In accordance with Article 78(1) of the 1992 Constitution, H.E. the President, John Dramani Mahama, has nominated the following persons for consideration and approval by Parliament as Minister of State and Deputy Ministers.
Subject to Standing Order 217 of Parliament of Ghana, the Rt Hon Speaker has referred the nomination to the Appointments Committee for consideration and report.
Pursuant to Order 217 (10), this publication is made to request the submission of memoranda from persons, organisations, and the general public who may have comments and inputs in respect of the Nominees, to the following address:
THE CLERK TO THE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
2ND FLOOR, JOB 600 ANNEX
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
Email:appointmentscommittee@parliament.gh
The deadline for submission of the memoranda or representation is Sunday, 23rd February, 2025
In accordance with Article 78(1) of the 1992 Constitution, H.E. the President, John Dramani Mahama, has nominated the following persons for consideration and approval by Parliament as Minister of State and Deputy Ministers.
Subject to Standing Order 217 of Parliament of Ghana, the Rt Hon Speaker has referred the nomination to the Appointments Committee for consideration and report.
Pursuant to Order 217 (10), this publication is made to request the submission of memoranda from persons, organisations, and the general public who may have comments and inputs in respect of the Nominees, to the following address:
THE CLERK TO THE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
2ND FLOOR, JOB 600 ANNEX
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
Email:appointmentscommittee@parliament.gh
The deadline for submission of the memoranda or representation is Sunday, 23rd February, 2025
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
PARLIAMENT OF GHANA
GHANA ACCREDITATION SERVICE BILL,
2023
The general public is hereby informed that the "GHANA ACCREDITATION SERVICE BILL, 2023" is currently before the Select Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism in Parliament for consideration and report to the House.
Individuals, Groups or Organizations interested in the Bill are kindly invited to submit memorandum on the Bill to the address below.
THE PRINCIPL ASSISTANT Clerk
FINANCE AND ECONOMIC COMMITTEES CLUSTER
RM. E. 18A, FIRST FLOOR, JOB 600 ANNEX
OFFICE OF PARLIAMENT
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
ACCRA
EMAIL: jasadjei@parliament.org
TEL. NO.: 0546216302
The deadline for submission is Friday, 16th June, 2023
DATE: Thursday, 8th June, 2023
Leaders Press Briefing
Parliament have held press briefing which was addressed by the Majority Leader, Hon. Kyei Mensah Bonsu and Minority Leader, Hon Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson to inform the press of the agenda for the second meeting of the third session.
Some of the issues discussed includes the mid-year budget review, Affirmative Action Bill and intestate succession bill and property rights of spouse. The majority leader stated in all that 69 Bill's and 56 instruments are expected to be tabled during this meeting .It was also mentioned that though the list was quite tall this meeting may last for only eight weeks.
The Press took turns to ask questions which were duly addressed by the two Leaders. This is an event aimed at engaging the Press and enhancing effective information dissemination.
The Parliamentary Select Committee, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs wishes to bring to the attention of the General Public that the under listed Bills have been laid in Parliament and referred to the Committee for consideration and report:
The committee therefore request for written Memoranda in respect of the above-mentioned Bills. The Memoranda must reach the Committee not later than Thursday 30th September, 2021 through the postal or email address below:
COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL LEGAL & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
OFFICE OF PARLIAMENT
OSU - ACCRA
Please note that soft copies of the Bills can be found on Parliament’s official website @ www.parliament.gh
For further enquiries, please contact the Clerk to the Committee on 0545660105.
ISSUED BY
The Director, Public Affairs Dept.
Parliament reconvened this morning for the commencement of the Second Meeting of the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic with a call on Members to give the Leadership the needed co-operation and to improve on attendance to enable the House to complete its business on time. Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, welcoming the Members, informed the House that he received communication from the Presidency on the President’s nominations of a Minister of State and Deputy Ministers as well as the appointment of Lawyer Kissi Agyabeng as Special Prosecutor to replace the first Special Prosecutor Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu who resigned from his post. The Speaker announced that the Appointments Committee will hold public hearings from Tuesday 2nd to Wednesday, 15th June to vet the nominees.
The Speaker urged Members to contribute to the debates and issues of the House as a call to national service. He indicated the House was expected to consider five key Bills which include Ghana Standards Authority Bill, 2021, Exemptions Bill 2021 and the Consumer Protection Bill, 2021 as well as the Petroleum Revenue Management (Amendment) 2021 and Advertising Council Bill, 2021.
The Speaker informed the House that the Committees of Local Government and Rural Development, Works and Housing and Environment and Science undertook countrywide working visits to interact with relevant stakeholders and institutions while the Public Accounts Committee also held various sessions with relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
Majority Leader Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu urge
The 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana will stand dissolved at midnight 6th January 2021. Parliament, mindful of the provisions in the Presidential Transition Act, 2012 (Act 845), and the 1992 Constitution has outlined programmes to mark the various activities that will dissolve the 7th Parliament and inaugurate the 8 th Parliament to facilitate the swearing in of the President Elect of the Republic of Ghana.
To this end, there will be a press briefing on Monday 4 th January 2021 at 12:00 Noon prompt, at the Justice D.F. Annan Auditorium located in the Job 600 building of Parliament. The Press briefing will be to outline in detail, the activities that will mark the various occasions and to answer questions and clarify issues regarding these activities.
On Tuesday 5th January 2021, the final message on the State of the Nation will be delivered in Parliament at 10:00 am prompt by His Excellency the President, Nana Addo Dankwa AkufoAddo, in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution.
