The Minority Caucus staged a parliamentary walkout after the First Deputy Speaker disallowed a supplementary question from the Minority Leader about the cost of a planned biometric SIM registration exercise, with the Minority accusing the Chair of using Standing Orders to stifle parliamentary oversight.
17 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Minority Caucus staged a walkout in Parliament on Wednesday after the First Deputy Speaker disallowed a supplementary question from the Minority Leader about the cost of a planned nationwide biometric SIM registration exercise, citing Standing Orders. The Minority Leader accused the First Deputy Speaker of repeatedly using parliamentary rules to stifle opposition scrutiny and undermine Parliament's oversight responsibility.
17 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Minority accused the NDC Majority of deliberately shielding the Bank of Ghana Governor from publicly acknowledging the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme's role in cedi stability. The Majority's request for a closed-door parliamentary session prompted the Minority to walk out, arguing the issues were matters of public interest that should be debated openly.
17 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The NDC Majority in Parliament requested an in-camera session with the Bank of Ghana Governor, excluding journalists and the public, to discuss cedi stability and central bank management. The Minority accused the Majority of deliberately shielding the Governor from publicly acknowledging the role of the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme—an NPP policy—in stabilizing the cedi, and staged a walkout in protest.
17 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Minority Caucus staged a walkout after the Majority's decision to have Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Johnson Asiama brief Parliament's Committee of the Whole behind closed doors, arguing that matters of public interest—including the cedi's stability linked to the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme—should be discussed openly. The Minority contended that the Governor's written parliamentary responses contained no classified information and should have been debated in public.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minority Caucus walked out after Parliament's Committee of the Whole met in camera to hear from Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Johnson Asiama, with journalists excluded. The Minority argued the engagement involved matters of public interest and that the Governor's written responses to parliamentary questions, already published, contained no classified information and should have been discussed openly.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →