Parliament has invited the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) to brief the Committee of the Whole on a new Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) ahead of Election 2024. The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban S.K. Bagbin has directed that the Chairperson herself, Jean Mensah should appear for the briefing. According to the Speaker, the EC must […]
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Haruna Iddrisu, Muntaka Mubarak still leaders of Minority Caucus – Cletus Avoka
Zebilla MP, Cletus Avoka, says his colleague lawmaker, Haruna Iddrisu and his team are still leaders of the Minority Caucus in Parliament. This is depsite a letter by the leadership of the NDC which replaced Haruna Iddrisu as the Minority Leader on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, the former Majority Leader, Cletus Avoka, […]
Why Haruna Iddrisu, others have been ‘kicked out’ as NDC parliamentary leaders ahead of 2024 elections
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has explained that the changes made in the leadership of the Minority Caucus in Parliament form part of the reorganisation of the party ahead of the 2024 elections. “We are making the changes as part of the reorganisation of the party ahead of […]
Cassiel Forson, John Kumah in war of words over $750m Afreximbank loan
A Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr John Ampontuah Kumah has assured that the government on Monday (August 29, 2022), received the full loan amount of $750 million from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) but $37 million from the facility was set aside for debt service obligations. His comments come after the ranking member on the […]
Bank of Ghana denies printing GH¢22 billion to fund budget
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has denied allegations that it has printed GH¢22.04 billion in new money to finance the 2022 budget without recourse to Parliament. It said the amount being referred to represented claims on government, and not new currency printed to support the government’s budget. In a press statement dated July 26, 2022, […]
John Kumah disagrees with Ato Forson over grim 2022 outlook
The Ranking Member on the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has predicted that 2022 will be a year of economic misery and inflation, urging Ghanaians to brace up for difficult times. In a Facebook post, Dr Forson also projected that the prices of goods will increase by at least 30% and the […]
Tax on sports betting: Razak Kojo Opoku tackles Cassiel Ato Forson
God created everything that exists through WORDS and NUMBERS. Every knowledge acquired is through WORDS and NUMBERS. Our everyday transactions, trading and communications are based on WORDS and NUMBERS. Lotteries and sports betting deal with NUMBERS aspect of creation aimed at generating revenue for national development, and for human empowerment financially. There is absolutely nothing […]
NDC’s Ato Forson exposed by Parliament over GH¢280.3m COVID-19 cash
Parliament has disclosed that allegations by NDC MP for Ejumako Enyan Essiam that a question he filed in the House on details of funds allocated for the COVID-19 fight during the lockdown is yet to be answered – weeks later – are false. A statement from the Public Affairs Directorate of Parliament on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, indicates […]
Drone for Medical Deliveries: Ato Forson Exposed by his colleagues in parliament
Claims by the opposition National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Cassiel Ato Forson that government is going to purchase drones which should ordinarily cost about 100,000 dollars for 1 million dollars have turned out to be palpable lies and a figment of his own imagination. On Monday, 3rd December, 2018, Mr. Ato Forson made a spurious allegation […]
NDC Minority accuses gov’t of misapplying 650 million dollars of cocoa syndicated loan
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) minority in Parliament is accusing government of misapplying the first tranche of the 1.3 billion dollars of the cocoa syndicated loan for the 2018/19 crop year. A statement issued by the minority and signed by Cassiel Ato Forson, ranking member of the Finance Committee in Parliament said the 650 […]
Cocobod explains increase in expenditure, poo poohs on Minority and Ato Forson’s allegations
General Manager at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board, Fiifi Boafo has lampooned Minority spokesman for Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, accusing him of misrepresentations and concoctions with respect to the expenditure of the Board. Mr. Ato Forson who is a former Deputy Minister for Finance has accused government and Cocobod […]