The eight parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana has officially been constituted.
The eight parliament of the Fourth Republic will run for a four-year term.
The 275 MPs including several first-timers, were led by the new Speaker, Alban Bagbin to take the oath of the Member of Parliament, as well as the oath of allegiance.
This was after the new Speaker had himself been sworn into office by the Chief Justice Justice Anin-Yeboah.
Mr. Joseph Osei-Owusu, the Member of Parliament for Bekwai constituency, has also been elected as the First Deputy Speaker, with the Independent MP for Fomena Andrew Asiamah Amoako as the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament.
The Member of Parliament for the Suame constituency, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, remains the leader on the side of the NPP with Afenyo-Markin, the MP for Effutu as his Deputy.
The NDC’s Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, is the Leader for his side who will be deputized by the Member of Parliament for Ketu North, James Klutse Avedzi.
Other leaders selected for the side are Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, who will maintain his position as the Chief Whip, with the Member of Parliament for Banda, Ahmed Ibrahim, and the Member of Parliament for Ada East, Hon. Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, serving as deputy chief whips.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com
