Saturday, December 14, 2024

Minority

Parliament: Sitting adjourned to Jan 18, E-levy still not approved

Ghana’s Parliament stands adjourned till January 18, 2022. This followed unsuccessful attempt to approve the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy of 1.75% on Monday December 20, 2021. Following Monday’s scuffle over the E-Levy bill which was expected to be considered by the...

Minority’s ‘consensus-building smokescreen’– Amidu

The Minority Caucus in parliament, in the view of ex-special prosecutor Martin Amidu, “has now specialised in Orwellian doublespeak deceptions” and “shamelessly compromised” itself and “sold out on the rejected 2022 budget”. In his latest article on the budget stalemate...

Use dialogue to resolve issues surrounding approval of 2022 Budget – Peace Council

The National Peace Council (NPC) has urged both the Majority and Minority in Parliament to resort to dialogue and consensus building to resolve the impasse surrounding the approval of the 2022 Budget. The call followed a meeting it had with...

Majority’s number manipulation in parliament dangerous for democracy – Inusah

A former Member of Parliament for the Tamale Central Constituency in the Northern Region has stressed the need for parliament to live above the manipulation of numbers on the floor. According to Mr. Inusah Fuseini, “Ghana’s democracy stands to suffer...

Arrogance of power and impunity caused 2022 budget rejection – Martin Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor and private citizen Martin Amidu said the 2022 budget and economic policy was rejected due to government’s demonstration of “arrogance of power and impunity”. In his latest statement, the former SP described the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta...

Showmanship will simply not help, tactical compromises will – NPP scribe to Majority

The North East Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Sulley Sambian has questioned the motive behind the walkout by the Majority caucus of Parliament on Friday November 26, 2021, leading to the rejection of the 2022 budget...

Justice 4 Ghana lauds Parliament for rejecting 2022 budget

A political pressure group, Justice 4 Ghana has lauded Ghana’s Parliament for rejecting the 2022 Budget and Economic Policy. For the group, the budget as presented by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday November 17, 2021 was nothing short...

We’ll not approve 2022 budget if… – Minority Leader

The Minority group in Ghana's Parliament led by Haruna Iddrisu have reiterated their position not to approve the 2022 budget and economic policy if their demands are not met. In a short video at the Parliament at the time of...

We need to redeem our image for posterity – Ablakwa to Parliament

North Tongu Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has admitted that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) minority group in the 8th Parliament, demonstrated weakness in some past decisions in the house. Notable among these decisions he said, has to...

Show us the cocoa road audit report – Minority dares Amoako Attah

The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) said it will in coming days drag the Roads and Highways Minister Kwesi Amoako Attah to Parliament to answer questions on the outcome of audit done on some cocoa roads last year. The minority...
- Advertisement -

Latest News

LGBTQ+ community is not funding National Cathedral project – Rev. Kusi Boateng

The secretary to the board of trustees of the National Cathedral Secretariat Rev. Kusi Boateng, has denied rumours that...