Some Members of Parliament from the Volta Region have registered their displeasure at the exclusion of the Volta Region from a national project aimed at diversifying tree crops in the country.
The Ghanaian Parliament has concluded its emergency session without fully addressing the core issues that prompted the recall, just weeks after the House had adjourned for recess at the end of July.
The Majority Caucus, under the leadership of Alexander Afenyo Markin, has initiated the process of recall Parliament from recess by evoking Order 53 of the Standing Orders. This move is aimed at addressing some unfinished businesses left before the House adjourned for recess in late March.
The Ghanaian Parliament recently organized a two-day workshop for members of the Parliamentary Press Corps (PPC) to familiarize them with the newly adopted revised Standing Orders.
In this article, I want to highlight the Member of Parliament for the Kwadaso Constituency in the Ashanti region, Prof. Kingsley Nyarko, as one of these group of promising new Members of Parliament who deserve another term in office based on their demonstrated output and dedication to their Parliamentary duties. I will first of all proceed on the premise that he has received top recommendations from seasoned Members of Parliament for his work.
Parliament is seen as the citadel of Democracy.
It is the nerve center of our democratic culture. Its absence creates a huge lacuna in our democratic system. Therefore, it is the heart and the compass of this culture of our democracy.
The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has bemoaned what seems to be sharp contrasting views over the work of Members of Parliament and the Parliament of Ghana as an institution.
The Rt. Hon Speaker of Ghana's Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has informed the House that the traditional apparels he wears instead of the official costume for the speakership, are donations from benevolent Ghanaians. Emphasizing that they are not funded from the goods and services budget of Parliament.
The Executive Director of Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica), Sammy Obeng, has given a thumbs up to the Parliament of Ghana for coming out with scathing colours this time round with its sterling performance over the purse.
The Parliament of Ghana has been preparing it self in readiness for the last quarter sittings which is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 after a long recess.
