Before Parliament adjourns sine die, Hon. Mahama Ayariga clarified that the extra sessions are necessary to allow certain legislative instruments to mature.
He announced this on the House floor when he presented the seventh week’s business statement, which ended on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
According to Hon. Mahama Ayariga, the Chairman of the Business Committee, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, and fifty-five (55) Ministers are scheduled to address the House this week to answer questions.
According to Standing Order 160, urgent bills may be moved through the different stages in a single day, and bills may be brought for First Reading, he continued.
He added that reports from committees may be submitted to the House for review and that papers may be tabled during the week.
“Motions may be debated and their consequential Resolutions, if any, taken during the week. In accordance with Standing Order 216(2) and subject to Standing Order 67, the Committee submits to the House, the order in which the business shall be taken,” he stated.
The Minority Leader, Hon. Osahen Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, spoke on the Business Statement and asked the Majority Leader to arrange for Madam Jean Mensa, the EC Boss, to inform the House about the rerun of the parliamentary elections in 19 voting places in the Ablekuma North Constituency.
Source: newsthemegh.com