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NDC Caucus demands Transition handing over notes be served parliament

20Jan

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NDC Caucus demands Transition handing over notes be served parliament

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament on Tuesday has called on the government to make copies of the handing over notes of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the immediate past NPP Administration to the Parliament of Ghana. “Where are the handing over notes?,” Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Leader of the NDC Caucus in Parliament, asked at a presser, organized by the NDC Caucus at Parliament House, Osu, in Accra. “Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, we have called you this afternoon to address a few issues concerning the governance of this country. Specifically, the issues are matters relative to the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act 845)Quoting Sections of the Act, Mr Iddrisu noted that it was not enough for President Nana Akufo-Addo to just constitute a ...

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Mali protest movement proposes 2-year transition to civilian rule

The protest coalition that campaigned against former Mali president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has proposed that the military junta that ousted him organise a transition to civilian rule within 24 months, one of its leaders said Sunday. Military rulers received representatives of the June 5 Movement at the Kati barracks near Bamako late Saturday, after announcing they would postpone a meeting with civic groups, political organisations and former rebels on the transfer of power due to "organisational reasons". The protest movement has demanded that the military junta give it a role in the transition, in keeping with its role in spearheading Keita's ouster.© ANNIE RISEMBERG Imam Mahmoud Dicko, a key figure behind Keita's ouster, says people "have started to doubt" the military junta ...