A group photograph of participants at the launch Parliamentary Initiative on Children’s Rights In a significant step towards strengthening parliamentary leadership on children’s rights and well-being in Ghana, ACEPA, with UNICEF Ghana and in collaboration with the Parliament of Ghana, has launched the Parliamentary Caucus on Children. It brings together Members of Parliament from across parties and […]
By: Prince Fiifi Yorke A group picture of participants at the Caucus launch on Children The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), with support from UNICEF Ghana and the Parliament of Ghana, has launched the Parliamentary Caucus on Children to provide a structured, non-partisan platform for Members of Parliament (MPs) committed to advancing children’s rights. The caucus is envisaged as a strategic[…]
By: Samuel Duodo The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to rely more on credible data and evidence in advancing their arguments. This, he said, would help reduce excessive partisanship and the often acrimonious nature of parliamentary debates. He said while politics could not be[…]
By: Samuel Duodo The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has urged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to support reforms to promote transparency, fairness and equal opportunities in political competition. He said political parties often champion campaign finance reforms while in opposition but lose[…]
By: Bervelyn Longdon The Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) has cautioned that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, could face legal challenges in court amid ongoing debates over parliamentary procedures and questions surrounding quorum during its passage. The controversial legislation, popularly referred to as the anti-LGBTQ bill, was passed by Parliament on May[…]
By: Samuel Duodu The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has called on the government and parliamentary leadership to urgently clarify their position on the recently passed Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, popularly known as the LGBTQ+ Bill, to avoid deepening public suspicion and uncertainty. Reacting to controversies[…]
By: Juliana Odame Asare The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has warned that Parliament and the government risk failing Ghanaians if the upcoming sitting fails to produce concrete action to tackle illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Speaking ahead of the reconvening of the Ninth Parliament on Channel One Newsroom,[…]
The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has called for stricter alignment between Ghana’s national budget and its long-term development plan. He described the proposed Public Financial Management (Amendment) Bill, 2026, as a critical step toward improving fiscal discipline and ensuring continuity in national development. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement[…]
Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, has urged Members of Parliament to exercise caution and responsibility in their comments while performing their duties on the floor of the House. His remarks follow the recent apology by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin to the Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, over[…]
The Speaker made these remarks at the official launch of the “Political Inclusion and Consensus Building Project,” organised by the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) in partnership with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). While acknowledging Ghana’s status as a beacon of democracy on the continent—having conducted successive peaceful transfers of power and successfully[…]