MPs must beef up personal security - Majority Leader 21st Dec 2020 | Source: Graphic Online
Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has advised Members of Parliament to beef up their personal security from now till the swearing-in of the new Parliament on January 7, 2021.
He said it was important for members to make the necessary security arrangement via the security outfit of the House for their personal protection.
“Though there are rumours and whispers inundating our space, I don’t believe in rumours but you will never know what somebody is thinking; people these days are becoming very devilish.”
Businessman wants Akufo-Addo to make Ossei-Aidooh Speaker of Parliament LISTEN 1
Mr Emmanuel Kwadjo Boatey of Somanya in the Yilo Krobo Constituency of the Eastern Region has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to appoint Mr Abraham Ossei-Aidooh, former Majority Leader in Parliament as the eighth Speaker in the fourth republic.
He said apart from his political influence in the democratic dispensation of the country, the lawmaker was also conversant with world and international happenings, a situation that could help him draw workable examples for the betterment Ghana s democracy.
“Especially when for the very first time in the history of the Fourth Republic, Parliament has become a tight match between the two main parties, which have been rotating in government, you need a man who has respect in both sides of the political divide to hold the house together, and the legal luminary who is a former majority leader and minister for parliamentary affairs, Abraham Ossei- Aidooh is
Businessman calls on President Akufo-Addo to make Ossei-Aidooh Speaker of Parliament
Mr Emmanuel Kwadjo Boatey of Somanya in the Yilo Krobo Constituency of the Eastern Region has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to appoint Mr Abraham Ossei-Aidooh, former Majority Leader in Parliament as the eighth Speaker in the fourth republic.
He said apart from his political influence in the democratic dispensation of the country, the lawmaker was also conversant with world and international happenings, a situation that could help him draw workable examples for the betterment of Ghana’s democracy.
“Especially when for the very first time in the history of the Fourth Republic, Parliament has become a tight match between the two main parties, which have been rotating in government, you need a man who has respect in both sides of the political divide to hold the house together, and the legal luminary who is a former majority leader and minister for parliamentary affairs, Abrah
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The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has advised Members of Parliament to beef up their personal security from now till the swearing-in of the new Parliament on January 7, 2021.
He said it was important for members to make the necessary security arrangement via the security outfit of the House for their personal protection.
“Though there are rumours and whispers inundating our space, I don’t believe in rumours but you will never know what somebody is thinking; people these days are becoming very devilish.”
The Majority Leader gave the advice during the presentation of the Business Statement for the seventh week ending Tuesday, December 22, 2020.
Majority Leader in Parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has revealed that there is going to be a second round of mass COVID-19 testing for Members of Parliament and other staff of the legislature.
Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said on Friday, December 18, it has become necessary, especially after members were engaged in gruelling campaign season that completed them to come into close contact with people.
If this happens, it will be the second time the legislature will be conducting a mass testing for the lawmakers and state staff since the outbreak of the pandemic in Ghana in March 2020.
“It is imperative for all of us to submit ourselves to the necessary COVID-19 tests,” the Suame MP said.