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FULL TEXT: Akufo-Addo’s 28th address on measures to fight COVID-19

General News of Monday, 28 March 2022 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I first came to your homes on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, five days after our nation’s 63rd Independence Day celebration, a day before we recorded our first two cases, with news of the measures government was taking to limit the importation of ...

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We won’t take a dime from our salaries – NDC MPs

Politics of Wednesday, 23 March 2022 Source: 3news.com NDC MPs say they won’t accept a pay cut National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MPs) have rejected a suggestion by Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah that MPs should consider a pay cut as a way of contributing to the development of Ghana. Mr. Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah who is also Ofoase Ayirebi Lawmaker said he is willing to move ...

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Details of how Parliament adjourned sitting for 30 mins to prevent minority from blocking loan approval

We have never had our peace in this house ever since we had Supreme Court ruling, Minority Supreme Court ruling affecting government’s business in Parliament Parliament approves loan agreement after Supreme Court ruling On Tuesday, March 23, parliamentary proceedings were suspended for thirty minutes for leadership to meet and solve the pending issues they have had after the Supreme Court gave a ...

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Alhassan Suhuyini storms out of chamber, Majority hoots at him

Politics of Monday, 14 March 2022s Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini Alhassan Suhuyini interrupts parliamentary proceedings MP fights with his leader for failing to defend him Alhassan Suhuyini clashes with Speaker Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, angrily stormed out of the chamber while sitting was ongoing on Friday, March 11, 2022. Alhasan Suhuyini had ...

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This is why one of ten people have kidney damage and don’t feel it

Salt is essential for our body, but too much can damage our kidneys. Today is World Kidney Day, which highlights the importance of healthy kidneys. This is much needed, because we still eat too much salt and one in ten people worldwide has kidney damage. Mara Ruijter 10-03-22, 07:30 Last update: 10-03-22, 11:23 The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) recently released ...

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There’ll Be a Need To Find Ways To Get EC Declare Assin North Seat Vacant If . . . – Majority Leader

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Majority Leader, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu says the Electoral Commission might declare the Assin North seat vacant if the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin refuses to do so. The Member of Parliament(MP) for Assin North constituency, James Gyakye Quayson is currently facing a legal battle over his nationality which can affect his seat in Parliament. ...

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‘I don’t want to believe it is coming from the Speaker’ – Majority Leader on Bagbin’s ‘outburst

  Alban Bagbin Supreme Court hands down landmark ruling on Deputy Speakers Minority expresses stiff opposition to verdict allowing Deputy Speakers to vote Majority and presidency celebrate vote as victory for democracy Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has expressed shock at the reaction of Speaker Alban Bagbin to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court. The ...

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We are pushing for amendments to elect sitting MP as Speaker – Majority Leader

General News of Monday, 14 March 2022 Alban Bagbin and Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu Speaker of Parliament must be a non-MP Supreme Court makes landmark ruling on voting rights of Deputy Speakers Some MPs want amendments to make Speaker an MP Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, has disclosed that there is a push for Constitutional amendments to who ...

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No conflict of interest in presiding and voting; Dep Speakers can’t lose voting right – CDD boss

Prof H Kwasi Prempeh, CDD-Ghana boss The Executive Director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, Prof. H. Kwasi Prempeh, has said Deputy Speakers of Parliament, who are themselves MPs, cannot be denied their right to vote even as if they preside over the business of the house. In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, 9 March 2022, the apex court ...

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