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Sammy Gyamfi Must Be Cited For Contempt Of Parliament - Tafo MP Charges

Its president Salim Bashir ( pic) said that they could arrange for full online proceedings or to employ certain hybrid mechanisms, whereby some MPs attend physically and others attend via online participation. Salim said that parliaments in other jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom have been conducting their proceedings virtually. "Pursuant to Article 62(1) of the Constitution, each House of Parliament is allowed to regulate its own procedure. "Such flexibility is important during these un...

It has come to the notice of the leadership and members of the NDC in the Nadowli Kaleo Constituency, an unfortunate publication in both traditional and social media attributed to the National Communication Officer of our dear party, Lawyer Sammy Gyamfi.

Punch Newspapers Sections Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta THE Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Dare Kadiri, has described his purported removal from office by his colleagues as unconstitutional. He said this while reacting to news of his removal by fellow lawmakers, who found him guilty of a charge of gross misconduct during plenary, on Thursday. Kadiri said, “The development, to say the least, was grossly unconstitutional and illegal. However, I have initiated consultation with my...

Hyzler tells Speaker ruling on OPM ethics breach is ultra vires Standards Commissioner tells Anglu Farrugia he has made erroneous interpretation of Standards rules for refusing to publish ethics breach report on Castille lock-in of December 2019 4 March 2021, 12:52pm by Matthew Vella The Commissioner for Standards in Public Life, George Hyzler has told Speaker Anglu Farrugia his ruling on an ethics breach report concerning an unprecedented lock-in of journalists at the Office of the Prime Mini...

Parliament has approved all 13 ministerial nominees in the Appointment Committee’s report. The House came to the conclusion after hours of sitting which dragged through Wednesday night to about 3:00 am Thursday. The prolonged sitting was partly as a result of rigorous debate from both sides of the aisle over the clarity in what was meant by a ‘majority decision’ as captured in the report recommending the approval for three of the 13 ministers-designate. These nominees are Information Mini...

Anġlu Farrugia went beyond his powers as Speaker in a ruling over the investigation into why journalists were kept from leaving Castille during the 2019 politic

+ A six member delegation from the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations working in the area of governance, has called on the Speaker of Parliament to explore ways by which Parliament and Civil Society can collaborate effectively to push the democratic development agenda of the country forward. The delegation was led by the Executive Director of Star Ghana Foundation, Ibrahim Tanko, who, on congratulating the Speaker on his election, recollected the many projects undertaken by Civil Society...

We’ve not rejected ministerial nominees The Chairman of the Appointment Committee Parliament, Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu, says the committee has no power to reject any ministerial nominee, and that it only makes recommendation to the House. “Let that be clear; this Committee has no power to reject anybody. Our duty is to make recommendations to the House. The House may accept or refuse our recommendations. There is nothing going on here that is final. If we understand that, that will influence ou...

Kojo-Oppong-Nkrumah Pulse Ghana c) He peddled untruths under oath about the circumstances leading to investigative journalist Manasseh Azure relocating to South Africa with the assistance of the Media Foundation for West Africa when the journalist faced threats to his life. d) The nominee was quite evasive on his association with MX24 TV which is owned and managed by his wife with other family members such as Kwabena Oppong Nkrumah serving as shareholde...