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Parliament to probe SSNIT software scandal
Add a CommentParliament will soon institute an investigation into the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT)’s $72 million software deal. Speaking at a forum to assess the work of the first and second meeting of Parliament, Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah … Read more →
Parliament gives 15% pay rise for all staff
Add a CommentThe decision was taken by the Parliamentary Service Board, and announced by the Speaker Prof. Mike Oquaye Wednesday night before the House rose for recess. “The Board has approved 15 per cent salary increment for all parliamentary service staff,” the … Read more →
Gitmo 2 can stay in Ghana – Parliament okays
Add a CommentGhana’s parliament has ratified an agreement between the country and the United States on the resettlement of two former Guantanamo (Gitmo) Bay detainees being hosted in Ghana. The two Gitmo detainees, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih … Read more →
Minority storm out of Parliament over AMERI deal
Add a CommentThe Minority in Parliament stormed out of Parliament on Tuesday over the Speaker’s decision to forward the motion to withdraw the 2015 AMERI deal to the House’s Energy Committee. Indicating his displeasure to Citi News, the Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka … Read more →
Charlotte Osei tells Parliament – No money is missing
Add a CommentChairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei, says monies collected from journalists for accreditation in the December 7, 2016 general elections and other internally generated funds are not missing. She told Parliament Wednesday that the failure to capture the … Read more →
AMERI deal back in Parliament
Add a CommentParliament is set to debate a landmark motion today filed by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Adansi Asokwa and former Deputy Minister of Energy under the previous Kufuor administration. He wants the house to rescind its … Read more →
Attorney General to present Special Prosecutor bill to Parliament today
Add a CommentThe Attorney General Madam Gloria Akufo will today present the bill for the office of the special prosecutor to Parliament. The presentation of the bill will begin the process for the legislative body to approve the framework with which government … Read more →
Casely-Hayford renders unconditional apology to Parliament
Add a CommentSocial commentator, Sydney Casely-Hayford has rendered an unconditional apology to Parliament for comments he made against the house. Mr Casely-Hayford is said to have been in contempt of Parliament by saying that “Members of Parliament (MPs) only make stupid decisions … Read more →
“Parliament is weak” – Muntaka Mubarak
Add a CommentThe Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has bemoaned extreme partisanship in Ghana’s parliament, warning the country risks having a democracy that will be useless. “Parliament is weak,” the Asawase MP said on Starr Chat. According to him, for … Read more →
$2.25bn bond saga: Finance Minister came to do ‘PR gimmick’ in parliament – NDC
Add a CommentMember of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency, Alhaji Alhassan Suhuyini has mocked Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta’s response on the $2.25bn bond saga on the floor of Parliament, describing it as a “PR gimmick”. According to the Tamale North lawmaker, the … Read more →
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