MPs removal: Bagbin’s handling of parliamentary business tod…
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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has counseled Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, for his distinctive dealing with of parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday, October 22.
In a press launch issued by the get together’s National Secretariat, the NDC described Bagbin’s management as a “masterclass,” praising his maturity and dedication to upholding the integrity of Parliament.
“The Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Bagbin’s dealing with of the enterprise of Parliament right now was a masterclass. The mature management he displayed throughout right now’s parliamentary proceedings was distinctive,” the NDC acknowledged in its press launch signed by its General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey.
This comes at a time when the composition of Parliament has been underneath intense scrutiny.
The Speaker adjourned the House indefinitely.
Bagbin cited Articles 102 and 104 of the 1992 Constitution, which dictate the necessities for a quorum, in addition to the Standing Orders of Parliament, in his determination to adjourn.
“By Articles 102 and 104 of the Constitution, 1992, and Order 64(1) of the Standing Orders of Parliament, I be aware that we at the moment have a quorum to transact enterprise however to not take selections,” Bagbin acknowledged through the session.
He added that, given the uncertainty surrounding the composition of Parliament, it was within the public curiosity to droop the assembly of the House indefinitely, in accordance with Standing Order 59(1).
Speaker Bagbin’s determination to adjourn Parliament sine die follows a ruling by the Supreme Court suspending Speaker of Parliament’s ruling that declared 4 seats vacant.
The court docket dominated that the 4 MPs in query ought to be allowed to carry out their duties pending a dedication by the apex court docket.
