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SPEAKER URGES MPS NOT TO FAIL THE PUBLIC AS PARLIAMENT RESUMES SITTING FOR SECOND MEETING
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The Speaker of Parliament Rt.Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has urged Members of Parliament not to allow pettiness to crowd out their principles of working else they would have failed the public. 

According to the Speaker, Ghanaians are watching the House with the mixture of hope and doubt. Stressing that, the public want to believe in Parliament, however they are weary of years of unmet expectations.  
The Speaker said this in his remarks during the commencement of the second meeting of the first session of the ninth Parliament.

On the issue of absenteeism, the Speaker noted that Members of Parliament must go through the entire process stated in the Standings Orders when asking for permission for absent. 
“You must go through the process with your Leaders before coming to my office” he stated.
For his part, the Majority Leader Hon. Mahama Ayariga, noted that a number of Ministers including the Minister of Education Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Transport Hon. Joseph Bukari Nikpe and the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah have been programmed to present Bills and policies before the House for consideration and approval. 
Some of the Bills are Scholarship Authority Bill, University for Development Studies Bill and Ghana Book Development Council Bill as well as the Road Traffic (Amendment) Regulations to legalize the famous “okada” business and the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill. 

In her remarks the Deputy Minority Leader Hon. Patricia Appiagyei was of the view that, Parliament must reclaim its power of oversight.
‘We must establish and enforce rigorous accountability mechanisms to track statutory funds, presidential travel donations under the Mahama Cares Initiative and all actions taken under the guise of public interest.’’ She stated. 
She later urged the House to summon the courage to challenge every constitutional infraction, every abuse of public funds and every assault on citizen dignity. 
The House is expected to sit till the last week in July before adjourning sine die.

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