The Member of Parliament for Assin Central and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Interior, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has been directed by the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to appear before the Privileges Committee.
Category: Politics
Let this $28m be our last car loan; give Members of subsequent Parliament official vehicles – MPs tell Gov’t
Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Finance Committee have unanimously approved the US$28million Medium Term Loan the Government of Ghana is contracting from the National Investment Bank (NIB) to procure them vehicles to facilitate their legislative duties. However, they have resolved that this should be the last auto loan facility for them, demanding from Government, […]
Boamah, Ablakwa move to stop $28m car loan for MPs
Two Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Majority and Minority Caucuses have jointly filed a private members motion calling on the legislature to reject a US$28million loan facility between the Government of Ghana and the National Investment Bank (NIB) to buy vehicles to facilitate the work of lawmakers.
Rebecca Akufo-Addo walks the talk; refunds GH₵899k allowances paid her to the State
The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has refunded an amount of GH₵899,097.84 to the State, having earlier, served notice of doing so.
I’m not self-centered; will refund GH₵899k allowances paid me from 2017 to date – Rebecca Akufo-Addo
The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has told her critics that she is not self-centered person who is riding on the shoulders of his husband, President Akufo-Addo, to amass wealth much to the detriment of the people she is serving.
Wa: Soldiers involved in molestation spree lose ranks
Soldiers who molested some civilians in the Upper West regional capital, Wa, in search of a missing mobile phone, have been punished by the Military High Command, Minister for Defense, Dominic Nitiwul has revealed. While some of have had their ranks reduced, others have been awarded thirty (30) days each in detention with others said […]
If I have my way, I will ask MPs to reject $28m NIB auto loan – Patrick Boamah
The Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Select on Finance, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has said that considering the incessant public bashing that always greets Members of Parliament (MPs) whenever they contract an auto loan to buy vehicles to support their work, he would advise his colleague lawmakers to reject the current facility on their table if he […]
NDC demo over injustice to trigger parliamentary probe
The Parliament of Ghana is likely to direct its Committees on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and that of Defense and Interior to critically look into the demands of the youth wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that triggered their demonstration in Accra on Tuesday, July 6, 2021.
Ejura: We don’t know who killed the two protesters – Regional Min. tells C’ttee of Inquiry
The Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah has said the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has no brief on the identity of the security personnel who shot and killed 2 persons at the June 29 protest against the murder of a social media activist in Ejura.
Full text: Speech delivered by H.E. Xi Jinping on July 1, 2021 at a ceremony marking the Centenary of the Communist Party of China
Comrades and friends, Today, the first of July, is a great and solemn day in the history of both the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese nation. We gather here to join all Party members and Chinese people of all ethnic groups around the country in celebrating the centenary of the Party, looking […]
Wa molestation: Military erred; will bear hospital bills of victims – Nitiwul tells Parliament
The Minister for Defense, Dominic Nitiwul, has told Parliament that the military will got it wrong in molesting civilians in the Upper West Regional capital, Wa, following a mobile phone theft case.
Implementation of RTI Law: 85 info requests were made in 2020 – Info Minister reveals
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed that a total of 85 requests were made for information during the first year (2020) of implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Law.