The government has begun preparations for the large-scale evacuation of accumulated waste at Jamestown in Accra to the Adipa Waste Management Centre, an engineered landfill facility at Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Hon. Mahama Ayariga, announced the plan after a working visit to the facility on […]
Newly appointed Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Hon. Mahama Ayariga, has called for a major overhaul of Ghana’s waste management system to improve waste collection, transportation, treatment and final disposal across the country. Hon. Ayariga made the call on Tuesday, September 1, during a tour of key waste management facilities in the […]
Parliament has adopted the report of the Constitution and Legal Affairs Committee on expanding legal education and promoting awareness and training for legal professionals in the country. Dominic Ayine, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, laid the Legal Education Reform Bill before the House on October 24, 2025. Presenting the explanatory memoranda and motion […]
Parliament will begin extended sittings from Monday, July 7, 2025, as the House moves to complete pending legislative business ahead of its scheduled adjournment on Saturday, July 12. The announcement was made by the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, when he presented the Business Statement for the seventh week on the floor of the House. He […]
The Special Prosecutor, Mr Kissi Agyebeng, has dropped all charges against Bawku Central MP, Mr Mahama Ayariga, in connection with an alleged tax evasion over some purchase of vehicles. Mr Agyebeng filed a nolle prosequi at the Accra High Court Monday [October 11] morning to discontinue the case. He told the court, presided over by […]
Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga has said he feels hunted by Special Prosecutor over an ongoing corruption probe by the newly established office. According to the MP, evidence provided by the Office of The Special Prosecutor does not warrant the level of disdain expressed by the SP towards him. “I feel […]
Traders have been charged to test the country’s retail trade law, the Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC) Law (Act 85) in Court. Mahama Ayariga who made the call in Parliament indicated it is important either Ghanaian or the Nigerian traders go to court to have final determination over the matter before it escalates further. The […]
The Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin A.B.K. Amidu, has taken full responsibility for the defects in the drafting of the charge sheet in the case against the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mr Mahama Ayariga, and another. “All we have to do is to make sure that our particulars meet the standard. I welcome […]
Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga is optimistic that the Supreme Court will resolve Monday’s ruling by the High Court that dismissed a motion he filed against Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu. According to the legislator, the court has admitted that the case is already in the Supreme Court which makes its ruling seem premature. An application […]
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Majority Leader, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has disclosed that the leadership of Parliament have engaged the Special Prosecutor (SP), Mr. Martin Amidu in discussions over Mahama Ayariga’s suit. He says, he was invited to Parliament to meet the leadership of the house over what the House can do about […]
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Mr Haruna Iddrisu has indicated that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) would challenge the ruling of the Accra High Court on Tuesday that said the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, was obliged by law to stand trial in a criminal case filed against him by […]
The Bawku Central Constituency Youth wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu of engaging in vendetta and selective justice, with regards to the prosecution of the Member of Parliament for the area, Mahama Ayariga for tax evasion. According a press release issued by the youth a while […]
