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Parliament mourns former Speaker
Accra, July 16, Ghanadot/GNA – Parliament on Wednesday
observed a minute’s silence in honour of former Speaker, Mr.
Peter Ala Adjetey, who passed away on Tuesday.
Mr Freddie Blay, who presided over the House, formally
announced to members the death of the former Speaker who
served from January 2001 to January 2005.
Parliament had delayed sitting for over an hour to pay a
visit to the bereaved family at the Labone residence of the
late Speaker.
Mr. Blay, who was at the head of the delegation made up of
leaders from both sides of the House, told the family that
they had come to sympathize and pay their respect to Mr. Ala
Adjetey.
He said the Speaker, Mr Ebenezer Hughes, was out of the
country but Parliament as an institution had sent an
advanced party on Tuesday following news of the death of the
former Speaker to ascertain the veracity of the information.
He said the leaders of the House had followed up to ask that
Parliament
be made part of the planning to give the former Speaker a
befitting burial.
Mr. Blay said they were not only going to mourn with the
family but also
to celebrate the life and achievements of Mr. Ala Adjetey.
Mr Larry Ala Adjetey, son of the late Speaker, who received
the delegation on behalf of the family, said they were yet
to formally inform other family members and the traditional
authorities of the news and would get in touch with
Parliament on arrangements for the funeral.
Majority Leader, Mr Abraham Ossei-Aidooh and Minority
Leader, Mr Alban Bagbin were among members of the
delegation.
Earlier, when the House convened for Wednesday’s sitting,
Mr. Kwame Osei-Prempeh, Deputy Attorney-General, told the
House that the police would need to conduct further
investigations into the death of Alhaji Issah Mobillah, a
leading member of the Convention Peoples Party, before
prosecution could start.
“Mr Speaker, considering the fact that the courts would go
on recess from the end of July until mid October, it is
hoped that the police would use the vacation period to do
the work required so that prosecution could start in next
legal year.
The Deputy Minister was responding to a question on the
status of the case involving persons suspected to be behind
the murder of Alhaji Mobilla.
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