The Electoral Commission (EC) is to lay before Parliament the new Constitutional Instrument (C.I), which is expected to regulate continuous voter registration in the country.
The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has said there is an urgent need to downsize government machinery and cut down on expenditure to build confidence to address the country's economic challenges.
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame says the publication of the Auditor-General's report before Parliament completes considering the report is unconstitutional.
Former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari Djan is this evening speaking on 'Elections and Conflicts in Emerging Democracy' at a Rotary Club anniversary lecture.
THE Third Session of the Eighth Parliament commenced yesterday with the lenses focused on the Minority caucus to see whether they will have a divided front or show solidarity to their new leadership.
The leader of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr Henry Herbert Lartey, has described illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, as a national disaster which should be halted immediately.
Parliament resumed sitting today after the Christmas break to start the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament. The day kicked-off gingerly as the lenses focused on the minority caucus to see whether their front will be divided or demonstrate a show of solidarity to their new leadership, which moved to occupy the front row.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has initiated a manhunt for a Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress in the Suame Constituency for inciting political violence.
The Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Kobina Tahir Hammond has been nominated as Trade and Industry Minister to replace Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen who resigned in January this year to concentrate on his presidential ambition.
The national executive, the Council of Elders and the Minority Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have resolved to put behind all differences that arose following the change in the party’s leadership in Parliament.
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Monday led a government delegation to attend the funeral (Adua) of Lepowura, Alhaji Mohammed Nuru Deen Jawula, at Kpembe in the East Gonja District of the Savanah Region.
The differences between the national leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Minority Caucus in Parliament over the reshuffle have been resolved.
The Police have arrested two more suspects in connection with the violent disturbances that occurred during the NDC’s National Youth and Women’s Congress.
The Attorney-General (A-G) will soon lay a bill before Parliament for passage into law to help reduce the menace of unjustified delays in criminal trials in the country.
The Third Session of the Eighth Parliament will commence tomorrow with proceedings mostly being dominated by how Parliament will urgently help deal with the current economic crisis plaguing the country.
Back in 2012, I was seated in the waiting area of a private clinic watching television while waiting to be seen by the doctor. While watching, there was a news clip of Adwoa Safo campaigning to be elected Member of Parliament (MP). One of the nurses turned to me and remarked in Twi which I loosely translate here “This is a man’s job. Instead of staying home to take care of her children and her husband she is doing politics.”
