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Alban Bagbin Crowned Chief Of Awudome
28 Mar

Alban Bagbin Crowned Chief Of Awudome

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The Awudome Traditional Area in the Volta region has recognised the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin as a titled chief of the area. The Chiefs and people of Awudome Traditional Area in the Volta Region formerly presented the Speaker to the Parliamentary Board as a title chief of Awudome with the stool name, Togbe Nutefeworla I at a ceremony on Monday, 27 March 2023. The title is one of the highest honours in the area. Speaking at the ceremony, Paramount Chief of the Awudome Traditional Area, Togbega Addai Kwesi Djanie XIII said the enstoolment of the Speaker was in recognition…
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‘I’ll Direct That Your Hand Be Cut Off One Day’ – Speaker Teases Afenyo-Markin
24 Mar

‘I’ll Direct That Your Hand Be Cut Off One Day’ – Speaker Teases Afenyo-Markin

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Thursday was a dramatic day in Parliament. The business of the day had grown intense with arguments, especially over the approval of the report on President Akufo-Addo’s new Ministerial appointees. It necessitated a suspension after which no consensus was reached after reconvening and sitting into the evening. However, a comment from the Speaker Alban Bagbin threw the House into laughter. During the debate, Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin led the campaign to approve the ministers-nominees. However, his seeming penchant for wild hand gestures whenever he was arguing on the floor appeared to have struck a nerve for the Speaker on…
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Bagbin, Two Ex-Speakers Visit Mike Oquaye To Console Him Over Wife’s Death
08 Mar

Bagbin, Two Ex-Speakers Visit Mike Oquaye To Console Him Over Wife’s Death

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Four speakers under the Fourth Republic met when three of them including the current speaker, Alban Bagbin, visited his predecessor Mike Oquaye. The visit to the Mikberta Lodge in Accra was to afford Bagbin, Joyce Bamford-Addo and Doe Adjaho, the opportunity to commiserate with Oquaye over the loss of hi wife Alberta. In a photo shared by Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Oquaye and Adjaho sandwich Bagbin and Bamford-Addo, the first female Speaker in Ghana's parliamentary history. "Lovely to see three other Speakers of Parliament, the current Speaker, Alban Bagbin, first female…
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Not Even Speaker Can Disallow Government Business In Parliament – Majority Leader On Minority’s Objection To EC’s CI
02 Mar

Not Even Speaker Can Disallow Government Business In Parliament – Majority Leader On Minority’s Objection To EC’s CI

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The Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, says not even the Speaker of Parliament can stop the Electoral Commission from laying it’s controversial Constitutional Instrument in the House. EC’s new CI seeks to make the Ghana Card the sole means of identification to register as a voter. The Minority caucus is however up in arms against the EC over this regulations in the CI which they say will disenfranchise eligible voters and rig the election for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu explained that they will continue to dialogue to reach a consensus.…
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Parliament Resumes From Recess Today
07 Feb

Parliament Resumes From Recess Today

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Parliament will begin sittings sittings for the third session of the 8th Parliament today, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 10am. Parliament went on on recess for the Christmas festivities in December 2022. This was after the approval of the 2023 Appropriation Bill. During this meeting, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin would also be expected to admit papers, petitions, motions for debates and questions to be answered by sector ministers Ahead of the resumption, this session will be greeted with the reshuffle of the Minority leadership side of the House. Haruna Iddrisu has been removed as Minority leader and replaced…
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Speaker Laments Non-Release Of Funds To Defence Ministry
19 Dec

Speaker Laments Non-Release Of Funds To Defence Ministry

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The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has complained about the non-payment of 81 percent of funds on goods and services for the Defence Ministry for the year 2022 by the Finance Ministry. The Speaker bemoans that such delays in the disbursement of funds to the Ministry have the potential of undermining the security of the state. In an address preceding the approval of GH¢3.7 billion for the Defence Ministry for the year 2023, Alban Bagbin urged the Finance Ministry to prioritize the security of the country. He said he was unhappy “When I read that approximately 81 percent of the…
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I’ve Not Banned The Use Of Phones In Parliament – Bagbin
18 Nov

I’ve Not Banned The Use Of Phones In Parliament – Bagbin

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The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has denied banning the use of mobile phones in the gallery of the House. This comes after Daily Guide in a publication claimed that the Speaker of Parliament had issued a directive banning the use of mobile phones in Parliament as part of enhanced security measures. But a statement issued by the Office of the Speaker of Parliament rejected the report, describing it as false. “Mr. Speaker has issued no such directive banning the use of phones in Parliament,” the office said in the statement. Mr. Bagbin’s office also said, “no member of Parliament…
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NDC Wants Alban To Rule As Prez Before 2024 Ends- Paul Amaning Makes Wild Allegations
08 Nov

NDC Wants Alban To Rule As Prez Before 2024 Ends- Paul Amaning Makes Wild Allegations

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A communications team member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Amaning has asserted that the minority in parliament has an agenda of ensuring that Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Alban Sumana Bagbin is made President before 2024. According to him, it's for this reason that the minority in Parliament initiated calls for the head of finance minister. He notes that they have an agenda beyond the sacking of finance Minister. "How do you sacrifice someone who goes to search for fund to run the country. If you want to sack him, then how about those who are misappropriating…
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Parliament Will Pass Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Before 2024 Election – Bagbin
01 Nov

Parliament Will Pass Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Before 2024 Election – Bagbin

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Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has given the clearest indication that the House will pass the controversial Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill before the 2024 election. Mr. Alban Bagbin gave the assurance in a media engagement on Friday, October 28, 2022. “Sexual Rights and Human Values bill that is being handled by the Committee, definitely we will pass it before the next election, we will pass it,” he said. The Speaker had already asked the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee working on the Bill to expedite work in presenting its report to the house…
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Why Alban Bagbin Resigned from Ghana Bar Association
26 Sep

Why Alban Bagbin Resigned from Ghana Bar Association

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Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin announced that he is no longer part of the Ghana Bar Association on September 23, 2022. His reason was that the association has become problematic and people are worried about its position on matters of national interest. He added that the GBA has become an association of the elites emphasizing that despite the fact that he pays his dues, he got to know that any lawyer that attended the public tribunal was not recognized, and thus his interest in GBA diminished. The Speaker of Parliament made this revelation when a delegation…
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