President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the 7th Parliament as the busiest in Ghana’s fourth republican history.
Delivering his last state of the nation address on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, he said the House has been the most productive.
He was happy the House passed over 50 legislative instruments over the four years.
“I speak as someone who has served three terms in this House, and I can safely say that this Seventh Parliament has been the busiest ever, and, arguably the most productive, in the history of our country. You have passed almost fifty (50) pieces of legislative instruments. The Acts a wide-ranging ranging in scope and reach. We finally have the Right to Information Act, we have a Special Prosecutor Act, the Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation Act, the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Act, the Witness Protection Act, the Lands Act, the historic Private Members Bill, and lots more. In m, any way you have helped transform Ghana, and you have every right, collectively, to be proud of the work you have done.”
To the 8th Parliament, he asked them to be more accommodative.
“Mr. Speaker, the next Parliament is not going to be anything like this one that ends today. I do not suggest that the House might not be as busy, but the sitting arrangements, the source, and decibel levels of sound from the House would certainly be different.
The good people of Ghana have spoken and given Parliament an almost equal strength on both sides of the House; we have no choice but to work with the consequences of the desires of the people.
The House would have to be more accommodating of each other’s views, and, probably, devise new ways of conducting its affairs.
I am thankful to the Ghanaian people and to the Almighty that I have been given a clear mandate to govern the country for four more years, and, thereby, given the opportunity to complete tasks, consolidate some of the far-reaching measures we have introduced, and initiate further changes and adjustments to policies and practices.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com
