The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Rt.
The mid-year budget is here and once again, the citizenry will be looking at government to account for how much has gone out from the public purse and how much has come in.
• The role of pro-LGBTQ+ diplomats have become topical in the debate around same sex relations • An NDC MP says these diplomats should try such advocacy in Gulf States • Emmanuel Bedzrah avers that over 90% of MPs are in support of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill The role of diplomats in advocating for the rights of the Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, LGBTQ+ community has become topical in recent times.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says government’s plan of relying on tax compliance to generate more revenue, especially from the newly introduced taxes, may not yield the expected results – given the experience of past compliance challenges and complexities, thereby widening the budget deficit.
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and National Insurance Commission (NIC) will from next year roll-out a system that ensures importers are paying fair insurance on their goods brought into the country; thereby ending the age-old flat rate system which sometimes slaps higher charges on them.
Francis Baah, the chairman of Nzema Kotoko Football Club has said that highly-sought after striker Akese Akese is central to the club’s plan for next season.
• Two and half years since his murder, police have yet to present a docket on Ahmed Suale to the AG • Godfred Dame made the disclosure when he appeared before Parliament to answer questions • He said in the process of investigations, two phones of the deceased were sent to the US for unlocking and retrieval of information Millions of materials have been retrieved from the phones belonging to murdered investigator Ahmed Hussein-Suale, two years after he was shot
•Barreto is frustrated with the lack of washroom facilities at Kotoko's training ground •He believes that the lack of these basic amenities affected the club's chances •Meanwhile the club is close to completing construction works at Adako Jachie training base Kumasi Asante Kotoko head coach Mariano Barreto continues to lament the lack of facilities at the club’s training ground.
•Koku Anyidoho has been expelled from the National Democratic Congress •The party says Koku Anyidoho breached some its disciplinary rules •GhanaWeb looks at five leading members of the NDC Koku Anyidoho clashed with as a member of the NDC For most watchers of Ghana’s political space, news of koku Anyidoho’s expulsion from the National Democratic Congress came with little shock.
•The anti-LGBTQ+ bill seeks to criminalize activities of same sex and its related matters •The bill is being sponsored by eight Members of Parliaments, seven on the minority side and one on the majority side •Murtala Mohammed claims some government officials are lobbying for the withdrawal of the bill Some appointees of the Akufo-Addo government are lobbying lawmakers behind the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill to withdraw it, Murtala
• Kennedy Agyapong accused James Quayson of holding Canadian passport in 2020 • He promised that in the event he won the election, he was not going to enjoy his full term as MP • The Cape Coast High Court on Wednesday annulled the elections that made Quayson an MP In late November, 2020, Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central addressed a rally in the Assin North constituency where he made some revelations
•Murtala Mohammed has described Kennedy Agyapong as a 'good friend and nice person' •He is however not enthused with his some his public statements •He believes that Kennedy Agyapong should have been arrested for his comment on Ahmed Suale Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central has opined that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and leadership of the New Patriotic Party are unable to call to order
• A Cape Court High Court has stripped an NDC MP of his position • The court says Assin North MP James Gyakye Quayson breached electoral rules when he contested the 2020 elections • The NPP is meanwhile threatening to lay criminal charges against the embattled MP The July 28, 2021 ruling by a Cape Coast High Court that Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, ceases to hold himself as a lawmaker till he contests in a new election is the latest
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources George Mireku Duker on 28th ,July 2021 inaugurated a 21-member Upper East Regional Lands Commission.
•Murtala Mohammed says there is no middle ground for MP as far LGBTQ+ issue is concerned •He wants voting on the anti-LGBTQ+ to be made public •He has vowed that under no circumstance will Ghana legalize same-sex relations Murtala Mohammed, the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central is proposing that voting on the "The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, Bill 2021," be done publicly for
•The Central Regional General Secretary of the NPP wants James Quayson prosecuted for perjury •He has petitioned the CID the investigate and prosecute James Quayson •The Cape Coast High Court has ruled that Quayson was not eligible to contest the 2020 elections After losing his seat as the Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyaakye Quayson, the Parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress for the 2020 election
•The Cape Coast High Court has annulled the December 7 Parliamentary election held in Assin North •The court has added fresh election to be held to elect the MP for the area •The court instructed that James Gyaakye Quayson who won the December polls ceases to be an MP The Cape Coast High Court on Wednesday July, 28, 2021 passed a verdict on the election petition against the member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyaakye Quayson.
• Two and half years since his murder, police havev yet to present a docket on Ahmed Hussein-Suale to the AG • Godfred Dame made the disclosure when he appeared before Parliament to answer questions • The specific question was tabled by North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa The Ghana Police Service has yet to present a docket on the Ahmed Hussein-Suale murder to the Attorney General’s office, two and half years since the incident.
• Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has clarified comments he made relative to Ghana - Nigeria trade • Reports emerged that Bagbin had called Ghanaian businesses opportunists during an address in Nigeria • The Speaker has clarified his comments and accepted an apology from GUTA Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, has clarified comments he is reported to have made suggesting that Ghanaian traders were opportunists when he addressed Nigeria’s National Assembly
Nenyo Ghartey VII, President of the Effutu Traditional Council, has applauded Deputy Majority Leader in Ghana’s Parliament and a member of the ECOWAS Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin for his good leadership role for the Effutu constituency over the period.
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