Category: Politics

The Minority in Parliament has urged the withdrawal of a letter that formally announced the Kpandai parliamentary seat as vacant, following a High Court directive for a rerun of the constituency’s election. Parliament, on Monday, December 8, 2025, officially notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of the vacancy. This communication was in line with a ruling...

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has taken issue with Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, accusing him of inconsistent and partisan conduct in relation to the Kpandai parliamentary re-run. Speaking on Joy Midday News, Mr Awuah questioned why the Speaker permitted the Clerk of Parliament to notify the Electoral Commission...

The Parliamentary Service has officially informed the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacant seat in Parliament for the Kpandai Constituency, following a court directive ordering a fresh contest of the 2024 Parliamentary Elections in the area. The communication, dated December 4, 2025, signals the formal start of the administrative procedures necessary to conduct the re-run...

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has cautioned that Ghana’s democracy is only as strong as the institutions and citizens who defend it, warning that hard-won gains could be reversed if complacency sets in. In the final section of his address on the state of the nation one year after the...

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has cautioned that Ghana risks being left behind in the global technological race if the government continues to prioritise political score-settling over long-term national development. In a follow-up section of his statement on the state of Ghana’s democracy, Mr. Afenyo-Markin said the world has entered...

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has raised concerns about the state of Ghana’s democracy, warning that the country risks sliding into “retribution” politics just a year after voters ushered in political change. In a strongly worded statement titled “One Year After: Ghana’s Democracy at the Crossroads,” Mr. Afenyo-Markin said Ghanaians...

In a development that highlights shifting loyalties within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ofosu Asamoah, former Member of Parliament for Kade, has formally broken ranks with Kwabena Agyepong’s camp to pledge his full support for former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. The announcement, made during a campaign event in the Eastern Region, marked Mr. Asamoah’s...

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Tamale High Court of stalling the appeal process in the Kpandai election dispute after presiding judge, Justice Emmanuel Bart Plange Brew, failed to issue the written judgment that overturned the constituency’s 2024 parliamentary results. Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin noted that the judge had pledged in open court to...

The Northern Regional Executive Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has declared its opposition to the High Court’s decision annulling the Kpandai parliamentary election, with the party’s Communications Director, Mr. Danjuma, describing the judgment as a “grave miscarriage of electoral justice” and an “affront to democracy.” Mr. Danjuma insisted that Honourable Matthew Nyindam remains...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has cited Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin for contempt and referred him to the Privileges Committee for further inquiry. This follows a petition from Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga, who accused Afenyo-Markin of opposing a decision that excluded him from Ghana’s ECOWAS Parliament delegation. Presiding over proceedings on Thursday, November 27,...