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By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Parliament has approved the nomination of Ledzokuku legislator, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye as Deputy Minister for Health. First Deputy Speaker Joe Osei Owusu earlier Friday submitted to the house a report of the Appointment Committee of Parliament requesting his approval, which the plenary approved. Members of parliament on …

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah     Parliament today vetted the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee as the Deputy Minister for Health Dr. Benard Oko-Boye as part of its prior approval duties enshrined in the 1992 Constitution. The president’s nominee told Parliament’s Appointments Committee that he will fully commit his time, …

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah   The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, on Wednesday April 08, recalled the House after he suspended sitting indefinitely on Saturday 04/04/2020. The recall was to enable the House to admit a policy statement by the minister of finance, Ken Ofori Atta, under …

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah     Parliament would like to assure all Ghanaians that the House places a very high premium on consensus building. Indeed, most of the work of Parliament is based on the two sides of the House finding common ground on most issues and occasions where antagonism wins …

  By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Parliament has donated an amount of two hundred thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc200,000) into the COVID-19 trust fund. Making the donation, the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye urged all Members of Parliament and other workers to contribute to the fund to help the fight against the …

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah     Parliament on Thursday April 02 approved the report of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee which recommended the passing of the COVID-19 National Trust Fund Bill, 2020 under a Certificate of Urgency. The Bill was laid before Parliament on the night of Wednesday April …

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah     Parliament has passed the Corporate Insolvency Bill, 2019 to provide a framework for the regulation of insolvency practitioners and also facilitate access to timely, efficient and impartial insolvency proceedings either directly or through the creditor’s committees. The Act will promote efficient closure and transfer of …

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye Parliament has asked its staff members, with the exception of those providing critical services, to proceed on their annual leave with immediate effect to reduce the potential spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The legislative body, in a notice to …

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Parliament has directed all non – essential staff to go home until further notice over the Coronavirus scare. A statement, signed by Speaker Professor Mike Ocquaye, asked staff who are not involved in the day-to-day running of activities in the House to take a break until the …

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has hinted that the Legislature is likely to relocate to the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) to enable MPs to heed to the Social distancing measures. According to the Speaker, the Conference centre is spacious and would allow …