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The leading Member of Kumasi MPs Bloc and Member of Parliament for Bantama Constituency, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye, has urged immediate action to increase the use of pedestrian footbridges and lower traffic accidents, pointing to research showing that pedestrians are killed in more than 40% of traffic incidents in Ghana. Hon. …

Former Ghanaian president John Agyekum Kufour thinks it is impossible to see the four parliamentary candidates’ plans to compete in the 2024 election as cross-carpeting. Since their ruling has no effect on the present Parliament, he feels that it should not have led to the current deadlock in Ghana’s Parliament. …

  Just a day before Parliament’s recall on Thursday, November 7, Speaker of the Parliament Alban Bagbin will speak to the media about recent events in the legislative house tomorrow, Wednesday, November 6. Parliament’s Public Affairs Directorate said in a press release on Tuesday, November 5, that the upcoming speech …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central Constituency, Hon. Mahama Ayariga, has promised that if Speaker Alban Bagbin calls for a recall for parliamentary proceedings, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) members of parliament are ready to return. This guarantee comes after Parliament was adjourned indefinitely on Tuesday, October 22, …

Parliamentary business has been suspended indefinitely by the Speaker Alban Bagbin on Tuesday, October 22. This follows the decision of the members of the ruling NPP decision to boycott proceedings. Members of the NPP were not in the Chamber when the Speaker arrived. Meanwhile, members of the opposition NDC who …

Former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye have shared his views on the concept of a 24-hour economy, a key topic in Ghana’s economic discourse. In an interview on Starr Chart with Bola Ray, Prof. Oquaye, in a detailed response, explained that while the idea of a 24-hour economy is …

Former Speaker of Parliament, has expressed concerns over a petition submitted by former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, seeking to have four parliamentary seats declared vacant because their occupants opted to run as independent candidates in the upcoming general elections. According to Prof Oquaye, such a move would be illegal without a …

Parliament undergoing renovation Twenty-three women have filed nominations to contest for parliamentary seats in various constituencies in Greater Accra. They included nine incumbent female Members of Parliament (MPs) and three independent candidates contesting at Adentan, Sege and Shai-Osudoku constituencies, respectively. A statistic obtained from the Electoral Commission (EC) showed that …