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 …
Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bantama Constituency, Daniel Okyem Aboagye has told his constituents, particularly delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to always look out for resourceful individuals in their choice for a legislator, if they wish to see progress in the area. “Ghana politics is very expensive; if you don’t have other jobs, u cannot do what …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged to ensure that there are no job losses in the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) as a result of the Meridian Ports (MPS) concession Agreement. Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister of Transport, in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the President made the pledge, after listening to concerns …
Members of parliament in Tanzania have asked the government to end the rule requiring shopkeepers to delay opening on Saturday mornings once a month to get people to clean up the streets, privately owned media ITV reports. Shops are only allowed to open at 10:00 local time (07:00 GMT) on the clean-up days, but very few people get involved in …
Leaderships of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Interior and Defence Committee of Parliament have expressed great concern over attempts by some Ghanaians to prejudge crimes allegedly committed by Nigerian residents in the country and reported attack on Nigerians in Kumasi following the kidnapping of two Canadian ladies in Kumasi a fortnight ago. The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Frank …
Most Incumbent Members of Parliament are likely to lose their seats to their opponents in the 2020 elections because of failed promises to voters, research has proven. The incumbent MP’s are also likely to lose their seats if elections are to be conducted today because most of them have failed to visit their constituencies after being voted into the power. …
About 49.5% of Ghanaians will vote out their Members of Parliament (MPs) over poor performance if elections were held today, a new survey report has revealed. The Survey conducted by the Political Science department at the University of Ghana had 42.6% of the respondents ready to retain their lawmakers with 7.9% of the respondents still undecided. Also, a majority of …
MPs have set out details of their plan to consider other Brexit options, as Theresa May was warned more ministers could quit unless she changes course. The Commons will begin voting on alternatives on Wednesday, in a process likely to continue into next week. MPs will fill out a series of ballots testing support for different ideas. Ex-minister Alistair Burt …
MPs are preparing to vote for their preferred Brexit option, with the PM due to meet Tory backbenchers in an effort to win them over to her deal. Some have suggested Theresa May must name the date she will step down to have any hope of winning MPs’ approval for her deal at the third attempt. But leading Brexiteer Jacob …
