ARRANGEMENT OF ORDERS Orders Page Preliminary Provisions 1. Short Title 1 2. No implied restrictions 1 3. Suspension of Standing Orders 1 4. Amendments 1 5. Power to interpret or supplement the Orders 1 6. Interpretation 1 Election and Oath of Speaker and Deputy Speaker 7. Qualification and eligibility of Speaker 7 8. Election of […]
STANDING ORDERS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF GHANA 27™ JUNE, 2023 Read More »
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stated that the January 2024 Standing Orders of Parliament make the various Committee meetings of the legislature open and accessible to the public. That, he explained, formed part of Parliament’s effort to deepen transparency and accountability in its activities. It would be recalled that Ghana’s
Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader in Parliament, has reportedly resigned from his role with immediate effect. Sources close to the Ghana News Agency on said the Majority Leader’s decision came up at a crunch meeting between President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Majority Caucus on Wednesday at the Jubilee House in Accra. Reports
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The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, says the Majority Caucus in Parliament does not have the power to freely appoint its leaders without the consent of the political party overseeing the process. He said the political party had the crucial role in guiding and influencing the selection of leadership within the Majority Caucus. This
Majority Caucus cannot appoint leaders without political party – Speaker Bagbin Read More »
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stated that, the January, 2024 Standing Orders of Parliament offers an opportunity to address the evolving needs of Ghana’s dynamic and hybrid parliamentary democracy. According the Speaker, the processes and procedures in the House is challenged, with time and practice exposing the gaps and deficiencies in
