Ghana’s Parliament has begun an emergency sitting to consider urgent parliamentary business.
This follows a summons by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for the MPs to resume their duties today after a petition by the Majority Caucus.
In the petition, the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin invoked Article 112(3) and Order 53 of the Standing Orders of Parliament, allowing 15 per cent of the House members to request an early recall of Parliament.
Today’s agenda is expected to focus on key government business, including the approval of some recently vetted Ministers and some loan agreements for additional funding.
A formal statement from the Speaker’s office, dated May 10, reads: “Pursuant to Article 112(3) of the Constitution of the Republic and Order 53(1) & (2) of the Standing Orders of Parliament, I, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, do hereby summon Parliament to sit on Friday, 17th May 2024 at ten o’clock in the forenoon, at Parliament House, Accra.”
“Dated in the Office of the Speaker of Parliament, Accra, Ghana, this 10th Day of May 2024.”
The newly elected Member of Parliament for Ejisu, Kwabena Boateng, is currently being sworn into office.
