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Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has sworn the oath of office and oath of allegiance as the sixth Vice President of the Fourth Republic. The oaths were administered by the Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood, at the Black Star Square on Saturday, January 7. In the presence of predominantly African leaders and Members of the Seventh Parliament as well as thousands of supporters, Dr Bawumia, by swearing the oaths, takes office as Vice President. He is a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Governor. He is a trained economist and has lectured Economics at various universities across Africa. He was named…

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Barely nine hours of becoming a former vice president, Paa Kwesi Armissah-Arthur has been paying glowing tribute to his boss, President John Mahama who exited office midnight Friday. Few hours to the inauguration of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on January 7 as Ghana’s next president, Mr Amissah-Arthur took to micro-blogging site, Twitter, to express how Mahama was committed to transforming the country. He tweeted: “President John Mahama was deeply committed to the transformation of Ghana,” and stated the now ex-President Mahama added what he termed “a touch of pure class” to the presidency. President John Mahama was deeply committed to…

With the inauguration of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic on Saturday, January 7, leadership has also changed. A former Second Deputy Speaker, precisely of the Fifth Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye, was elected on consensus as Speaker of the Seventh Parliament. Two other members – as per the Standing Orders – were nominated by the Majority and Minority , in that order, to serve as deputy speakers. The Majority nominated Member of Parliament for Bekwai Constituency Joseph Osei-Owusu as the First Deputy Speaker while the Minority nominated MP for Nadowli Kaleo Constituency Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin as Second…

President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sent a congratulatory message to new Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye. Prof Oquaye was elected as Speaker on Saturday during the inaugural sitting of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic. He was nominated by the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu, and, subsequently, seconded by Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu. Right after the former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament was sworn in, Nana Akufo-Addo took to Twitter to congratulate the man he calls “my good friend”. Congratulations to my good friend, Prof Aaron Michael Oquaye, on his election as the Speaker of the 7th Parliament…

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The Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic was duly inaugurated the dawn of Saturday, January 7. All 275 Members including first timers were sworn in by Prof. Mike Oquaye, who had been earlier elected and  sworn-in as the new Speaker. He was sworn in by the Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood. Below are some breathtaking moments during the ceremony on Saturday: Photos taken by Ayerkie Narnor|3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Ghana’s newly sworn in Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Ocquaye, is rallying support of his members for a review of the country’s electoral law with the view to sanitise the system. Though the West African nation has one of the best democratic regimes and electoral system in the African region, the Speaker believes it still has a lot to learn from other nations with respect to their electoral laws. “Honourable members, I challenge [you] respectfully, to help improve our laws on elections. We have a lot to learn from others, including Kenya who learnt the hard way after brutal…

Ghana has ushered into office 275 newly elected members of parliament with a call on the legislators to control public expenditure and champion the interest of the Ghanaian people to give them hope.  The members, who were elected in the December 7, 2016 general elections, took the oath of members of parliament [oath of office] and oath of allegiance, which were administered by the country’s newly elected Speaker, Prof. Mike Aaron Ocquaye. The 72-year-old lawyer-cum-politician reminded the legislators of the task ahead of the seventh parliament under the fourth republic, noting the Parliament is for the people of Ghana. “This…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has patched up with the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South, Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, barely 48 hours after he was snubbed on live television by the ex-president. Mr Okoe Vanderpuije was left red faced by Mr Rawlings when the former approached him to exchange pleasantries on a red carpet at the Parliament House Wednesday morning. Former President Rawlings prevented Mr Okoe Vanderpuije from walking side by side with him into the Parliament House where they were attending the last State of the Nation Address by former President John Mahama. A video of the episode immediately…