Month: November 2021

Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has accused the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Bryan Acheampong of undermining the authority of parliament, with his comments on the cost of presidential travels.

A Member of the Defence and Interior committee of Parliament, and MP for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu, wants government to identify the root cause of the recurring disturbances in Bawku and find a lasting solution to the problem

Dr. Dominic Ayine, one of the three Members of Parliament who are set to file a private member’s bill to addre ss challenges associated with legal education in Ghana, has explained the idea behind their move.

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has expressed his utmost disappointment over how he was treated in relation to the botched procurement of the Sputnik V vaccines.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has hinted of an impasse between Parliament and the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, in relation to budgetary allocation to the legislature.

The Chief Executive for IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe has chastised the Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah for his directive for the immediate cessation of the collection of road tolls in the country.

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), is disappointed that the government did not propose any policy in the 2022 budget statement to address the continuous hikes in fuel prices.

Cycling to work may soon be, if not already, an imperative as the consistent jump in fuel prices in the country since September has secured Ghana a top spot on the list of African countries with very expensive fuel prices.

A Private Legal Practitioner, Francis Kojo Kwarteng Arthur, has sued the National Communications Authority (NCA) and telecommunications companies operating in the country over what he calls the unauthorized collection of personal data.

The Minority in Parliament has raised red flags about the absence of the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, his two deputies, and the Minister of State at the Presidency in charge of Finance, Charles Adu Boahene, during the debate of the 2022 budget statement and fiscal policy of the government.