By Francis Kobena Tandoh Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday criticized the John Mahama-led government for abandoning the 500-bed Afari Military Hospital project in the Ashanti Region. According to the Caucus, the facility could help ease pressure on the country’s healthcare system if completed and operationalized. Led by theContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The Minority in Ghana’s Parliament on Tuesday rejected suggestions by the government that the recent fire incident at the Akosombo substation is responsible for the ongoing power outages locally referred to as ‘dumsor’ affecting parts of the country. Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Energy Committee, CollinsContinue Reading
The Minority in Parliament has welcomed the government’s decision to remove some taxes and levies on petroleum products, but is demanding full disclosure on the use of proceeds from the GH¢1 fuel levy. The government’s intervention comes amid rising global oil and gas prices linked to tensions in the MiddleContinue Reading
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority in Parliament has accused President John Dramani Mahama of presiding over what it describes as a potential conflict of interest involving his brother, Ibrahim Mahama, and a high-value mining concession. Ranking Member on the Lands and Natural Resources Committee and Member of Parliament (MP)Continue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority in Ghana’s Parliament has called on the government to scrap the GH₵1 fuel levy amid rising fuel prices and increasing cost of living pressures. The Minority argues that the GH₵1 levy on petroleum products is worsening hardship for Ghanaians alreadyContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The Minority in Parliament has announced plans to present what it describes as the “true State of the Nation Address” on Monday, March 2, in response to President John Dramani Mahama’s 2026 SONA delivered on Friday. Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu,Continue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The government has withdrawn the revised lithium-mining agreement from Parliament, Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Yusif Sulemana announced on Wednesday. Speaking on the floor of the House, the Deputy Minister said the decision is to allow for additional consultations with “very relevant stakeholders” beforeContinue Reading
