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PETALING JAYA: A request to hold a special parliamentary session on the Emergency proclamation has been rejected by Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. She said the recently gazetted Emergency Ordinance states that Parliament can only convene when it is decided by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. "As such, the chances of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to call for a Parliament meeting in the near time, or to cancel the Emergency proclamation and Ordinance, is very slim. "Therefore, ...

  The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has promised to be impartial as far as his new role is concerned. There are fears that as a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alban Bagbin and the NDC caucus can team up to frustrate the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). However, during sitting on Friday, 15th January, 2020, the Speaker said:  “Much has been said of the fact that I come to this position from a long career as a politician and member of the National Democratic Congress...

Graphic Online BY: Emmanuel Bruce 30.5k Shares 705 The Leadership of Parliament has recommended that the composition of committees and other parliamentary delegations, groupings, associations and the Committee of Selection be based on the ratio 138:137 for the Majority Caucus and Minority Caucus respectively. That, it said, would be in line with established practice and Order 154 of the Standing Orders of the House. After two days of meeting, the leadership in its report to the House noted tha...

The 8th Parliament – True test of Ghana’s democracy By Alswel O. Annan JAN 18, 2021 Since 1992 when the 4th Republic was conceived and birthed, there have always being a clear Majority and Minority Caucus. More to the point, Speaker for all but one of the Parliamentary terms have always been nominated by and emerged from the majority caucus which coincidentally but not too surprisingly have always been the government in power or which won the Popular Presidential vote. A swift but careful...

Parliament To Nominate Members Of 11 Standing C’tees

Parliament to nominate members of 11 standing c’tees January 18, 2021 Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin Parliamentary has constituted a 20-member Committee of Selection, to oversee the nomination of members to the 11 Standing Committees of the House.  The Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 152, would also see to the composition of the 16 Select Committees of the House, groupings and associations.    Chaired by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the committe...

We Will Resist Any Attempt To Frustrate Akufo-Addo – Sam Pyne Warns NDC MPs

Fomena MP may end up removed from Parliament – Dafeamekpor Listen to article The NDC MP for South Dayi, Lawyer Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, writes a strong response to the office of Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin to counter the claims made in a similar statement addressed to the Speaker by the Hon. Alexander Afenyo Markin, MP for Efutu in the Central Region in which he invites the Speaker to make a declaration for the NPP side as Majority. The MPs claims followed a letter by the...

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has pledged to live by his oath sworn on the occasion of his election, intimating that he will respect, obey and abide by the will of the House.

Parliament Must Review Standing Orders - Haruna Iddrisu