News:
December 22, 2011
Members of Parliament of Ghana on Wednesday rose for the Christmas festivities and are expected to return to the House on Tuesday January 24, 2012.
The Majority Leader, Cletus Apul Avoka, commended Parliamentarians for the support in executing the business of the House and urged them to ready themselves for the discharge of government business for the first meeting in 2012.
He said this on the floor of Parliament when he read the business statement for the first week ending Friday, 27 January 2012.
Mr Avoka noted that Ministers who are billed to answer questions in the House include Environment, Science and Technology, Education, Local Government and Rural Development, and Finance and Economic Planning.
Meanwhile the House approved GHc 7,927,286,762.00 for the services of other government obligations for the year ending 31st December 2012.
Bills including, Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Bill 2011 and Companies (Amendment)Bill 2011 were presented and read the first time.
Mr Fofu Ampofo, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, hopes of laying papers on legislative Instruments (LI) for 30 new District Assemblies, was dashed as he was asked ensure that heincludes all the newly created district assemblies on the list before the House would consider the proposal .
This position was supported by Papa Owusu Ankoma, MP for Sekondi, Mr Mathew Prempeh, MP for Manhyia, Mr Ambrose Dery, MP for Lawra- Nandom, as well as the Speaker, Mrs Joyce Adeline Bamford Addo.
Kwadwo Anim/ghanamps.gov.gh