Parliament Resumes Sitting After Easter Break
Parliament reconvened this morning for the commencement of the Second Meeting of the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic with a call on Members to give the Leadership the needed co-operation and to improve on attendance to enable the House to complete its business on time. Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, welcoming the Members, informed the House that he received communication from the Presidency on the President’s nominations of a Minister of State and Deputy Ministers as well as the appointment of Lawyer Kissi Agyabeng as Special Prosecutor to replace the first Special Prosecutor Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu who resigned from his post. The Speaker announced that the Appointments Committee will hold public hearings from Tuesday 2nd to Wednesday, 15th June to vet the nominees.
The Speaker urged Members to contribute to the debates and issues of the House as a call to national service. He indicated the House was expected to consider five key Bills which include Ghana Standards Authority Bill, 2021, Exemptions Bill 2021 and the Consumer Protection Bill, 2021 as well as the Petroleum Revenue Management (Amendment) 2021 and Advertising Council Bill, 2021.
The Speaker informed the House that the Committees of Local Government and Rural Development, Works and Housing and Environment and Science undertook countrywide working visits to interact with relevant stakeholders and institutions while the Public Accounts Committee also held various sessions with relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
Majority Leader Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu urge
25-05-2021
