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Speaker of Parliament, Rtd Hon. Alban S.K. Bagbin is demanding not less than 6,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine for the legislature.
According to him, 2000 doses that have been allocated to the House for members and staff is not enough.
The Speaker noted that the legislature goes beyond the 275 members, the 574 staff of Parliament, the support services, the auxiliary staff to include the spouses and four children of MPs per the law.
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That, he said, is the responsibility of the legislature on the health of members and their families.
Speaker Alban Bagbin made the demand on Wednesday when he informed the house of the allocation by the Korle Klottey Municipal Health Directorate
“This is for your information but I want to indicate that the 2000 will not be sufficient for the legislature.”
“And that we need not less than 6000 doses and that is the information for the authorities,” he said.
The Speaker was asked whether MPs could take the jab in their various constituencies in other to allay fears and encourage public participation.
The Speaker indicated it is good to show leadership and therefore he would be leading the House for the exercise.
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He said, “That is why I tried to clear all doubts from the minds of everybody. I will be leading the legislature in this exercise.”
“I don’t stop you from also leading your constituency in this exercise but in fighting for the legislature I have to fight for all the constituents and members of the legislature and that is what I have just done.”
Rtd. Hon Bagbin stressed it is good to show leadership everywhere as honourable members of the House.
Ghana has received the first consignment of 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, which is one of two vaccines that have been approved and declared as safe-for-use by Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA).
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