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Speaker Bagbin calls for closer Parliament-Judiciary ties as Supreme Court marks 150 years
Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has called for stronger collaboration between Parliament and the Judiciary to deepen mutual understanding of legislative and judicial processes as Ghana’s Supreme Court marks 150 years of existence.
NPP urges Mahama to return Cocoa Board Bill to Parliament for wider consultation
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged President John Dramani Mahama to withhold his assent to the Ghana Cocoa Board Bill, 2026, and return it to Parliament for broader stakeholder consultation. The party says the Bill was passed hastily without adequate engagement with cocoa farmers, landowners and other k...
Backlash greets MP’s ‘I’ll marry you’ remark to schoolgirl during Parliament visit
A Member of Parliament (MP), Yakubu Mohammed, has come under intense public criticism after a video showing him telling a young schoolgirl that he would marry her in the future went viral on social media.
‘I am the first in my family to receive formal Education’ — Sissala East MP shares inspiring story of perseverance
The Member of Parliament for Sissala East, Mohammed Issah Bataglia, has opened up about his extraordinary journey from a modest rural background to Parliament, revealing that he remains the first member of his family to receive formal education.
We have instituted measures to diversify our reserves – BoG Governor
He disclosed this when he led a technical team from the Bank of Ghana to brief Parliament’s Committee on Economy and Development in Accra today on a detailed Monetary Policy Report.
‘Don’t rush passage of Cocoa Bill’ – Oppong Nkrumah urges Parliament
Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged Parliament not to rush the passage of the Cocoa Board Reforms Bill. He is warning that the proposed law could have serious consequences for Ghana’s cocoa industry if stakeholders are not properly consulted. Speaking on JoyN...
Why Parliament should respectfully decline the Speaker’s request for reconsideration
With all due respect to the Speaker, any appeal for a reconsideration of the recently passed Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill ought to be respectfully declined. The Speaker's intervention at this stage can only be understood as an appeal to the conscience of the leadership and members of the House in t...
Parliament passes Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA) Bill
The passage of the Bill follows several years of stakeholder engagement and reflects a significant step in efforts to modernise Ghana’s investment promotion framework in line with national development priorities, international obligations and global standards.
You cannot cover up Goldbod probe forever – Oppong Nkrumah to Majority
The decision by Parliament’s Majority side to block a proposed inquiry into the Gold-for-Reserves programme has drawn sharp criticism from former Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. The Offoase Ayirebi MP has described the move as a troubling setback for accountability and parliamentary oversight. Mr Oppong Nkru...
Parliament mourns Yaa-Naa Abukari II, pays tribute to his legacy of peace and reconciliation
Parliament has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of the Overlord of Dagbon, His Royal Majesty Yaa-Naa Mahama Abukari II, describing him as a distinguished traditional ruler whose reign strengthened peace, unity and reconciliation in the Dagbon Kingdom. In a statement issued on Monday, July 14, Parliament exten...
Oppong Nkrumah: GHC650bn approved, yet “24-Hour Economy” has no visible results
New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has questioned the implementation of the government’s flagship 24-Hour Economy programme, arguing that nearly two years after the National Democratic Congress (NDC) took office and Parliament approved about GHC650 billion in public spending, there is little evidenc...
Minority demands clarity on Ghana’s decision to defer Ramaphosa visit amid xenophobic concerns
The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Committee, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has called on the government to provide more details on the ongoing diplomatic developments between Ghana and South Africa.