The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has clarified that the House will not reconvene before the December elections.
This statement follows an appeal by the Majority Caucus for an emergency session to address urgent government matters.
In a letter dated November 22, 2024, signed by Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the caucus suggested November 28 and 29 as possible dates for the session.
However, the Speaker insisted that parliamentary activities would remain suspended until after the elections.
In a memo to the Majority Caucus dated Tuesday, November 26, Bagbin emphasized that the House would resume sittings post-election to finalize critical matters and ensure a smooth transition to the 9th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.
He also reminded Afenyo-Markin that the parliamentary calendar accommodates election campaign periods.
The impasse between the various factions in parliament on the 4 vacant seats resulted in a Supreme Court intervention which annulled the Speaker’s decision on the MPs in question.
After the decision, the majority refused to appear to parliamentary sittings, which led to Speaker Bagbin suspending parliamentary proceedings indefinitely.
Read the full statement below:
