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Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban S.K. Bagbin, has charged members of the House to brace for a very hectic meeting.
This meeting of the House, he said, promises to be very busy and indicated there will no rest for the MPs.
Delivering his opening remarks on Tuesday 25th May 2021 when the House commenced sittings of the second meeting of the first session of the 8th Parliament.
According to him, apart from seeing to an early passage of the new Standing Orders of Parliament, the House is also expected to consider and pass into law a number of important bills.
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He said, “These include the Petroleum Revenue Management Amendment Bill 2021, The Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2020, the Exemptions Bill 2021 and a number of private member’s bills while we anxiously await the presentation of the all-important Affirmative Action Bill.”
“The latest information has it that the Affirmative Action Bill is before cabinet.”
The Speaker disclosed that many private member’s motions and international agreements, treaties and conventions are also waiting for consideration by the House.
He noted that this particular recess had been a period of prayer and supplication and a period of deep reflection and introspection.
This, he said, is based on the fact that the nation went through the Ramadan fasting and celebrated Easter and holy communion during the period.
According to the Speaker, Ghana is an overly spiritual and religious country and prayed that God has answered the prayers and supplications of Ghanaians and their representatives and has changed their leaders to be better
He said, “I pray He also grants us good health, open and good hearts to listen to each other with the intent to understand and not to reply to feedback being delivered.”
“ We should always remember that we cannot fix ourselves by breaking someone else.”
Mr. Alban Bagbin noted that Parliamentary recess is a very stressful but also healthy periods in the life of an MP.
These times, he said, are not sedentary but agile and mobile moments, a Johnny Walker season where MPs visit their constituents.
He expressed hope that the visits to the communities and the people have exposed members a lot more to the reality of the life of the ordinary Ghanaian and have returned prepared to better represent the people of the nation.
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