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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 (NDC); one of the two parties represented in this House. But as far as I am concerned that fact is of no consequence to my new role as Speaker.
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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 that per the agreed ratio of 138:137, the 19 membership Committee of Selection, excluding the chairperson, works out as 10 Members from the Majority Caucus and nine Members from the Minority Caucus.