ACEPA commends Parliament for revising Standing Orders

The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has commended the Leadership of Parliament for revising the Standing Orders of the House. This follows Parliament on Thursday, made some raft changes to its existing Standing Orders to fit modern trends. Changes were made, such as having the Appointments Committee of Parliament […]

Endear yourselves to Minority, House – ACEPA Director to new Minority leadership

The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has stated that the recently-appointed Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Lead­er and Minority Chief Whip have not been fully accepted yet by the Minority Caucus. He explained that it calls for extra work to be done by the current leader­ship to endear themselves to[…]

Bagbin hasn’t been overly partisan as a Speaker

Executive Director for Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rashid Dramani says even though some have accused the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin of being partisan, he has observed that the Speaker is trying his best to be as neutral as possible. The Doctor adds that even though many speakers have been accused of being bias,[…]

Crisis in Minority will hurt its oversight responsibility – ACEPA

The African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) fears for the Minority in Parliament’s ability to hold the government accountable following suggestions of a rift within its ranks. The Executive Director of ACEPA, Rasheed Draman, in a Citi News interview, urged the Minority to address its issues that have followed the vetting of the president’s ministerial nominees. “I[…]

Military invasion of Parliament: ACEPA calls for sanctions against persons behind

The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, has called for sanctions against persons who encouraged the military invasion of Parliament on Thursday evening. A joint military and police personnel moved into the Chamber of Parliament to control some disturbances on the floor of Parliament following disagreements between the NDC and[…]