Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, has filed a fresh application at the Supreme Court. He is urging the court to set aside a Court of Appeal decision that struck out his appeal against a High Court decision for non-compliance with court procedures. Mr. Quayson filed the appeal challenging a High Court ruling that called […]
A General Secretary hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has promised to introduce sweeping reforms anchored on the use of technology in the party’s internal electoral process during his first 100 days in power if elected. According to him, events in the past weeks had re-affirmed his belief that the party […]
An appeal filed by the embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson at the Court of Appeal in Cape Coast has been struck out. This is because the appellant, James Gyakye Quayson failed to file his written submission within the stipulated period allowed under the Court of Appeal Rules, 1997 (C.I. 19). The written […]
The Majority in Parliament has urged their Minority counterparts to respect the decision by the Supreme Court that a Deputy Speaker presiding over parliamentary proceedings reserved the right to cast his vote on matters, and be counted as part of the quorum for decision-making in the House. It said if a member of the party […]
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, has recommended the annulment of the 2020 parliamentary elections in the Buem Constituency to enable fresh ballots. That, he said, would ensure that the constituents of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) exercised their right to vote, and to be represented in the 8th […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the unanimous decision taken by the Supreme Court, in its ruling of Wednesday, March 9, 2022, on the voting rights of Deputy Speakers of Parliament, should put the matter to rest. According to President Akufo-Addo, he was surprised by the furore that was generated on whether or not Deputy Speakers of […]
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by the NDC MP for Assin North, Mr James Gyakye Quayson, which was seeking to halt his appeal at the Court of Appeal in which he is challenging his nullification as a legislator by the High Court. Mr Quayson wanted the apex court to stay proceedings at the […]
First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has revealed that Dome-Kwabenya MP told Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, not to call her phone again. According to him, the MP has indicated she prefers to be communicated to through text messages instead. The Bekwai MP stated that this came up when he last enquired about his colleague but did not disclose […]
The First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu has indicated that the Majority Caucus does not factor Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, into its deliberations in Parliament. According to the Bekwai MP, all avenues to get the absentee MP to return to the House have proved futile. As a result, the Majority in Parliament has resolved to […]
Barely 24 hours after being accused of shirking her responsibilities to the people of Dome Kwabenya and engaging in fanciful activities on social media, the MP for the area, Adwoa Safo has deactivated her TikTok account. The account had about three videos of the Dome Kwabenya MP dancing and singing. In two of her videos […]
The vociferous Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has explained why he is “furious” about what he describes as the long absence of the MP for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo from Parliament. Speaking on GTV’s Breakfast Show Monday [Feb21,2022] morning, Mr Agyapong said he was furious because he was at the receiving […]
The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC who alleged on radio that Former President John Dramani Mahama was involved in a coup plot has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. Appearing before the court Wednesday morning (Feb 16, 2022), Abronye pleaded not guilty […]
