Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu on Thursday rendered unqualified apology to Members of Parliament for failing to engage them on the controversial 450-seater capacity Parliament chamber before going public. The project estimated to cost not more than $200 million has been out rightly rejected by the public and civil society groups. They are demanding abortion of the project. Addressing …

The Majority Leader of Parliament, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, has said parliament, as an institution, will take the views of critics into account in deciding whether or not to okay a new 450-seat chamber proposed to be built by the Parliamentary Service Board. Social media – Facebook and Twitter – have been awash with harsh criticism against the Ghanaian parliament …

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has dismissed claims by a section of Ghanaians that the executive arm of government has sided parliament in the proposed 450seater chamber. According to him, the proposal for a new 450-seater chamber has nothing to do with the executive arm of government. Speaking at a press conference Thursday, the Majority leader said the reference made by …

One of the organisers for the planned protest against the construction of new Parliament building, Rasheeda Adams, says a demonstration will come off if Parliament fails to back down. Rasheeda Adams, one of the people behind the #DropThatChamber protest. In an interview with Citi News, Rasheeda Adams said Parliament was not putting the needs of the people first. “Some of …

The Majority Leader and MP for Suame, Honourable Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu says, pragmatic measures have been put in place towards the establishment of Suame District Government Hospital. The construction, he said, will commence next year, since the land has already been acquired in the Suame Municipality. According to him, due to scarcity of land at the area, authorities will make it …