The Wenchi High Court has dismissed a restraining order by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against the inauguration of Mr Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Techiman South Constituency.
The Cape Coast High Court has issued an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP)-elect for Assin North, Mr James Gyekye Quayson, from holding himself as the MP-elect for the constituency.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin on his election as the Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic.
The Leadership of Parliament has unanimously justified the need for Members of the 7th Parliament to be paid their gratuity after serving the legislature over the past four years.
The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Member of Parliament for Tamale Central constituency, Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala, has called on the parliamentary leadership to properly investigate the military invasion of Ghana’s parliament during the election of a Speaker for the house in the early hours of Thursday, January 7, 2021.
The Majority and the Minority in Parliament have unanimously agreed on the need for the Executive to back its call for consensus building with action to allow Parliament to have a collaborative posture to support government business in the eighth Parliament.
The Member of Parliament for Bekwai Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Joe Osei Wusu has been elected as the 1st Deputy Speaker of the eighth Parliament.
The former Member of Parliament for Nadowli Kaleo, Alban Sumana Bagbin has been sworn-in as Speaker of Parliament of the Eighth Parliament of the Republic of Ghana.
Counting of ballot papers to determine who will become the Speaker of the Eighth Parliament was disrupted when the Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Tema West, Kingsley Carlos Ahenkorah, snatched some ballot papers and attempted to flee from the Chamber.
Armed soldiers Thursday stormed the Chamber of Parliament following the continued failure of the Members of Parliament-elect to elect the Speaker for the Eighth Parliament.
BY: Enoch Darfah Frimpong and Emmanuel Ebo Hawkson
The Cape Coast High Court has placed an interlocutory injunction on the swearing-in of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament-Elect for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson.
The Minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate withdrawal of some 6,000 security personnel, deployed by the government ahead of Thursday's inauguration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 elections, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has donated a variety of items, including consumables and personal hygiene effects, to the staff and patients of one of Ghana’s foremost mental health facilities, Pantang Hospital.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says its performance in the Central Region in last year's elections was creditable despite losing nine of its parliamentary seats to the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has nominated the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban S. K. Bagbin, for Speaker in the eighth Parliament.
The Supreme Court has quashed an order of the Ho High which placed an injunction on the gazetting of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament-elect for Hohoe, Mr John-Peter Amewu.
The National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has unanimously nominated Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye for the position of Speaker of Parliament for the second consecutive time.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says former President John Mahama’s decision to challenge the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in court is good for Ghana.
The swearing-in ceremony of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on January 7, 2021, will take place under a tent that has been mounted on the precincts of Parliament House, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs has told Parliament.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) fought a spirited fight in the just-ended 2020 general election in the Bono Region and increased its seats from one to six during the exercise.
The Supreme Court will today give a ruling on whether or not to uphold an injunction placed on the gazetting of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Hohoe, Mr John-Peter Amewu, by the Ho High Court.
The Centre for Performance Tracking and Outcome Mapping (CePTOM), a project management think tank, has proposed the development of a legal standardised format to guide the recruitment of temporary election officials deployed by the Electoral Commission (EC) during national elections.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to uphold the principles of probity and accountability in all facets of their lives to help preserve the legacy of the 31st December Revolution.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that he has been humbled by the renewal of his mandate by a decisive majority of Ghanaian voters to complete a second and final term as President.
The Supreme Court has dismissed an objection seeking the recusal of one of the Justices of the court hearing a case that might affect the Hohoe parliamentary election.
“There is too much turbulence at this time for you to go and bring a new Speaker [of Parliament], the Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Professor Stephen Adei has said.
With the election of the next Speaker of Parliament barely 60 hours away, some key names have emerged from the camps of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
