5 major, unprecedented events that shook Ghana's Parliament in 2024

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Joseph Osei-Owusu, popularly called Joewise, expressed his utmost displeasure at the decision by Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to resign as Majority Leader on Thursday, February 22.Historic moment as Sunyani East MP acts as Speaker of Parliament.

Weeks later, the Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Kobina Tahir (K.T.) Hammond, also presided over as the Speaker due to the absence of the three Speakers.Passage of the LGBT+ Bill.

The bill, which was introduced in parliament in 2021, criminalises not only LGBTQ relationships but also those who support LGBTQ rights.

The Speaker of Parliament and the Attorney-General ( Suit no. J1/12/2024) which process was served on the 19th of March 2024 and an injunction motion on notice seeking to restrain the Speaker from proceeding with the vetting and approval of the names of the persons submitted by His Excellency the President until the provisions of the constitution are satisfied.

In a statement released on Monday, March 18, 2024, Nana Bediatuo Asante, the Executive Secretary to the President, urged parliament to refrain from transmitting the recently passed Anti-LGBT+ Bill to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for assent.

The Parliament of Ghana and The Attorney-General (31/9/2024) respectively, to restrain you and Parliament from transmitting the Bill to the President and also to restrain the President from signifying his assent to the Bill, pending the final determination of the matter,” part of the statement said.Minority's threat to boycott State of the Nation Address:.

The Minority in Parliament made headlines with their threat to boycott the State of the Nation Address (SONA) due to President Akufo-Addo's refusal to sign a Private Member’s Bill.