The speaker of Parliament must abide by the Supreme Court’s ruling, according to KT Hammond, the minister of trade and industry. Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, shifted the balance of power in Parliament on Thursday, October 17, when he announced the vacancy of four parliamentary seats. Amenfi Central, Suhum, …

By a vote of 5-2, the Supreme Court of Ghana declared that Speaker Alban Bagbin’s declaration that four seats were vacant was unconstitutional. The Speakers’ proclamation cannot stand, Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo stated during a brief session on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. She stated that the verdict’s justifications would be …

Concerns regarding the decline of trust in Ghana’s judiciary have been voiced by prominent lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation recently published a paper that demonstrated a significant drop of almost 30% in Ghana’s judiciary’s purported neutrality between 2017 and 2023. Judicial impartiality is evaluated by the report’s indicator …

The injunction preventing Miss Joana Gyan Cudjoe, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Amenfi Central, from running in the forthcoming parliamentary election has been lifted by the Sekondi High Court in the Western Region. Following an earlier adjournment on November 7, the decision was delivered on Monday, November 11, …

John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, has stated that he thinks the current parliamentary deadlock could have been settled out of court. Speaking on Monday, November 11, while in Kumasi for his fellowship with the clergy, Mahama stressed the value of communication and compromise in settling political …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has voiced serious concerns about situations of sexual misbehavior, drug abuse, and alcohol usage among certain medical practitioners, cautioning that these behaviors jeopardize patient care. At the GMA’s annual general meeting, Association President Dr. Frank Serebour stressed that physicians who are impacted by these problems …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has promised Ghanaians that his administration will maintain the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) program and provide the necessary funds to make it sustainable. Speaking about the policy at a meeting with Christian leaders in Kumasi on Monday, November 11, …

A nationwide strike has been declared by the Ghana Highway Authority’s (GHA) Union and Senior Staff Association. The strike will start on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, in protest of the National Roads Authority Act, 2024 (Act 1118), according to the union. Employees at GHA’s headquarters, regional offices, road maintenance units, …

Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Majority Leader in Parliament, has stated unequivocally that he will never hold the position of Minority Leader for what he claims are spiritual grounds. Afenyo-Markin said it would be unwise and symbolic for him to hold that seat with only three weeks until the general election …

John Mahama, the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) presidential candidate, claims that Ghanaians’ willingness to support the NDC in this year’s election has been stoked by the country’s growing cost of living and disregard for the law. Speaking at the “Worship with the Clergy” event in Kumasi, the former president claimed …