversial Constitutional Instrument in the House. EC’s new CI seeks to make the Ghana Card the sole means of identification to register as a voter. The Minority caucus is however up in arms against the EC over this regulations in the CI which they say will disenfranchise eligible voters and rig the election for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu explained that they will continue to dialogue to reach a consensus.…
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Parliament Resumes From Recess Today
07 Feb

Parliament Resumes From Recess Today

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Parliament will begin sittings sittings for the third session of the 8th Parliament today, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 10am. Parliament went on on recess for the Christmas festivities in December 2022. This was after the approval of the 2023 Appropriation Bill. During this meeting, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin would also be expected to admit papers, petitions, motions for debates and questions to be answered by sector ministers Ahead of the resumption, this session will be greeted with the reshuffle of the Minority leadership side of the House. Haruna Iddrisu has been removed as Minority leader and replaced…
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