The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Hon. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has categorically distanced himself from a viral social media post attributed to his account, which appeared to criticize Ghana’s Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025. The post, which bore his name and profile image, claimed that laws criminalising sexual orientation...
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Speaker Directs Parliament To Reconsider Passage Of Anti-LGBTQ Bill
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has directed the House to revisit the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, popularly known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. This follows concerns over whether the level of bipartisan support reflected in the committee report was adequately demonstrated during proceedings on the floor. The directive was issued...
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NDC has diluted anti-LGBTQ+ Bill – Minority
The Minority in Parliament has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of hypocrisy and breaching public trust over what it describes as significant alterations to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, popularly known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. Addressing a press conference on Monday, June 1, the Member of Parliament for Assin...
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GCBC Meets Minority Leadership on National Concerns
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has granted an audience to a delegation of the Minority Leadership in Parliament, led by Hon. Afenyo Markin, during the Conference’s Plenary Assembly. The meeting, held at the request of the Minority Caucus, focused on pressing issues of governance, democratic accountability, social cohesion, and the welfare of the Ghanaian...
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Parliament to Reconvene on May 21 for Second Meeting of Second Session
Ghana’s Parliament will reconvene on Thursday, May 21, 2026, to begin the Second Meeting of the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic. This was announced in an official notice issued from the Office of the Speaker at Parliament House in Accra. The notice, signed by the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon....
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Majority Defends BoG, Credits Cedi Recovery to Policy Interventions
The Majority Caucus in Parliament has rallied behind the Bank of Ghana (BoG), praising the central bank for what it calls a remarkable rebound in the performance of the Cedi since the National Democratic Congress (NDC) assumed office. At a press briefing on Thursday, April 30, the Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, Issah Atta, maintained...
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Minority Caucus Demands Decisive Action on Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on government to take urgent and decisive measures in response to reports of xenophobic attacks against Ghanaians and other African nationals in South Africa. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Caucus condemned incidents of harassment, assault, and obstruction of essential services faced by Ghanaian citizens, describing the...
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Minority Blames NDC for Power Crisis, Demands Accountability on Dumsor Levy
The Minority in Parliament has accused the Mahama-led administration of incompetence in managing Ghana’s energy sector, insisting that the nationwide power outages predate the recent Akosombo incident and are the result of policy failures. In a strongly worded statement issued by the Minority Leader, Afenyo Markin, the opposition dismissed government claims that the April 23...
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NPP’s ‘Yen Suro Ahunahuna Demo’ In Sunyani Comes Off Today
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to stage a demonstration in Sunyani today, Wednesday, April 22, to protest what it describes as the unwarranted arrest of some of its officials. The party’s National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, explained that the protest, dubbed the “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna Demo,” is being organised by the Sunyani East...
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NPP Stages Protest in Sunyani Over Arrest of Party Officer
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today, Wednesday, April 22, hold a protest in Sunyani, a move expected to intensify political tensions in the Bono Region. The demonstration, dubbed the “Yen Suro Ahunahuna Demo”—an Akan phrase meaning “We are not afraid of intimidation”—is anticipated to draw supporters, sympathisers, and residents from across the region. The...