Peter Tenganabang Nanfuri, a former Inspector General of Police (IGP), has passed away. On Friday morning, he died away following a brief illness. Peter Nanfuri, who is now deceased, was IGP from October 1, 1996, to January 21, 2001. In his stead, Ernest Owusu-Opoku took over. He served as IGP …
Read More »We are happy this is finally over and there will be no picketing – Pensioner Bondholders Forum
In response to the news of the exemption from the government’s domestic debt exchange program, members of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum have expressed happiness. “I’m happy this is finally over and there will be nobody at the Ministry from tomorrow,” After the Minister’s announcement in parliament on Thursday, Dr. Adu …
Read More »Summon BoG governor to Parliament over DDEP – Adongo to the Speaker
The Speaker of Parliament has been urged to call the Governor of the Bank of Ghana immediately to brief the House on the different activities of the central bank, according to the deputy ranking member of the parliament’s finance committee. The Ranking Member claims that the invitation will be focused …
Read More »Let us vote a resolution obliging Finance Minister to exempt pensioners from DDEP – John Jinapor
The House of Legislators has been urged by John Jinapor, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Yapei Kusawgu in the Savannah Region, to vote a resolution compelling Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to exclude pensioners from the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP). Mr. Jinapor also urged the passage of a …
Read More »Ofori-Atta continues to blame Ghana’s economic problem on Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war
Ken Ofori-Atta, the finance minister, has repeated what he sees as the root of the current economic problem. The Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine were highlighted by the minister as the country’s problems. On Thursday, Mr. Ofori-Atta was before the House of Representatives to …
Read More »German Bundestag delegation visits Ghana Parliament
Members of the Ghanaian Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Subsidiary Legislation Committee, and Foreign Affairs Committee were visited today by an eight-person delegation from the German Bundestag’s Committee on Legal Affairs. Hon. Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, the chairman of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, welcomed the …
Read More »“Leave our pensioners alone, you can solve the problem without touching their small money” – Bagbin to Ofori-Atta
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been instructed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives not to touch pensioner funds. According to Alban Bagbin, the current financial problem may be resolved without using pensioner monies. The former Nadowli Kaleo MP concluded the House’s session on Thursday, February 16, by …
Read More »“Use Parliamentary language, not the language in a chop bar or marketplace” – Bagbin to MPs
On Thursday, February 16, 2023, Alban Bagbin, Speaker of the House, warned Members of Parliament against using unparliamentary language. When Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta appeared in Parliament to inform the chamber on the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Program, the Speaker made this statement (DDEP). Mr. Bagbin pleaded with the house …
Read More »Pensioners who didn’t participate in Domestic Debt Exchange Programme exempted – Finance Minister
According to confirmation from Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, all pensioners who chose not to exchange their old bonds for new ones under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) have been spared from the program. On February 16, 2023, Ofori-Atta spoke to Parliament about the status of the Domestic Debt Exchange …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo reconstitutes Hajj Board; Hajj Board Secretariat
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reconstituted the Hajj Board. The new composition is as follows: HAJJ BOARD 1.Alhaji Ben Abdallah Banda- Chairman 2.Habib Iddrisu – Member 3.Hajia Safia Mohammed – Member 4.Chief Saddique …
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