Parliament of Ghana as part of its working schedule for the fourth session of the eighth Parliament is expected to look at a total of eighty-two (82) public and private members’ bills.
The bills include Presidential Transition (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Aged Person Bill, 2023, Consumer Protection Bill, 2023, Ghana Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2023 among others.
Welcoming Members back to the House on Tuesday, February 6, 2023, the Speaker, Alban Babin noted that “The pending business is huge and I need to draw your attention to it. As we begin our sittings, we have before us the Affirmative Action Bill which we must try to pass before the end of this meeting”.
Furthermore, the Speaker mentioned that, present in the house 16 bills both public and private and several petitions are at consideration stages before various committees.
“This presents us with a huge task in this election year. What it means is that we need to put in extra hours and re-double our efforts if we have to are to consider all the matters before the House and the committees” ” the Speaker said.
Members of Parliament resumed sittings after a long break on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 and from all indications, members are ready to transact business on the floor of the House ahead of the 2024 general elections
