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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. …

The minority in parliament has accused Appointments Committee chairman Bernard Ahiafor of being biassed and partisan in his screening of cabinet candidates. At a news conference on Wednesday, Tano North Member of Parliament Dr. Gideon Boako asserted that the Chairman’s actions hindered a thorough and meticulous screening process. “The first …

President John Dramani Mahama’s “tot-tot” approach to ministerial appointments has angered Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin. His remarks came after the Speaker of Parliament declared that the President had proposed three Minister-designates for review by the Appointments Committee. On Thursday, January 9, President Mahama appointed Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson as the …