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MPs angry over ebola for phone trial
Add a CommentMembers of Parliament (MPs) yesterday angrily chided the Ministry of Health for giving the green light to Ebola vaccine phase one trial to be conducted in the Hohoe municipality of the Volta Region without the consent of the people’s representatives (parliamentarians). The MPs have therefore called for an immediate halt to the … Read more →
MPs fume on sex
Add a CommentLaughter And leg pulling characterized the business of parliament yesterday when the deputy Minister for gender, Children and Social Protection, Della Sowah, made a statement on female genital mutilation (FgM) to coincide with the united nation’s day of Zero Tolerance for the practice. The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano South and Deputy … Read more →
VIDEO: MPs trade blows in parliament
Add a CommentKenyan lawmakers have traded blows and the deputy speaker had water thrown on her amid a chaotic parliamentary session called to push through changes to a tough new security bill.Opposition MPs shouted and ripped up copies of the bill, warning … Read more →
Code of conduct for MPs
Add a CommentThe two sides of Parliament are working on a code of conduct to govern the behaviour of the honourable members of the House. Majority Leader Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin told members on the floor of Parliament yesterday that the code … Read more →
Buy made in Ghana furniture and don’t follow the MPs – Spio-Garbrah
Add a CommentThe Minister of Trades and Industry, Dr. Ekow Spio-Garbrah has chastised Members of Parliament (MPs) for importing Chinese chairs to furnish Ghana’s Parliament and but has also admonished Ghanaians not to emulate such actions. While criticizing the MPs, Dr. Spio-Garbrah … Read more →
MPs inability to use computerised console on their tables
Add a CommentSome Members of Parliament (MPs) have complained about their inability to use the newly installed computerised console on their tables. The consoles where installed in order to make work on the floor of the House easier. But some of the … Read more →
MPs travel privileges withdrawn
Add a CommentGovernment has withdrawn all travel privileges to Members of Parliament. This means MPs will now have to make their own arrangements when they are on official duties abroad. A letter signed by the Director of Protocol, addressed to Parliament and sighted … Read more →
MPs denied protocol services
Add a CommentMEMBERS OF Parliament (MPs) have promised to show the Executive arm of government the real ‘power’ of the Legislature after a communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that MPs, except the leadership of Parliament, have been stripped of … Read more →
We need personal bodyguards for safety – MPs demand
Add a CommentGhana’s Members of Parliament are demanding personal bodyguards for safety. They say past and recent attacks on some Legislators make it necessary for such protection. On the floor of the House on Monday, MP after MP expressed concerns about the … Read more →
Road closure at University of Ghana infuriates MPs
Add a CommentThe University of Ghana, Legon, may soon lose its powers, if any, to restrict use of its roads as thoroughfares. Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have started an open campaign aimed ultimately at clipping the wings of the authorities of … Read more →
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