Tag: Speaker of Parliament

Member of Parliament (MP) for Effia, Hon. Isaac Boamah Nyarko, has clarified that parliamentary immunity is designed to facilitate the functionality of elected lawmakers and not to shield criminal conduct. ...

The Minority Caucus in Ghana's Parliament has expressed grave constitutional concerns about what it calls the Presidency's unprecedented disregard for its constitutional obligations. The Caucus said in a strong statement ...

Veteran Ghanaian musician and Presidential Staffer for the Blackstar Experience, Rex Omar, has responded to the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, over his recent criticism of Ghana’s popular ...

He further noted that such a decision, taken without granting the affected MPs a fair hearing, was likely to be overturned upon challenge.

The selection of the Speaker of Parliament should be independent and free from the perception of being the President’s final say or an extension of the executive.  This separation is ...

The Ghanaian Parliament has been embroiled in a heated debate following the Majority Leader’s request for the Speaker of Parliament to recall the House. This request has sparked strong opposition ...

In a recent discourse on the powers of the Supreme Court and the authority of the Speaker of Parliament, Godwin Edudzi Tameklo Esq. Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ...

The Supreme Court of Ghana recently ruled that the Speaker’s declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant was unconstitutional. This ruling has sparked discussions among legal and political circles regarding ...

As Ghana approaches the 2025 fiscal year amidst a tense political climate, attention has turned to the pressing issue of the government’s budget approval process. Ghanaian lawmakers and financial experts ...

Kofi Bentil, a Lawyer and Vice President of IMANI Ghana has strongly defended recent ruling of the Supreme Court affirming the use of ex parte applications, that they are common in urgent situations where immediate ...