The Minority in Parliament has said they support the decision by the speaker that they will not consider President Akufo-addo’s ministerial nominees until after the Supreme Court has ruled on the two cases against the anti-gay bill. The Minority says they want the President and his government to be aware that where this country is […] The post Anti-gay
Alban S.K. Bagbin In a recent development, the Majority Caucus in Parliament has vehemently criticized Speaker Alban S.K. Bagbin for abruptly halting the approval process for Ministers and Deputy Read More... The post 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 […] The post Anti-gay
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 […] The post Bagbin
Tolon Member of Parliament, Habib Iddrisu has said that the decision of the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to halt the consideration of the ministerial nominees of President Akufo-Addo until after the supreme court case on the anti-gay bill is done is just an attempt to frustrate the government. He explained that President Akufo-Addo did […] The post The
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has refuted claims that he has received an interlocutory injunction in the case brought forth by Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Etse K. Dafeamekpor. Mr Dame clarified that he has not been served with any legal documents pertaining to such court proceedings. Parliament on […] The post You
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 […] The post ‘Stop the unnecessary tit for tat; let’s look at things
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 […] The post Bagbin
A Governance Expert at the Ghana Integrity Initiative, (GII) Mr. Michael Boadi has described the stalemate between the Parliament and the executive over the anti-gay bill as a democracy that is playing out. In his view, for as long as the two arms of government are operating within the confines of the law there should […] The post No need to worry,
A Governance Expert at the Ghana Integrity Initiative, (GII) Mr. Michael Boadi says he hopes that parliament and the executive are all working in the interest of the citizens relative to the anti-lgbtqi bill. This was after he described the stalemate between the Parliament and the executive over the anti-gay bill as a democracy that […] The post Anti-lgbtqi
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 […] The post ‘I’ll
Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, a law lecturer at the University of Ghana, has asserted that the Clerk Parliament must respect the law and avoid submitting the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024 passed by Parliament to President Akufo-Addo to assent to it. He said it is incumbent on the Clerk of Parliament not to […] The post Anti-gay
Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, a law lecturer at the University of Ghana, has asserted that the Clerk to Parliament must respect the law by not submitting the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024 passed by the House to President Akufo-Addo for assent. He said it is incumbent on the Clerk of Parliament not to […] The post Anti-gay
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 […] The post Bagbin
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bgabin has said that the refusal of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to accept the remittal of the anti-gay bill falls outside the law. He says the president’s action is by all accounts, not supported by the constitutional and statutory provisions that guide our legislative process. “Honourable Members, several critical points […] The post Akufo-Addo’s
The family of late Ejisu MP and Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah has officially informed the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin of his demise. The Family was received by the First Deputy Speaker, Hon. Joseph Osei-Owusu and the leadership of the House. This was during a courtesy call to Parliament on Tuesday, March 19. The […] The post John Kumah’s family officially
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended the consideration of Ministers and Deputy Ministers of State nominated by President Akufo-Addo. Bagbin’s decision stems from an interlocutory injunction filed at the Supreme Court by MP for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Etse K. Dafeamekpor, rendering Parliament unable to sanction new ministers nominated by President Akufo-Addo. This action […] The post We
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has expressed significant concerns regarding President Akufo-Addo’s decision to reject the transmission of the proposed anti-gay legislation. The Office of the President in a letter dated March 18, 2024, requested Parliament to refrain from sending the anti-gay bill to President Akufo-Addo for his assent. The decision, according to Nana […] The post Anti-gay
The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, has said that Parliament will not consider the ministerial nominees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo until after the Supreme Court has finished hearing the suit against the anti-gay bill. The speaker said this on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, March 20 while responding to the letter written […] The post Anti-gay
The Majority in Parliament has criticized Speaker Alban Bagbin for the way and manner he described President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his reaction to the letter that was written to the Parliament by the Secretary to the President on the anti-gay bill. Speaker Bagbin had told President Akufo-Addo that his refusal to accept the […] The post Anti-gay
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