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Speaker to
approach work with human touch
Accra, April 20, Ghanadot/GNA
– The Speaker, Justice Joyce Bamford-Addo, on Monday said
the Speaker wielded a lot of power under the Standing Orders
of Parliament, but she would endeavour to discharge her duty
and make rulings with a human touch.
She said both sides of the House voted for her by consensus
and she had since received a lot of support and cooperation
from the majority and minority in Parliament.
She was speaking to a delegation of queen mothers from North
and South Ketu Districts in the Volta Region who paid a
courtesy call on her at Parliament House.
Justice Bamford-Addo said she felt proud for occupying the
position as Speaker on behalf of women and would work hard
to succeed during her term as Speaker of the Fifth
Parliament.
She urged the queen mothers to continue with their work in
the communities and stressed their importance in society.
The delegation, led by Mama Ayaba II said they had formed an
association to champion the rights
of women and help address social issues such as HIV and
AIDS.
She said they had come to congratulate the Speaker for
assuming the high position.
Earlier, a delegation of legislators from the Czech republic
led by Mr Jan Hamacek, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs
Committee of the Parliament, called on the Second Deputy
Speaker, Prof. Mike Oquaye.
Mr Hamacek praised Ghana for her high level of democracy, as
witnessed in the just-ended general elections.
He said the Czech Republic was ready to cooperate with Ghana
in the areas of good governance and trade, among others, and
extended an invitation to members of the Ghana parliament to
his country.
Prof. Oquaye touched on some areas of cooperation between
the two countries and said many Ghanaians had benefited from
studies in the Czech Republic through scholarships.
He said Parliament was working very hard to deepen democracy
adding that Parliament was a lobby house and had a lot of
influence in governance.
Among those present at the meeting was the Czech ambassador
to Ghana, Mr Miroslav Krenek.
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