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Speaker Bagbin to swear in Akwatia, Tamale Central MPs

The Members of Parliament for Akwatia and Tamale Central, Professor Alidu Seidu and Bernard Bediako Baidoo, are scheduled to be sworn in today by the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Bagbin. After the death of Ernest Yaw Kumi, Bernard Bediako Baidoo won the by-election...

Speaker Bagbin to swear in Akwatia, Tamale Central MPs

The Members of Parliament for Akwatia and Tamale Central, Professor Alidu Seidu and Bernard Bediako Baidoo, are scheduled to be sworn in today by the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Bagbin. After the death of Ernest Yaw Kumi, Bernard Bediako Baidoo won the by-election...

Speaker Alban Bagbin lifts suspension of four MPs

Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has reversed his judgment and revoked the suspension of four MPs, enabling them to return to the chamber right away. In order to resume their duties, the suspended Members of Parliament, Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli (Gushegu), Jerry Ahmed Shaib (Weija-Gbawe),...

Vacant seat controversy: Speaker’s lawyer challenges Ernest Gaewu’s inclusion to judge panel

In a matter concerning the Speaker of Parliament's decision to declare some parliamentary seats vacant the Speaker's lawyers have asked Justice Ernest Gaewu of the Supreme Court to step aside. Speaker Alban Bagbin filed a lawsuit, and the Supreme Court started hearing the matter on...

Seat vacancy controversy: Supreme Court rejects Speaker’s application to set aside its earlier ruling

Speaker Alban Bagbin's attempt to reverse the Supreme Court's decision to halt his declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant has been denied. This comes after Alexander Afenyo-Markin, an Effutu MP, filed a first lawsuit contesting the Speaker's statement. Among other points raised in court, the...

6 key businesses to be affected by Parliament’s indefinite adjournment

Amid a dispute over vacant seats, Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin has indefinitely adjourned, leaving a number of important parliamentary tasks in suspense.  This decision comes following a conflict in which members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) left the House of Representatives, leaving...