Politics

Former Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah has been appointed to the chair of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) manifesto sub-committee on the economy. The former Chair of the Finance Committee in Parliament was among the list of persons selected to play key roles in the …

  The immediate-past Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu  is the chairman of the manifesto committee. The committee shall be responsible for undertaking a holistic review of the party’s 2016 and 2020 manifestos and engaging all relevant stakeholders to come up with a pragmatic 2024 manifesto. “The Manifesto Committee is further charged …

The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has constituted a manifesto committee for the 2024 general elections. The committee will be chaired by Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu and sector ministers will serve as advisors to the committees. A press release issued by the Director of Communication of the Bawumia for …

  Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has stepped down from his position with immediate effect. This follows a crunch meeting of the majority caucus on Wednesday evening at the Jubilee House convened by President Nana Akufo-Addo. There had been reports of an impending reshuffle at the leadership of the Majority caucus …

Dr. Rasheed Draman, the Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), has noted that leaders in both caucuses in parliament do not resign from their posts.  According to Dr. Draman, leaders in parliament are rather reshuffled through extensive consultations. Dr. Draman’s comments come on the back of …

The Minority in Parliament is accusing Chairman of the Health Committee of attempting to sabotage a probe into the COVID-19 expenditure. Speaker of Parliament directed the ad-hoc headed by the chairman of the health committee Dr. Ayew Afriye. The committee however sat for only once about 7 months ago. Raising …

The Flagbearer of the NDC, H.E John Dramani Mahama, the NDC leadership and the NDC Social Democracy LAB, an NDC Policy think tank, are organizing a National Policy Dialogue, to deliberate on NDC’s Policy Priorities for the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Ghana. According to the Party the Policy …

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin says he does not understand the source of the confusion over how the leadership of the various caucuses in the House should be appointed. This was after he clarified that the political parties still have the power to lead the process of appointing or …

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has clarified that the political parties still have the power to lead the process of appointing or delegating leaders of the caucuses in the House. He says that is the position of both the old and new standing orders hence does not understand the …

The Vice Chairman of the Bawumia 2024 Campaign Team and the Chief Executive Officer of the Intercity State Transport Cooperation (STC), Nana Akomea, has said that, Former President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress’ 24-hour economy proposal lacks clarity and relevance.   The former Okaikwei South legislator expressed skepticism in …