Assin North MP charged with perjury, forgery of passport Minority to protest against criminal charges on Assin North MP James Quayson adduced sufficient evidence to satisfy the Electoral Commission The state prosecutor has said all efforts to serve Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, with criminal summons have proved futile. This comes after a seven-member Supreme Court panel presided over by ...

Auditor-General releases 2020 Audit Report MP for North Dayi alarmed at findings from 2020 Audit Report Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko comments on allegations of theft A leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, is calling out the Ghana Audit Service to respond to claims that an amount of GH¢12 billion has been stolen by the incumbent government. In 2021, the ...

Parliament at an impasse over E-Levy Bill E-Levy rate reduced to 1.5% Minority, citizens oppose E-Levy On November 17, 2021, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, appeared before the Parliament of Ghana, per Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and Section 21 (3) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016, (Act 921), to present the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. Of all the ...

MP did not show up in court for the hearing Court sets February 3, 2022, for hearing MP accused of deceiving a public officer The Attorney-General’s (A-G) Office has filed criminal charges against Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson. A report by Myjonline said that the charges filed against the member of parliament (MP) includes forgery, perjury, deceiving a public officer, ...

The first shipment of processed fruits just left Nana Foods in Nsawam-Adoagyiri to Canary Islands on Friday, January 28. Lawmaker for Nsawam-Adoagyiri Frank Annoh-Dompreh described this as “Progress!” Nano Foods is a One District One Factory (1D1F) financed fruit processing factory. It uses locally sourced fruits and local labour to process pineapples for export. The One District One Factory (1D1F) ...

The Minority in Parliament has asked the Majority to wait for Speaker Alban Bagbin to return from his trip outside of the jurisdiction before they re-lay the E-Levy in Parliament. Deputy Minority leader, James Klutse Avedzi said the Minority does not want any of the deputies to preside over the House when the levy is relayed in order to avert the brawls ...

The government has suspended 20 percent expenditure in the 2022 Budget, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori Atta has confirmed. Parliament has already approved the government’s total expenditure for 2022, but the government, in a prudent fiscal consolidation move, has decided to cut down on its expenditure, up to a whopping 20 percent. Addressing the media on Wednesday, the Finance ...

Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amotia Ofori Panin has decried the absence of “service in humility,” among the youth in the country. The Okyenhene said: “We do not serve any longer in this country. Service is missing in the country, but service is important.” Quoting scriptures from the Bible, the Okyenhene indicated that Jesus Christ in his bid to wash the feet of ...

  Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament is concerned about the current composition of the lawmaking chamber. His party, the New Patriotic Party, NPP, have 137 seats, same as the opposition National Democratic Congress whiles the only independent candidate works with the NPP, making them the Majority – Majority Group so-called by Speaker Alban Bagbin. Osei-Owusu alias Joe ...

The Black Stars will hope to get back to the World Cup stage but standing in their way is an old rival, who has found his wings and is flying like a true Super Eagles. The Nigerians have switched up the boiler and are looking brilliant in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The Black Stars in contrast ...