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Supreme Court's reasoning in dismissing injunction application against E-levy implementation
Supreme Court's reasoning in dismissing injunction application against E-levy implementation
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Halt payment of DACF money into personal accounts of MPs-Dr.Yaw Twerefour goes to Supreme Court
In substance, the plaintiff wants the Supreme Court to preserve the DACF by stopping the 2nd and 4th defendants from approving, authorising, effecting or permitting any payment, transfer or disbursement of DACF monies to MPs until the const...
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2022 Budget approval unconstitutional- Minority in Parliament
According to them, the move contravenes Article 104(3) of the Constitution, 1992, and Parliament’s standing order 109.
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Declaration of 4 vacant seats: Bagbin's ruling a bad precedent-Kwaku Azar
In his view, this ruling could set a troubling precedent that might discourage Members of Parliament (MPs) from considering their future political careers out of fear of punitive consequences.
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Don’t scandalise Judiciary – Majority to Minority
It said the Minority would not have undermined only the independence of the Judiciary but also the trust Ghanaians had in the Judiciary, a posture that could potentially escalate tension in the country.
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AG files Statement of Case, challenges constitutionality of 4 MPs vacating seats
The lawsuit challenges the Speaker of Parliament's decision to declare the seats of four Members of Parliament (MPs) vacant after they expressed their intent to run as independent candidates in the December 2024 elections.
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Voting, passage of E-levy by 136 MPs unconstitutional, null and void- Haruna Iddrisu, 2 MPs to SC
According to the plaintiffs per the authority of the case of Justice Abdulai v. Attorney General, the constitutional quorum for decision-making and voting in Parliament per Article 104(1) is 138 MPs present in the Chamber but not 136.
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Parliament approves 2022 Budget despite Minority Caucus boycott
The First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu also counted himself as an MP, hence, giving the Majority Caucus 138 members to pass the votes.
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Don’t scandalise Judiciary – Majority to Minority
The judicial power of Ghana shall be vested in the Judiciary. Accordingly, neither the President nor Parliament nor any organ or agency of the President or Parliament shall have or be given the final judicial power.”
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Restrain GRA from implementing E-levy – Minority MPs file injunction at SC
The Minority MPs want the Supreme Court to put on hold the process, until the final determination of their suit challenging the constitutionality of the passage of the E-levy by Parliament.
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Chaos in Parliament: Minority to push for probing of First Deputy Speaker
This comes after calls by the First Deputy Speaker for disciplinary sanctions against Minority MPs captured in a viral video causing chaos in the House.
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We’ll explore all avenues to remove, prosecute Health Minister – Mintah Akandoh
The Health Minister is facing a vote of censure being instigated by the Minority in Parliament.
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Supreme Court stays Speaker Bagbin's ruling ousting 4 MPs from Parliament
As a result, Parliament has been directed to fully recognize the four Members of Parliament (MPs) and allow them to continue representing their constituencies and fulfilling their duties.
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You do not have absolute immunity - Speaker to MPs
The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, RT.Hon.Alban S.K.Bagbin has advised Members of Parliament that the immunity they enjoy as contained in Articles 117 and 118 of the 1992 Constitution is not absolute
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E-levy suit: Supreme Court directs parties to file memorandum of issues in 14 days
The Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu, and two other Minority MPs, Mahama Ayariga and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa are seeking among others, a declaration that the purported vote on the motion for the second reading of the Electronic Levy Transfer...
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Speaker Bagbin to decide petition to dismiss 4 MPs today
The petition, submitted by former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu, has sparked considerable debate between the Majority and Minority members of Parliament.
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E-Levy approval: Ofori Atta woos Minority
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is courting the support of the Minority in Parliament relative to the approval of the E-Levy bill as Parliament reconvenes next week.
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Minority to inquire into missing GHS42 million fuel scandal at TOR
Since 2017, the Tema Oil Refinery has been mismanaged into a state of comatose, with its attendant appointment of 4 different Chief Executive Officers
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H-Kwasi Prempeh writes: 'The lawyerization and judicialization of the business of Parliament is bad for our democracy'
Coming to this business of the motion of censure, we have just witnessed the lawyerization or judicialization of what is fundamentally a political, not a legal, sanction.
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Occupy Ghana petitions OSP to investigate alleged attempt by businessman to bribe Majority MPs
"The attempt by the businessman to bribe the MPs “would be an attempt to influence the conduct of MPs in the course of their official duties, a potential corruption offence that falls within the remit of your office.”
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