Parliament
Stories in this category
You’ve 189 MPs and can form quorum without Minority – MP slams Majority over PAC sitting suspension
The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) member, Davis Ansah Opoku, has criticised the Majority side in Parliament following the suspension of a PAC sitting due to quorum issues. Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, he argued that the ruling NDC, which holds a commanding majority in Parliam...
Public Accounts Committee reschedules probe of GH₵68bn audit
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has rescheduled its probe into the GH₵68 billion audit to next Monday, March 30, the PAC Chair, Abena Osei-Asare, has announced. The committee will conduct its hearings during Parliament’s recess, running from Monday through Thursday, April 2. The PAC Chair, in an interview on JoyNew...
![I see talking in parliament as a waste of everybody’s time – A-Plus [Audio]](/storage/imports/featured/2ab3459ceae2dfd68a3cac2da0a3e69702a3ddc5.webp)
I see talking in parliament as a waste of everybody’s time – A-Plus [Audio]
Gomoa Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus, says he entered Parliament with a clear ambition to drive industrial growth and create jobs, not to engage in endless debates on the floor of the House. Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, he explained that his focus...
Ghana School of Law monopoly ends as Parliament passes Legal Education Reform Bill
Parliament has passed the Legal Education Bill, 2025, marking a historic reform in Ghana’s legal education system.
Women’s Caucus Chair hints at motion to boost female MPs in Parliament
Chairperson of Women's Caucus in Parliament and Ada MP, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe, has revealed plans to set a motion aimed at increasing the number of women in Parliament.
Parliament passes Legal Education Reform Bill
Parliament has approved the Legal Education Bill, 2025, in what is being described as a landmark shift in Ghana’s legal training landscape. The legislation, now awaiting assent from John Dramani Mahama, effectively brings an end to the long-held exclusivity of the Ghana School of Law in providing professional legal edu...
‘Bury absenteeism, lateness with Christ’ – Speaker Bagbin – MPs
Speaker Alban Bagbin had adjourned Parliament sine die from its First Meeting of the Second Session of legislative work with a call on Members of Parliament (MP) to bury absenteeism and lateness with Christ. He lamented the persistent lateness, and absenteeism and urged MPs to bury these conducts with Christ, praying f...
Parliament resumes tomorrow with major legislative agenda on governance, sector reforms
Parliament will resume sitting on Thursday, May 21, marking the start of the Second Meeting of the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic, with lawmakers set to consider a series of major bills and policy reforms across key sectors.
NDC cannot name three new policies behind stability – Bawumia
Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Mahamudu Bawumia has argued that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) would struggle to identify new policies introduced in 2025 that directly delivered Ghana’s current macroeconomic stability. Addressing Minority Members of Parliament as Parlia...
Parliament launches ‘Mini Parliament’ to give children a voice in national decision-making
The Parliament of Ghana has launched the maiden edition of its Mini Parliament initiative, creating a dedicated platform for children to debate, deliberate, and contribute to national issues that affect them. Speaking at the launch at Parliament House, the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Gender, Children...
Afoko unveils research roadmap to reclaim NPP’s lost ground
New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairmanship hopeful Mr Awentami Paul Afoko has called on the party to abandon guesswork and adopt a research-driven strategy to defend its parliamentary seats and rebuild its electoral dominance. Speaking to the NPP Minority Caucus in Accra, Afoko said the party’s survival in 2028 de...
Parliament liaising with Ghana Mission in Netherlands over detention of Asante Akyem North MP
Parliament of Ghana says it is working closely with Ghana’s diplomatic mission in the Netherlands following the reported detention of Kwame Ohene Frimpong at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.