Ghana: who can declare an MP’s seat vacant? A legal scholar unpacks the dispute between parliament and the supreme court
The parliament and supreme court of Ghana are locked in a dispute over which of them has authority to determine ...
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Businessman petitions High Court to uphold Bagbin’s declaration of vacant seats
A Ghanaian businessman, Benjamin Yemoh Tetteh, has filed a lawsuit in the High Court seeking judicial endorsement of Speaker Alban ...
Majority stages walkout over Bagbin’s decision to declare four Seats vacant
The Majority Caucus in Ghana's Parliament staged a dramatic walkout on October 17, 2024, in protest of Speaker Alban Bagbin's ...
Bagbin declares Agona West, Fomena, two other seats vacant
Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has approved a motion that calls for four Members of Parliament (MPs) to vacate ...
Accountability and transparency: The right of Ghanaians to demand from Parliamentarians [Article]
In any democratic society, holding public officials accountable is not just a right but a civic duty. Parliamentarians, as elected ...
Minority has no grounds to demand seats of four MPs declared vacant- Prof Oquaye
Former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye, has criticized the Minority in Parliament for their demand to remove four ...
I take full responsibility for L.I allowing MPs use sirens – Ayine
Dominic Ayine, Chairman of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament, has taken responsibility for the proposed LI Road Traffic amendment ...
L.I on sirens, speed limit exemptions for ministers, MPs must not inconvenience Ghanaians – Twum-Barimah
Paul Apreku Twum-Barimah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dormaa East, has expressed concerns about the new Legislative Instrument (L.I) ...
Appiah-Kubi: Siren use amendment aimed at boosting productivity of MPs
Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has defended a proposed amendment to the Road Traffic Regulations that ...
Kenya protests: Ghanaian MPs safe and secure – Parliament
Ghana's High Commission in Kenya has confirmed that the five Members of Parliament (MPs) and the Officer accompanying the delegation ...
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