On Wednesday 6th January 2021, the 7th Parliament will stand dissolved at midnight, in accordance with Article 113(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
At 12:01am on 7th January, the Elected Members of the 8th Parliament will convene in the Chamber of Parliament to elect a Speaker and Two Deputy Speakers, in accordance with Articles 95, 96 and 100(2) of the 1992 Constitution, after which the elected Members of the 8th Parliament will be sworn in by the Speaker at the Chamber of Parliament as per Article 100(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
The President elect will then be sworn in before the 8th Parliament in accordance with Article 57(3) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
The media and the general public are to note that attendance of these events are strictly by invitation. All COVID-19 safety and prevention protocols will be strictly adhered to.
KAT ADDO (APR)
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The attention of Parliament has been drawn to reports by Starrfmonline that two Members and thirteen Staff of Parliament have tested positive for COVID 19 after the mandatory testing exercise undertaken by Parliament last week.
Parliament would like to state categorically that the results of the tests are not yet known and so the report by Starrfmonline is not true. Parliament would therefore like to urge Starrfmonline to pull down the said report and update its audience with the relevant information to the effect that the results from the tests are unknown to Parliament.
The confidentiality protocol of testing for COVID-19 is that, those who test positive will be called directly by the testing team and be taken through the necessary steps for quarantine and treatment. Officially Parliament is unaware of any such call and has no official figures from the National COVID-19 response team.
Meanwhile, Parliament will like to assure the Public that it remains committed to ensuring the safety and avoidance of possible spread of the disease in Parliament. Citizens are encouraged to call or reach Parliament on line with their enquiries and only attend upon the House if it becomes absolutely necessary.
KATE ADDO
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The Second Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 7th Parliament is scheduled to start tomorrow, Tuesday, 19th May, 2020 at 10:00am prompt. During this meeting a total of 36 Bills are expected to be presented to the House. These include;
18 Bills are currently at the Committee level and are expected to be worked on during this meeting. Among them are;
The Ghana Cocoa Board (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which is with the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, will be read a Second time.
The Education Regulatory Bodies Bill, 2019, Pre-Tertiary Education Bill, 2019 the Land Bill, 2018 among others are at the consideration stage.
Motions for Debates and Statements will be admitted by the Speaker during this meeting. Sector ministers are also expected to attend upon the House and answer questions pertinent to their ministries.
Parliament will like to assure Members and citizens that the House will observe the social distancing protocol during the meeting.
KATE ADDO
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
IN EXERCISE OF THE POWER CONFERRED ON THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT BY ORDER 6 OF THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF GHANA, I, RIGHT HONOURABLE PROFESSOR AARON MICHAEL OQUAYE, SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT, DO HEREBY DIRECT THAT, THE PARLIAMENT OF GHANA SHALL, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY, RESUME SITTINGS OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE FOURTH SESSION, WHICH COMMENCED ON TUESDAY THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY 2020, ON THURSDAY, THE 30TH OF APRIL, 2020 AT TEN O’CLOCK IN THE FORENOON AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE, ACCRA.
DATED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT, ACCRA, GHANA, THIS 27TH DAY OF APRIL, 2020.
RT. HON. PROF. AARON MICHAEL OQUAYE
(SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT)
IN EXERCISE OF THE POWER CONFERRED ON THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT BY ORDER 6 OF THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF GHANA, I, RIGHT HONOURABLE PROFESSOR AARON MICHAEL OQUAYE, SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT, DO HEREBY DIRECT THAT, THE PARLIAMENT OF GHANA SHALL, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY, RESUME SITTINGS OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE FOURTH SESSION, WHICH COMMENCED ON TUESDAY THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY 2020, ON FRIDAY, THE 17TH OF APRIL, 2020 AT TEN O’CLOCK IN THE FORENOON AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE, ACCRA.
DATED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT, ACCRA, GHANA, THIS 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2020.
RT. HON. PROF. AARON MICHAEL OQUAYE
(SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT)
IN EXERCISE OF THE POWER CONFERRED ON THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT BY ORDER 6 OF THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF GHANA, I, RIGHT HONOURABLE PROFESSOR AARON MICHAEL OQUAYE, SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT, DO HEREBY DIRECT THAT, THE PARLIAMENT OF GHANA SHALL, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY, RESUME SITTINGS OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE FOURTH SESSION, WHICH COMMENCED ON TUESDAY THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY 2020, ON WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH OF APRIL, 2020 AT TEN O’CLOCK IN THE FORENOON AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE, ACCRA.
DATED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT, ACCRA, GHANA, THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL, 2020.
RT. HON. PROF. AARON MICHAEL OQUAYE
(SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT)
KNOW YE ALL MEN that in exercise of the powers conferred on the Speaker by clause (1) of article 112 of the Constitution, I, Joseph Osei-Owusu, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, by this Constitutional Instrument, appoint Parliament House, Accra, to be the place, and ten o'clock in the forenoon of Tuesday, 28th January, 2020 to be the time at which the Fourth Session of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic shall commence.
Given under my hand this 14th day of January 2020, in the office of the Speaker.
Hon. Joseph Osei-Owusu
(First Deputy Speaker)
The House is adjourned sine die
IN PURSUANCE OF STANDING ORDER 37 OF THE PARLIAMENT OF GHANA, I, PROFESSOR AARON MICHAEL OQUAYE, RIGHT HONOURABLE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE THAT THE THIRD MEETING OF THE THIRD SESSION OF THE SEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC WILL COMMENCE ON TUESDAY, 22ND OCTOBER, 2019 AT TEN O’CLOCK IN THE FORENOON AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE, ACCRA.
DATED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER, ACCRA, GHANA, THIS 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019.
RT. HON. PROF. AARON MICHAEL OQUAYE
SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT
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