POLITICS

Appointments Committee apologizes over vetting chaos

The dramatic scenes that broke out during the vetting session on Thursday night have prompted the Appointments Committee of Parliament to formally apologize to Ghanaians. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa were supposed to be vetted during the session, but tensions about scheduling caused chaos between the majority and …

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Speaker has no authority to suspend MPs – Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to suspend four members of Parliament in response to the chaotic scenes at the vetting session on Thursday, January 30, 2025, has drawn criticism from former majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu challenged the Speaker’s legitimacy, claiming that neither the Constitution nor the Standing Orders provide him …

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Speaker suspends 4 MPs over vetting chaos

Members of Parliament who participated in the violent altercations during the Appointments Committee meeting on Thursday, January 30 have been suspended for two weeks in an unprecedented action. Speaker Alban Bagbin hinted that the decision, which was made public on Friday, January 31, 2025, is a sign of Parliament’s firm …

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