Members of Parliament are expected to sit today Tuesday, May 2, 2023, for urgent parliamentary business.
The urgent call was made by the Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin in order to complete some businesses believed to help the government secure some other loans.
The speaker in a statement said: “In exercise of the power conferred on the Speaker by order 42(3) of the Standing Orders of the Parliament of Ghana, I, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, do hereby direct that Parliament shall notwithstanding anything to the contrary, be recalled from recess to sit on Tuesday, the 2nd day of May 2023, at ten o’clock in the forenoon, at Parliament House, Accra, to consider urgent parliamentary business.”
The House went on break on March 31, 2023, after passing three controversial tax bills into law and the approval of two Supreme Court Judges.
Meanwhile, the Minority in Parliament is unhappy with the recall indicating that the recall is to allow members of the House to approve the government’s decision to go on a borrowing spree.
The government is currently negotiating with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure some $3 billion to help boost the country’s struggling economy.
Although the negotiation seems to be taking forever, President Akufo-Addo says the government has made significant strides to secure the loan.
