Your request to recall Parliament is declined – Bagbin to Afenyo-Markin

With barely two weeks to the December 7 election, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has declined a request by the Majority in Parliament to recall the House.

In a memo to the Majority on Tuesday, November 26, Speaker Bagbin clarified that Parliament would resume after the elections to address essential matters, ensuring a seamless transition to the 9th Parliament of the Fourth Republic.

“The House will resume sitting after the elections to complete all essential matters before a seamless transition to the 9th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana,” Bagbin stated.

He emphasised the importance of decorum in parliamentary proceedings, urging Members of Parliament to act in the national interest.

“The national interest would better be served if members exhibit conduct of honour, empathy, and humility in the performance of their duties. In the circumstances, I am neither inclined nor disposed to exercise my discretion in favour of your request. The request is accordingly declined,” he noted.

Addressing the Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Speaker acknowledged the parliamentary calendar’s accommodation of election campaign periods, stressing its significance in Ghana’s democratic process.

“This season is for the government, parties, and both presidential and parliamentary candidates to present their manifestos to the people and to account and justify how the mandate given them by voters for the four-year term of office has been applied to the benefit of the people,” he added.

On Monday, the NDC caucus in Parliament called on the Speaker of Parliament to reject the recall request made by MPs from the NPP.

source: My Joy Online