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Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South, has bemoaned the current state of affairs in the country saying, “Ghana is worse off than it was some 43 years ago.”She said the acute social and economic hardship, social injustice, massive corruption and nepotism Ghanaians were experiencing could not be compared to […]
The African Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations Network (APMON), a network of parliamentary monitoring organisations across Africa, has been launched in Accra, Ghana.The Network is made up of organisations that monitor and engage parliaments across the continent and seek to advance open parliament within national and regional parliaments.The Working Group of the continental Network had a Conference […]
Mr Alban S.K Bagbin, Speaker has underscored the need for more inclusivity and participation of both sides of the political divide in the development process of the country. He said: “Basic important national policies must get the buy-in of the representatives of the people, and that buy-in will in effect enrich our policies.” Mr Bagbin […]
The Secretary General of the ECOWAS Parliament, John Azumah, has reiterated the commitment of the ECOWAS Parliament to promote integration, peace, security, and stability in the West African RegionAccording to him, the ECOWAS Parliament is ready and willing to work closely with all stakeholders, including Civil Society Organisations and media.Mr Azumah gave this assurance when […]
The National Association of Law students has repelled the legal profession bill by the Attorney General seeking to consolidate and amend the existing legislation regulating the legal profession.President of the Association, Hassan Asare speaking on News Night, Wednesday, said the bill does not provide transparency and open access to legal education in the country.The bill which […]
Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for Ketu South has appealed to constituents to vote for her for the desired change.She said as a woman who had served as a Deputy Minister and currently a development queen in the Constituency, she knew the problems of the people, young and […]
The Conduct of the Public Officers Bill, 2018, currently before Parliament seeks to, amongst others, ‘add to the justiciable provisions already in the statute book to combat corruption’, ‘plug the loopholes as far as the legal framework on anti-corruption is concerned’, and provide clarity on matters of conflict of interest and the code of conduct […]
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts, Dzifa Gomashie has lauded Rebecca Asamoah, the Ghanaian beauty queen who was crowned Miss Africa Continent, fortnight ago in South Africa and entreated Ghanaians to celebrate her. The 24-year-old, Miss Ghana 2015 second runner up made her country proud after beating 11 finalists drawn from an original […]
Madam Esther Tawiah, Executive Director, Gender Centre for Empowering Development (GenCed), has advised gender-based Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to strengthen their relations with female Members of Parliament (MPs) to enhance gender equality policies and legislation. She explained that gender issues were cross-cutting and as such there was the need to expand the advocacy beyond the […]