The Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Alban Sumana Bagbin, has once again adjourned Parliament indefinitely, following its reconvening on Thursday, November 7.
This decision comes after an earlier suspension of sitting two weeks prior.
Notably, the NPP Caucus had petitioned the Speaker to reconvene, but their members failed to attend the chamber for parliamentary proceedings.
Bagbin stated in his address to the House that without committee input and an agenda, the session could not proceed as planned.
“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.
“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,” he added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana