Speaker adjourns Parliament indefinitely again
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has adjourned the House indefinitely following the failure of the Business committee to meet and prepare the necessary agenda for the floor. The Majority in Parliament was absent when the House was adjourned. Addressing the House on Thursday (7 November), Bagbin said “In view of the failure of the … The post Speaker adjourns Parliament indefinitely again appeared first on Asaase Radio.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has adjourned the House indefinitely following the failure of the Business committee to meet and prepare the necessary agenda for the floor.
The Majority in Parliament was absent when the House was adjourned.
Addressing the House on Thursday (7 November), Bagbin said “In view of the failure of the business committee to sit, as a result of the refusal of those who requested a recall to show up, we are compelled to once again adjourn the sitting of the house.”
“Knowing the challenges we are facing, it is not advisable to be adjourning from day to day. So, I will proceed once more to adjourn the meeting indefinitely,” he said.
“Matters that they wanted us to handle, which I admitted for consideration from the business committee, are not on the Order Paper and in fact, there is no order paper for today because the business committee could not meet due to the absence of the people who requested for the recall.”
Bagbin added “As you can see one side of the House is completely empty. In view of this, we have a quorum to sit but we have no business before us to transact. In the absence of that, there is no other authority that can put business before you that you have not adopted to transact.”
First adjournment
In a dramatic turn of events, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, last month adjourned the House indefinitely.
“By Article 104, the numbers are not sufficient for us to take decisions,” the Speaker announced on Tuesday (22 October).
Speaker Bagbin added, “Honourable members, we don’t have at least half of all the Members of Parliament present.
“Consequently, in view of the current circumstances, the fact that there is a question on the composition and constitution of Parliament, and having regard to the public interest and the exigencies of the state of affairs in Parliament … I have consulted leadership, and I am exercising my discretion to decide to suspend the meeting of the House indefinitely.”
A small number of MPs from the Majority side who were in the chamber earlier moved out to await the Speaker’s directive.
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