Parliament of Ghana has responded to a video circulating on social media that falsely claims the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, was invited to negotiate with the President over recent comments made regarding four Members of Parliament.
In a statement, Parliament firmly denied these allegations, asserting that the video, taken on 4th July 2024, depicts the Speaker presenting the inaugural Democracy Cup to the President.
They emphasized that attempts to misrepresent this event are misleading and intended to undermine the Speaker’s integrity.
‘’The attention of Parliament has been drawn to a video circulating on social media insinuating that the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has been invited to a meeting with the President to negotiate a settlement in respect of the pronouncement by the Rt. Hon. Speaker on Thursday, 17th October, 2024 in response to a call by the Minority Leader to declare the seats of four (4) Members of Parliament vacant’’.
‘’Hon. Speaker led a delegation to present the maiden democracy cup to the President. The attempt to wrongly label the video and twist facts to impugn the integrity of the Rt. Hon’’.
Speaker and Parliament is not only disingenuous but unfortunate.
The general public is hereby advised to ignore the attempt to hoodwink them into believing what has never transpired and treat the narrative with the contempt it deserves.
Signed Dr. lawren ice kwarteng-ashia deputy director, media relations for: director, media relations
