‘How many Ghanaians sleep at 6pm?’ Agalga defends evening Budget presentation
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Ghana.
Majority Leader James Agalga has dismissed concerns by the Minority over the 6:00 p.m. presentation of the 2027 Budget, insisting that Ghanaians will be wide awake to follow the Finance Minister’s address. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, Mr Agalga said the government did not intend to present the budget at a time when the public would be asleep. “We are not intent on presenting a budget statement when the people of this country are asleep. That is not what we are intending to do,” he said. His comments followed criticism by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who…
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- Nov 11, 4:30 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading this‘How many Ghanaians sleep at 6pm?’ Agalga defends evening Budget presentationmyjoyonline.com ↗
- Nov 11, 8:21 PM UTC+4 h2027 Budget at 6pm: Minority queries evening slot, Majority defends it3news.com ↗
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- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 8:21 PM UTC · +4 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same dispute over the 6pm slot for the 2027 Budget reading, with the Majority Leader's defence, and does not conflict with Report 1.
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