The Nationalof the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Sammy He said the 2020 general election was going to be difficult and so would take courage, determination and integrity coupled with the performance of government for the party to retain power., has advised the youth of the party to go beyond campaigning on social media and let the people feel their …

The Greater Accra regional parliamentary primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has recorded a massive entry, with 118 aspirants picking nomination forms to contest at the various constituencies. The aspirants, comprising 20 women and 98 men, will be seeking the approval of electorate in the 34 constituencies in the region to represent the party in the 2020 parliamentary …

The Minister for Transport, Hon. Atta Ofori Asiamah, has admonished shareholders of the Meridian Port Services (MPS) to fast-track the construction of the Tema Hospital Road in order to ensure that residents within and around the area will have the full or maximum benefits of the newly developed Terminal 3 port. Hon. Asiamah believes that for the new Terminal 3 …

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is unhappy about the parliamentary board’s failure to give them prior information about issues regarding the controversial 450-seater chamber. According to him, Members of Parliament ought to have been briefed so they have adequate knowledge to be able to respond to questions that may be raised by their constituents on the …

Three members of the Economic Fighters League have been arrested in Parliament Friday for protesting against the new 450-seat chamber under consideration. The League led by its leader Ernesto Yeboah was protesting in the public gallery during proceedings. They have been handed over to the police. The decision to construct a new chamber of Parliament at a cost of $200 …

Most Members of Parliament on the side of the minority are suffering from the “incompetence disease”, the Ashanti regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party has said. In a follow up to a write-up by the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in which he spoke against Parliament’s decision to construct a new chamber, Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, established that …

The country’s lawmakers have been challenged to fix the deplorable roads in the country before they could get the support of the citizenry for the construction of a new 450-seater chamber. According to former appointee under the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration, fixing the deteriorating road network across the country will ease the burden of voters who every four years …

The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision ruled that government’s re-alignment of the amount to be handed district assemblies is unconstitutional. The apex court has held that total revenue must be calculated to include Petroleum Revenue allotted as Annual Budget Support amount and non-tax revenue paid to Central Government. Ghana’s constitution (article 252(1)) requires parliament to make annual provision …

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 main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has warned its Members of Parliament (MP) against supporting the proposed 450-seat chamber. The General Secretary of the NDC, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, said the party is against the proposed construction of a new chamber for legislators because they “do not think Ghana needs a new parliamentary chamber at all”. Mr Nketiah, who …