The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has told the Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr. Andrew Barnes that Ghana’s culture prohibits Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) activities. Mr. Alban Bagbin said when the High Commissioner paid a working visit to him that the same way Ghana cannot impose certain practices on other … Read more
First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, cautioned MPs who had both tested positive and were yet to take their tests to stay away from Parliament. He said this was a directive from the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin. “Mr. Speaker wishes me to draw the attention of the members of the … Read more
The Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin has announced that some Members of Parliament ( MP ) have been affected by the deadly COVID-19. The Speaker made this known while addressing the house on Friday, January 29, 2021. He said, “We are not all safe; even in the house some members are afflicted by COVID-19”. … Read more
The Speaker of the 8th Parliament, Alban Bagbin has revealed that he had no intentions of running for MP once more. Instead, he was focused on an Institute of Parliamentary Affairs Africa, a democracy group he established when it struck him that he could become the Speaker of Parliament. Thus, he is immensely grateful to his … Read more
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has said the late former President Jerry John Rawlings died at a time democracy was in crisis. He said the democracy of not only Ghana but the entire world was going through a crisis at the time he died. Mr. Rawlings died in November 2020, at age 73 at the … Read more
Habib Iddrisu, a deputy chief whip for the New Patriotic Party’s Members of Parliament has revealed that both Alban Bagbin and Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye polled 136 votes each in the Speaker of Parliament election held in the chamber of Parliament on Thursday, January 7, 2020. The Tolon MP told Citi News in an interview … Read more
Parliament has officially reacted to a photo making the rounds on social media showing speaker Bagbin with a wall-mounted portrait of former president John Dramani Mahama in the background. In a statement posted on parliament’s verified Facebook page, the house disowned the said photo stating: “Please note, that this photo is not from us and … Read more
President of the 4th Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo celebrated the newly elected Speaker Of Parliament. The President expresses joy in working with the NDC-Member Speaker Of Parliament Alban Bagbin as a way of stronger democracy and nation-building. I must, at the outset, express my warm congratulations to my good friend and … Read more
The 7th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana was dissolved today at midnight. This is by Article 113(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. The dissolution paves way for the inauguration of the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic and the investiture of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President-elect on January 7th, 2021. From … Read more