10 stories tagged “Minority”.
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says the Minority in Parliament is overlooking the fact that the former Akufo‑Addo administration had already examined Ghana’s BRICS membership and reached a similar conclusion.
The Minority in Parliament has called for a new fund to finance waste collection, processing and other sanitation services amid growing concerns over Ghana’s ability to modernise its waste management system.
Ghana’s opposition caucus has petitioned the Speaker to recall Parliament, demanding an inquiry into the 2025 Pedu Junction seizure and a France‑linked 3.9‑tonne haul.
The Minority in Parliament claims two government‑sponsored aides have not returned to Ghana, challenging the government’s assertion that all 431 travellers are back.
Parliament’s Minority urges deeper consultations with traders and residents amid push to redevelop key markets across Ghana.
MP Francis Asenso‑Boakye warned that the government’s push to build 24‑hour markets is leading to the destruction of useful public assets without proper planning or cost‑benefit analysis.
Parliament’s minority bloc calls for an independent inquiry after a series of high‑value drug seizures and alleged international trafficking links.
Parliament’s Minority has warned that high‑profile drug seizures under the NDC government now exceed a billion dollars, spotlighting Ghana’s growing position as a conduit for international narcotics trafficking.
Justice Edward Amoako Asante, Justice Sophia Rosetta Bernasko-Essah and private legal practitioner Anthony Forson Jr. were confirmed by majority vote after Minority members withdrew from the Appointments Committee process, with Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin insisting the objection targeted the rushed procedure, not the nominees themselves.
Walking out of Thursday's Appointments Committee sitting, the Minority Caucus argued that rushing Justice Sophia Bernasko-Essah, Justice Amoako Asante and former GBA President Tony Forson through vetting before Parliament's recess ends breaches multiple Standing Orders, while offering to proceed on the two ministerial nominees, Mahama Ayariga and Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, on a normal timetable.
The central bank will require all banks, savings and loans, finance houses and financial holding firms to adopt enhanced credit risk frameworks, aiming to strengthen the resilience of regulated financial institutions.
The charity marks two decades of work in Eastern Region schools and health facilities with a year‑long campaign that will unveil new education, scholarship and community projects.
Medeama’s victory pushes them three points ahead of Hearts of Oak, while Bechem United stages a dramatic comeback on Matchday Six.
The central bank has warned regulated financial institutions to tighten policies on foreign currency exposure and country risk ahead of a July 2027 implementation deadline.
Black Starlets coach Kassim Ocansey praised the win but said the team could have been more clinical after creating several chances.
Former Palace coach Oliver Glasner’s first game back in the Premier League ends in defeat as Crystal Palace overturn a 1‑0 deficit to win at Nottingham Forest.
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