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By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah Parliament has written to the Electoral Commission (EC) declaring the Assin North seat vacant.     According to OTEC FM sources, the Clerk of Parliament, Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah wrote to the EC on Monday, May 29. Per the sources, the letter was based on the recent …

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has warned against monecracy in politics is dangerous and particularly for parliament. According to him, politicians do not give any items without considering or expecting anything in return and when people allow for money to drive them, others expect same from them and when they …

  The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Attah was in Parliament on Thursday to present a statement on the country’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). He clarified those who were exempted from the Programme including pensioners who have been picketing the Finance Ministry since last week. The Finance Minister confirmed that all …

  The Electoral Commission (EC) is to lay before Parliament the new Constitutional Instrument (C.I), which is expected to regulate continuous voter registration in the country. The new CI titled: Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations, 2021, is seeking to make the Ghana Card the sole form of identification for …

  Parliament has cut ¢17 million from the original allocation made to the Office of Government Machinery for 2023. This was after the House agreed on Thursday that some of the expenditure items were superfluous and unnecessary. The nearly ¢1.5 billion allocations was reduced after ¢15.5 million earmarked for the …

  The Trades and Industry Committee of Parliament has put on hold the approval of GH₵80 million allocated for the construction of the National Cathedral. The allocation, which was made to the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), has failed to receive endorsement by the Committee because members want more answers from …

  With only eight sitting days before the Christmas break, Parliament on Friday agreed to sit on Monday and to have extended sittings to transact business related to the Appropriations Bill. An appropriation, also known as supply bill or spending bill, is a proposed law that authorises the expenditure of …

  Parliament had been debating the motion for vote of censure against Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday (8 December  Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament The motion of vote of censure against the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has failed in Parliament. A secret vote by Members of Parliament made up of …

  Parliament has approved the Budget Statement and Economic Policy for the 2023 fiscal year, after heated arguments from both sides of the House. This comes barely 24 hours after the Minority caucus expressed their displeasure with parts of the budget presented on November 24, 2022. Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu …

By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The Minority in Parliament has threatened not to support the approval of the 2023 budget if the sector ministers fail to appear before the House. According to them, the absence of the ministers means they do not take the work of Parliament seriously. The leader of the …