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  Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) has called for a second look at the composition of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) for it to engender trust and confidence of Ghanaians in the policies it produces for national development. According to him, if there was a long-term National Development Plan that was crafted by the commission, such national policy must become a source document around which all governments must fashion out their developme...

  The National Democratic Congress (NDC) should have been patient and heard from the ministerial nominees at vetting before passing judgment on them, the Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs has said. Dr. Rasheed Draman said the NDC had taken a stance on some of the ministerial nominees way before they faced the Appointments Committee of Parliament. He, therefore, insinuated that the outcome of the vetting – the approval of all the nominees – came as disap...

Published: 05:31 EST, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 05:31 EST, 7 January 2021 The mayhem erupted after a ruling party deputy tried to seize the ballot box during the vote for Ghana’s parliament speaker Ghanaian soldiers intervened in parliament to quell a clash between opposing parties in chaotic scenes overnight ahead of the body’s swearing-in on Thursday. Mayhem erupted after a lawmaker from the ruling party tried to seize the ballot box during the vote for parliament speaker. The en...

Sanction persons behind military invasion of Parliament – ACEPA Listen to article The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) has called for sanctions against persons who ordered the military invasion of Parliament. Armed soldiers on Thursday stormed the Chamber, following the continued failure of the Members of Parliament to elect a Speaker for the eighth Parliament. The soldiers, numbering about 20, emerged in the Chamber together with armed policemen ostensibly to restore calm. ...

The ensuing clash lasted several hours until the army moved in, with national television broadcasting the drama live. “There was total breakdown of law and order,” said MP-elect Kwame Twumasi Ampofo of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). “Looking at a member of parliament and a minister of state snatching ballot papers… was so shameful.” The new parliament is split down the middle between the two main parties, posing the risk of gridlock on tackling Ghana’s problems. ...

Ghana faces post-election 'gridlock' in parliament

Ghanaian soldiers intervened in parliament to quell a clash between opposing parties in chaotic scenes overnight ahead of the body's swearing-in on Thursday. Mayhem erupted after a lawmaker from the ruling party tried to seize the ballot box during the vote for parliament speaker. The ensuing clash lasted several hours until the army moved in, with national television broadcasting the drama live. After order was restored, the legislature...

Ghanaian soldiers intervened overnight to quell a clash between opposing parties in parliament ahead of the body’s swearing-in set for Thursday, witnesses said. Chaotic scenes erupted after a governing party deputy tried to seize the ballot box during the vote for parliament speaker. The ensuing clash lasted several hours until the army stepped in, with national television broadcasting the drama live. “There was total breakdown of law and order,” said MP-elect Kwame Twumasi Ampofo of the ...