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Mahama cuts sod for new Jakpa palace in Damongo
Former President John Mahama on Friday joined Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I to cut the sod for the construction of a new palace for the overlord of Gonja. The new palace is set to be a grand symbol reflecting the rich cultural heritage of the Gonja people. In his address, Mr Mahama highlighted the new […]
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Upper West NDC MPs extend gratitude to Speaker Alban Bagbin
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament representing the Upper West Region have expressed their profound thanks and gratitude to the Rt Hon Speaker of Parliament, Alban S. K. Bagbin, for his unwavering support to the Caucus over the last three years. In a statement issued by the leader of the caucus, Dr. Rashid […]
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Anti-gay bill: Ensure the will of the people is implemented – Catholic Bishops
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to collaborate in ensuring the implementation of the people’s will, amidst a current impasse over the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. There is currently a stalemate between the Executive and Legislative arms of government over the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. […]
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Speaker Bagbin travels to Geneva for 148th IPU Assembly
Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has embarked on a trip to Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the 148th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly scheduled to be held from Saturday l, March 23 to Wednesday, March 27. Departing Accra on Thursday, March 21, Speaker Bagbin begins his first-class sojourn, with plans to return exactly a week […]
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Approval of new ministers: ‘We must stop undue and unwarranted politicking’ – AG
Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has accused the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin of dabbling in politics. Mr. Yeboah Dame said Bagbin was misled when he announced the suspension of the approval of Ministers nominated by President Akufo-Addo. Speaking on Accra-based TV3, Godfred Yeboah Dame said the matter must be resolved immediately. […]
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Bagbin’s One- Man Torpedo To Cripple Govt
Alban S.K. Bagbin The Majority Caucus has chastised the Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin, for impeding the business of government by adjourning the House indefinitely without consulting the
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Bagbin’s Showdown: Parliament Won’t Approve Ministers
Alban Bagbin Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has indicated that Parliament will be unable to consider the President’s nominees in the “spirit of upholding the rule of
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Anti-gay bill: Akufo-Addo was being law abiding – Majority
The Majority caucus in Parliament has clarified that the letter from the Presidency directing the clerk not to transmit the Bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values to the presidency did not undermine the authority of Parliament. In a statement, Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin asserted that the President was well within his right to […]
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Anti-gay bill: Bagbin is rather undermining Ghana’s democracy, not Akufo-Addo – Majority
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin is rather the one undermining the democracy of Ghana in relation to how the anti-gay bill is being handled and not President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said. Mr Afenyo-Markin indicated that the decision by Mr Bagbin to halt consideration of the ministerial nominees of […]
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Bagbin is frustrating work of govt by halting consideration of ministerial nominees – Majority
The decision by the Speaker of Parliament to halt consideration of the ministerial nominees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo until after the Supreme Court case against the anti-gay bill is done, amounts to frustrating the work of government, the Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said. Afenyo-Markin says the speaker is undermining the democracy of […]
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‘Stop the unnecessary tit for tat; let’s look at things legally’ – Attorney-General
The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General Godfred Dame has told the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin that this is not the time to engage in tit for tat. In his view, this is the time to look at things within the legal framework. “This is a time we have to look at things legally, through […]
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Bagbin replies Akufo-Addo: Here is why General Arts students leading the conversations
In what appears to be one of the formal responses from the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to President Akufo-Addo’s penchant for not assenting to private members’ bills, General Arts students, particularly those who read government in senior high school, experienced nothing but separation of powers on display. A cursory glance at TV3 Ghana’s quote […]
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‘I’ll eat humble pie if I were Bagbin’ – Atta Akyea
Samuel Atta Akyea, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South, has criticized Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin’s decision to suspend the approval of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s newly nominated ministers. Atta Akyea suggested that if he were in Bagbin’s position, he would have issued an apology for the error. At the heart of […]
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Bagbin suspends approval of new Ministers over Akufo-Addo’s anti-gay bill directive
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended the consideration of the nomination of Ministers and Deputy Ministers of State by President Akufo-Addo due to his reluctance to assent to the bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values. Bagbin’s decision stems from an interlocutory injunction filed at the Supreme Court by MP for South […]
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