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The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin, has once again adjourned parliament due to the absence of the NPP Members of Parliament during the session on Thursday, November 7, at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The action comes after NPP MPs did not attend the session, even though they initiated a recall of parliament.
In his address to the House, Speaker Bagbin conveyed his disappointment regarding the situation, emphasizing that their absence would impede the progress of proceedings.
Mr. Bagbin emphasized that the House was unable to conduct business because it did not have the required quorum, attributed to the absence of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs).
“Matters that they wanted us to handle, which I admitted for consideration from the business committee, are not on the Order Paper and in fact, there is no order paper for today because the business committee could not meet due to the absence of the people who requested for the recall.
“As you can see one side of the House is completely empty. In view of this, we have a quorum to sit but we have no business before us to transact. In the absence of that, there is no other authority that can put business before you that you have not adopted to transact,” Mr. Bagbin stated.
“In view of the failure of the business committee to sit, as a result of the refusal of those who requested a recall to show up, we are compelled to once again adjourn the sitting of the house. Knowing the challenges we are facing, it is not advisable to be adjourning from day to day. So, I will proceed once more to adjourn the meeting indefinitely”.
Ghana | Atinkaonline.com
