Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has called Members of Parliament back from their recess for an emergency session.
According to a communiqué from the Speaker on Wednesday, August 7, the session is set for Tuesday, September 3, in the afternoon.
This decision comes in response to a petition from the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who expressed dissatisfaction on behalf of the Majority caucus with the Speaker’s decision to adjourn the session indefinitely on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
In his letter to Speaker Bagbin on Wednesday, July 31, Afenyo-Markin emphasized the need for Parliament to reconvene in order to address urgent government business.
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The agenda for the emergency sitting includes discussions on the Financing Agreement between the Government of Ghana and the International Development Association, requests for tax exemptions for beneficiaries under the One District, One Factory Programme, matters related to the Ghana Financial Stability Fund, and the consideration of several bills.
“Mr Speaker will recall that Parliament adjourned sine die on Tuesday, 30 July 2014, at which time the aforementioned items had been duly advertised and scheduled for consideration. The urgency of these matters necessitates our reconvening to fulfil our constitutional mandate and serve the interests of the Ghanaian people.”
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“We wish to emphasise that this requisition is made in the utmost good faith and in the national interest, to enable the Government to discharge its constitutional and democratic obligations to the people of Ghana.”
“The matters outlined herein are of pressing importance and require the urgent attention of Parliament,” he said.
Below is the statement
