Bagbin flies to Dubai for routine medical check up

Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin

Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, is in Dubai for medical checkup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In a statement, the speaker stated that he was in Dubai to honour an appointment for a medical review in the United Arab Emirates.

“I am writing to inform you of my absence from Ghana from Friday, 7 January, 2022 till Sunday 23 2022 in order to honour an appointment for a medical review in the United Arab Emirates.”

“It is also important to bring to your attention that the House will resume its sittings for the First Meeting of the Second Session of the Eight Parliament on Tuesday 25 January 2022.”

“Prior to the resumption of the House, Parliament intends to undertake a COVID-19 (booster) vaccination exercise for Hon Members of Parliament and officers of the Parliamentary Service, as part of measures to contain the infection and spread of the coronavirus disease within the parliamentary precincts, particularly in the wake of the spike in infections as well as the new wave of the omicron variant of the disease,” excerpts of the statement added.

The office of the Speaker has also admonished people that the health issues of the Speaker and that of office-bearers should not be politicized, as anybody could be taken ill at any time.

“Let it be placed on record that the Speaker is accompanied by four officials, to the exclusion of his aide de camp, protocol officer, butler and other relevant staff. The Speaker’s Office will again like to state that, as part of their conditions of service, Speakers of Ghana’s Parliament are entitled to such routine medical check-ups, just like officials of the executive and judiciary arms [sic] of government.’

“The Office will advise that the health issues of the Speaker and that of office-bearers [be] not politicized, as anybody could be taken ill at any time. It is an undeniable fact that the membership of the House is one whole group with a common agenda and destiny,” the statement said.

Ghana | Atinkaonline.com

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here


This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.