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Parliament takes a long break
Accra, July 31, GNA - Parliament winded up business on
Friday until October 23 when the House would re-convene for
the third and last session of the year.
A number of bills, including the Anti-Money Laundering, Bui
Power Authority and the Protection of Personal Information
Bills were introduced in the House during this session.
The House was able to work on the Bui Power Authority
2007,Transfer of Convicted Persons and the National
Accreditation Board Bills and passed them into law.
Some Legislative Instruments and 20 loan agreements were
also approved among a number of businesses considered during
this meeting.
Mr Alban Bagbin, Minority Leader, in his closing remarks
said the leadership of the minority in parliament had
observed that some agreements, particularly loan agreements,
were introduced to parliament for approval a few days before
recess.
"This phenomenon makes it extremely impossible for
Honourable Members to subject these agreements to scrutiny.
As a result little or no critical appraisal is done before
these agreements are passed."
"Mr Speaker, it is the duty of parliament to ensure that
sufficient time and attention is spent on these agreements
and not to succumb to the overbearing pressure of the
executive," the Minority Leader said.
He touched on various issues including the energy crisis and
called for a quick solution.
Mr Felix Owusu-Agyepong, Majority Leader, said parliament
was gradually moving towards stable and sustainable
democratic governance.
He said the next meeting of the House would witness new
faces of ministers on the floor to answer questions because
of the ministerial re-shuffle.
"I am particularly happy about the number of females who
have been elevated or introduced into government. I believe
that this is as result of the relentless efforts of our
female counterparts in fighting for women's rights and
empowerment," the Majority said.
Mr Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes, the Speaker, thanked members,
staff and the media for making the session a success.
GNA
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