ALL POSTS FILED UNDER: MINORITY
Budget can’t achieve targets — Minority
Add a CommentThe Minority in Parliament has described the Budget Statement and Economic Policy for the 2017 financial year presented by the government to Parliament yesterday as a deception devoid of actionable measures to achieve the set targets. It said, for instance, … Read more →
Minority threaten court action against Otiko’s approval
Add a CommentThe Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, says the majority caucus in Parliament followed the right procedure in approving the Minister of Gender, Children and Social protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba. According to him, Otiko Djaba had met all the … Read more →
$1bn power deal too expensive – Minority
Add a CommentParliament yesterday ratified the $647 million power agreement for the purchase of combined cycle gas turbine power plant to be situated at Tema. However, the minority leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, strongly criticized the agreement, saying if the government had planned well, … Read more →
Minority demands apology from Prez. Mahama
Add a CommentThe Deputy Minority Leader of Parliament, Dominic Nitiwul, has asked President John Mahama to apologize to minority members for supposedly ‘insulting’ them. President Mahama while addressing some supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region, suggested that, … Read more →
Minority petition Speaker over Prez. Mahama’s ‘denigrating’ comment
Add a CommentThe Minority in Parliament have complained to the Speaker about what they describe as President Mahama’s denigrating comments about their work. Addressing NDC supporters in the Volta Region on Thursday, the President took a swipe at the Minority’s call on … Read more →
Minority’s expectation in 2016 budget
Add a CommentFinance Minister Seth Terkper is expected to present the budget statement and economic policy of government for the 2016 financial year on Friday 13th November, with various sectors and stakeholders in the country keeping their fingers crossed with high expectations. … Read more →
Gov’t lied in $1bn Eurobond disbursement – Minority
Add a CommentThe Minority in Parliament says it has evidence the $1 billion Eurobond secured by government in September this year was used to settle debts owed to the Bank of Ghana. It says government lied when it said the money was … Read more →
Minority vows to resist 17.5% petroleum tax
Add a CommentThe Minority says it will reject the 17.5 per cent petroleum tax which government is threatening to pass under a certificate of urgency. The Minister of Finance Seth Terkper announced the newly proposed tax during his presentation of the 2015 … Read more →
Minority washes hands off ‘fraudulent’ military loan
Add a CommentThe Minority Members of Parliament say they have washed their hands off a loan facility being negotiated by government to equip the Ghana Armed Forces. The loan facility totaling 300 million dollars is to be provided by VTB Capital plc of … Read more →
$156m World Bank loan is chop chop – Minority
Add a CommentThe Minority vehemently opposed the approval of the loan and called for its rejection saying, ‘there are serious problems with the loan.’ The group, at a media briefing led by MP for Dormaa Central and Chairman of the Public Accounts … Read more →
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