Ghana: Parliament Adopts Tribunals Bill After Heated Debate

Ghana: Parliament Adopts Tribunals Bill After Heated Debate

Parliament last Thursday passed the Tribunals Bill, 2026, despite a walk-out by the Minority Caucus, which strongly opposed the legislation.

Bawumia calls for national consensus on Tribunals Bill

Pause assent to Tribunals Bill and engage stakeholders — Bawumia tells Mahama

Former Vice President and the New Patriotic Party 39;s (NPP) 2028 presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama not to assent to the Tribunals Bill, 2026, urging him instead to suspend the process and initiate broad national consultations.

Bawumia criticises Tribunals Bill, says parliamentary majority must not override justice

By Amoako Kwame The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cautioned the government against using its overwhelming majority in Parliament to pass legislation without broad consensus, arguing that numerical strength should be exercised with responsibility and restraint. His remarks follow Parliament’s passage of the Tribunals Bill, 2025, last week. The legislation, according to the government, is intended to establi…

Tribunal debate: Parliament legislated in the opposite direction – Bawumia

Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has questioned the decision to pass the Tribunals Bill before the publication of the Constitution Review Committee’s report. Speaking in a live video shared across social media, Dr Bawumia argued that the government should first make the committee’s recommendations public before proceeding with legislation that affects Ghana’s justice system. “Consider also the governme…

Bawumia Urges Mahama to Withhold Assent to Tribunals Bill Pending National Consultations

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama not to sign the recently passed Tribunals Bill into law, arguing that the proposed legislation requires broader national consultation before it takes effect. Speaking in a national address on Sunday, July 19, Dr. Bawumia urged the President to suspend the assent process and instead initiate discussions with key stakeholders, insisting that r…