Parliament has adjourned sine die for the Easter festivities.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, at the last sitting on Friday for this session admonished tie MPs to stay away from.acts that could negatively affect the work in the House.
Mr. Bagbin said, “In spite of the shock we had during this meeting, I urge all to still continue to give thanks to almighty God because that is his will.”
“We have really endeared ourselves particularly the leaders, my deputies to try and build more consensus. But we have had some rather sometimes inexplicable U-turns. And that sometimes saddens me. I hope we will not go through this experience in the next meeting. You have shown that Friday you all came prepared to work hard. So are some of the ministers,” he said.
The House before it rose passed three revenue bills presented by the government seeking to boost domestic revenue mobilisation.
The Speaker was thankful to leadership from both sides and staff of parliament.
“My gratitude goes to the two deputy speakers for always stepping in to preside anytime I’m not around. And my appreciation goes to the leadership of both sides we tried many times to come to a consensus before Parliament starts. Sometimes we will not be able to carry through. But I pray and hope that we will improve on it. I want to thank the clerk and his deputies and all MPs for what we have achieved so far,” he said.
To the MPs he said “I wish you travelling mercies as you go to your constituencies. What happened on Friday was an accident. Value yourselves so make sure that we all come back to meet in great hope. I declare Parliament adjourned sine die,” the Speaker stated.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
