The chaos in Parliament was unnecessary, unacceptable Shama residents LISTEN
JAN 9, 2021
A cross-section of residents in the Shama District have condemned the chaotic incident that almost marred the inauguration of the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic, describing it as “unnecessary and unacceptable”.
According to them, the scenes witnessed in the august House on Wednesday had subjected the country to international ridicule and tainted the country s hard-earned democratic reputation on the African continent.
The people noted with grave concern particularly the behaviour of Mr Mohammed Muntaka Mubarack, Member of Parliament (MP) for Asewase and Mr Carlos Ahenkorah, MP for Tema West, describing their actions as an affront to parliamentary democracy.
Bagbin is the Speaker for the 8th Parliament
The National Dean of Presiding Members of Ghana, Mr Joseph Korto, has praised the maiden performance of the Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic saying Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin’s first Parliamentary session was forward-looking.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Accra, after witnessing the inauguration of President Akufo-Addo. Mr Korto, who is also the Greater Accra regional Dean of Presiding Members said the Speaker showed a unifying countenance while presiding over the swearing-in of President Akufo-Addo, saying the sign is heart-warming and good for the health of democracy.
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BY: Emmanuel Bonney
Category: Politics
Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu The First Deputy Speaker of the Eighth Parliament and Mr Andrew Asiamah Amoako The Second Deputy Speaker of the Eighth Parliament
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The Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic was officially ushered in with the inauguration of 275 Members of Parliament (MPs).
It also came with the election of a Speaker and two Deputy Speakers.
In the absence of the Speaker, either of the Deputy Speakers may take the chair when requested to do so by the Speaker during a sitting of the House without any formal communication to the House.
The National Dean of Presiding Members of Ghana, Mr Joseph Korto, has praised the maiden performance of the Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic saying Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin’s first Parliamentary session was forward looking.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Accra, after witnessing the inauguration of President Akufo-Addo. Mr Korto, who is also the Greater Accra regional Dean of Presiding Members said the Speaker showed a unifying countenance while presiding over the swearing-in of President Akufo-Addo, saying the sign is heart-warming and good for the health of democracy.
“I think many Ghanaians can rest easy now, knowing that in you, Mr. Speaker, we have a unifier and a consensus builder who will get the two sides of our Parliament to work together for the good of our dear country.
After three failed attempts to govern democratically on its own, Ghana ushered in its Fourth Republican Constitution in 1993.
This was after a number of military coup d états that stretched from post-independence in March 1957 to 1981.
With Kwame Nkrumah’s Convention People’s Party (CPP) government being the first casualty of a coup d état in 1966, other military juntas followed in 1972, 1978, 1979 and 1981.
The military coup d états which became a common feature of the Ghanaian political terrain also became repulsive to many Ghanaians, with many people craving for democratic rule.
But such desire could not be achieved easily as the military juntas at the time were unwilling to allow for civilian rule, denying the people’s sovereign right to elect their own leaders.