The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has also added its voice to the widespread condemnation which has greeted the Ghana Police Service’s letter to the British High Commissioner to Ghana. According to the party, the response was unwarranted.

The Majority in Parliament has accused Speaker, Alban Bagbin of impatience for asserting the legislature is broke. Addressing the media on Friday morning, Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh revealed that an outstanding GH₵25 million allocation for goods and services for Parliament had been released while the Speaker was telling the whole world the institution was broke.

The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested six persons in connection with the ongoing regional executive elections at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium. According to the Regional Crime Officer, Supt. Bernard Baba Ananga, the suspects looked suspicious and appeared to be people plotting to create mayhem at the venue.

The Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has addressed issues concerning her absence from Parliament and threats from some party members to have her seat declared vacant. In an exclusive interview on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Thursday, May 26, the Gender Minister who is still not in the country mentioned family as the cause of her absence.

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The Minority in Parliament has asked President Akufo-Addo to revoke Executive Instrument 144 which seeks to declassify some portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve. Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu in a statement on Tuesday noted that Executive Instrument 144 is in breach of the provisions of the Land Use and Spatial Planning Act, 2016 (Act 925).

Deputy National Security Coordinator, Edward Kweku Asomani, says the African continent has experienced about 346 terrorist attacks within the first quarter of the year. He said out of the recorded attacks, 49 per cent occurred in the West African Sub-region.

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Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has described utterances made by the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, as most unfortunate and totally irresponsible. He was speaking in reference to statements made by Okudzeto Ablakwa concerning the sole inquirer’s report on the Bulgarian Embassy demolition case.

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has said plans are afoot to upgrade the Achimota Forest, into a world class asset. Addressing the press on Tuesday, the sector Minister emphasized that widespread reports about the supposed sale of the Forest are false and baseless, as government has no such plans.