POLITICS 1 days ago Two More NDC Parliamentary Seats Contested In Court One would have thought that, after the swearing in of the Members of Parliament who were elected in the December elections, it will have bring finality to the issue of won which seats between the two major parties, the NDC and the NPP. But this appears not to be the case as the number of Parliamentary seats being challenged at the various Courts across the country keeps increasing by the day. As of yesterday, the number of Parliamentary seats been litigated at the law Courts stood at 18 been challenged by both
POLITICS 1 days ago NDC Is Not Seeking A Run-Off Elections With EC Kindly follow me to get access to all my newly published articles. With that been said, let’s get right into this article. The NDC’s Lawyer, Tsatsu Chikata has finally made clear the main objective of the opposition party as they’ve filed petition to the Supreme Court to contest the 2020 presidential elections against both the Electoral Commission and the NPP. The most anticipated section of the 2020 presidential elections trial took place as all parties presented their respective cases to the Supreme
POLITICS 1 days ago Thank You For Taking This Decision, But We Still Need a Refund - Franklin Cudjoe To Akufo Addo The founder and chief executive officer of IMANI Centre For Policy And Education Franklin Cudjoe has blessed the President of the republic of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for scrapping off the position of the senior According to Franklin Cudjoe, Akufo Addo has done very well for taking the decision to remove that ministry because it had nothing to contribute to the development of the country. He made this assertion on his official Facebook page where he admonished that the senior minister's office had very
POLITICS 1 days ago Video: Kennedy Agyapong Praised On Social Media After Talking To NDC Leadership In Parliament Nicely Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has caused social media buzzling after a video of him with the NDC leadership in parliament hit online. In the said video, the MP was seen to have greeted the NDC leadership, which included Haruna Iddrusu and Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed nicely. Social media have praised his gesture prior to today's meeting in parliament. Many think he might have jokingly been telling the NDC leadership that this time around, they took them by surprise by coming into
POLITICS 1 days ago The NPP Is Not Majority, They Belong To The Majority Group - Speaker of Parliament Clarifies. The Speaker of Parliament, Honourable Alban Bagbin has clarify his initial declaration of the Majority and minority caucus of Parliament. The 8th Parliament officially met today to discuss matters arising and also to announce which political party between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) had the clear majority. It is to be noted that the Electoral Commission chairperson, Madame Jean Mensah officially declared both the NPP and the NDC to have obtained a total of 137 parliamentary
POLITICS 1 days ago Speaker Alban Bagbin "shames" NPP over claims that he was selected by consensus January 6, 2021 marked an important day thatwill go down the historical annals of the country. Ghanaians witnessed series of chaotic disruptions incidents that emerged from Parliament during the processes leading to the election of the Speaker of Parliament. There was a forceful takeover of Majority side by NDC MPs, attempts to snatch an uncounted ballot and many others. The election was conducted among the 275 Members of Parliament and the final results declared NDC's candidate Alban Bagbin as the winner after
POLITICS 1 days ago We Deceived Them Into Thinking That We Will Come To Parliament Early – Sam George Tells Inside Story Parliament sat today for its first sitting of the 8th Parliament. It was pure drama as NPP MPs entered Parliament as early as 3am. Clad in white, the NPPs stormed Parliament and sat at the Majority side of Parliament. Apparently, they wanted to prevent what happened on the night of January 6. This was hilarious to the NDC MPs who came in afterwards. In reaction, the NDC MP for Tamale Central, Murtala Mohammed has thrown harsh words at the NPP MPs for bragging and yet sneaking into Parliament. He referred to
POLITICS 1 days ago The Ndc should just forget about winning because of this- Kelvin Taylor boldly speaks Kelvin Taylor has sent another strong words to the Ndc as the election petition commenced today. Kelvin Taylor after monitoring the recent activities in both the new patriotic party and the national democratic congress has voiced out. This week is a busy week for these parties as they boldly face each other in court regarding the claims of an alleged rigged election. The Ndc are being heard at the Supreme Court and this is one of the events which Ghanaians have waited for after the election. The Ndc have been
POLITICS 1 days ago Breaking News: Speaker finally settles majority beef between NDC and NPP in parliament. Breaking News: Speaker of Parliament finally settles who forms majority beef between NDC and NPP. After long heated debate as to who forms the majority in parliament, the speaker of Parliament has finally declared the New patriotic Party and the member of parliament for Fomena Constituency who is an independent candidate as the majority in parliament. This was shortly after the member of Parliament for fomena Constituency wrote to the speaker to declare his intention to associate himself with the new Patriotic
POLITICS 1 days ago NPP Declared The Majority Caucus. “The Rt Honourable Speaker of the 8th parliament declared the NPP as the majority group and the NDC as the minority group in the august house of Parliament following the declaration of the letter from the independent MP for Fomena. Hence government business begins afterwards”. Says Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, former communication minister. The MP for Fomena constituency, Andrews Asiamah Amoakoa is expected to present an official letter to indicate which caucus he sides within the 8th Parliament. According
POLITICS 1 days ago Three Solid Questions Asked By NDC Leader Finally Answered By Mr Alban Gagbin: Speaker Of Parliament Leader Of The NDC Caucus in the eighth Ghanaian Parliament, Hon Haruna Iddrisu present a case study to the Speaker of eighth Parliament about what he meant by Majority Group? Because as we all know, the Ghanaian Parliament has majority caucus and minority caucus. The current NDC leader in the eighth Parliament want the speaker to firm on which side of the house constitute the majority and minority. Speaker has this as his answer, the word group means more than one, none of the caucus hold majority caucus yet.
POLITICS 1 days ago Alban Bagbin Silences NPP In Parliament After Declaring This Statement The New Patriotic Party NPP has been on a constant banter with the biggest opposition party in country NDC over who occupies the majority and who stays as minority. This has been on the talking lips of Ghanaians and also top trending social media happenings. Today marked the first sitting of parliament for the 8th term of all gathering of members of Parliament for deliberations. Today has been in the minds of many as the day to settle the indifferences between the two strong political parties in the country.
POLITICS 1 days ago NPP Has Majority But NDC Remains Powerful Its ironical thinking of how the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) beleives they being declared the majority in the 8th Parliament of Ghana would make any difference in the authority they can exercise in the legislature. The numbers don't make them that powerful as they were in 2017-2020 period where they had quite a greater number in parliamentary committees, as compared to today. It's still remains a political threat given the numbers that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) could challenge very
POLITICS 1 days ago NPP not majority, they are part of the majority caucus Today, the 275 members of Parliament of the 8th republic had their first sitting in the Parliament. The speaker of Parliament per constitutional demand set the bar high to determine the majority and minority caucus. The Hon Speaker condemned the action of the mps during 7th January 2021. He also mad it plain to the mps and Ghanaians of his intention to serve in the intrest of the nation and not involve himself partisan intrest. What a great Speaker of Parliament Ghana is proud to have. I must say I'm impressed
POLITICS 1 days ago Ghana's political technologist; He is the biggest problem for the NDC - Allotey Jacobs Immediate past suspended Central Regional chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress; Allotey Jacobs, has launched praises on the Vice President of the republic of Ghana; Dr. Mahmudu Bawumia. In a post on the facebook timeline of the suspended former Central regional chairman, he wrote "Ghana's political technologist, will talk about him later. Anyway if you care to know, he is the biggest problem for the NDC. 2024 again there will be no tears for ananse". Chairman Allotey Jacobs has in recent times
POLITICS 1 days ago John Mahama's Boys Descend On Bagbin Sir-Obama Pokuase, a well known NPP member took to his Facebook page to post this... JOHN MAHAMA'S BOYS DESCEND ON BAGBIN. “Following his first indispensable ruling in Parliament which brings finality to the majority-minority debate, Rt. Honourable Alban Bagbin has come under barrage of attacks from unrepentant apologists of former president John Dramani Mahama. These sycophantic loyalists of the defeated NDC flag bearer took to Facebook moments after the speaker's unbiased and law-backed ruling to heap naked
POLITICS 1 days ago Reactions As TV3 Cartoonist Causes Stir Online By Illustrating The Drama In Parliament Today Today, January 15, 2021 Parliament sat for its first sitting for the 8th Parliament. Information had it that a majority of NPP MPs got to the Chamber as early as 3am. Clad in white, the NPPs stormed Parliament and sat at the Majority side of Parliament. In reaction, the NDC MP for Tamale Central, Murtala Mohammed has thrown harsh words at the NPP MPs for bragging and yet sneaking into Parliament. His colleague, Sam George also teased at his NPP colleagues and insisted that the NDC played a trick on them into
POLITICS 1 days ago Summary of the proceedings in parliament and the interpretation of both the NPP and NDC 1. Rt. Hon Alban Bagbin was duly elected as the Speaker of Parliament as opposed to the Majority Group leader’s assertion that it was on consensus. 2. He is not a Speaker of Parliament for the NPP or the NDC. 3. He's determined to apply the rules strictly 4. He won't be an obstacle to the government's initiatives and businesses neither will he do the bidding of the NDC. 5. The house will have two caucuses namely the majority group and the minority caucuses. (As per what the speaker said until further explanations)
POLITICS 1 days ago Bagbin officially declares NPP the Majority in 8th parliament Finally the most talked about majority in the 8th parliament has come to an end. There has been a brouhaha as to who carries the majority. This has been there after the 7th January general elections. After the voting of the parliamentary tickets, the NPP had 137 members of parliament while NDC also had 137 with one independent member. The independent members happens to be a former member of the new patriotic party who went for independent. This became a bone of contention which needed to be sorted out. The NDC
POLITICS 1 days ago He Should Never Think Of Coming Back To Power: We Will Continue After 2024 - Abronye DC To Mahama Loudmouth Bono Regional Chairman on the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe Abronye known popularly as Abronye DC has slapped Former John Dramani Mahama with another powerful statement as the former President looks hopeful of returning to the presidential ballot come 2024 elections. According to the controversial politician, John Dramani Maham is likely to contest on the ticket of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the wake of the 2024 presidential elections. But the unfortunate thing for former