The Rt. Hon Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin has revealed that his residence was almost sold out to a private developer.
According to him it was when the buyer attempted to register the land at the Lands Commission that he realized it was the Speakers residence.
He made this revelation at the Speaker Breakfast Forum organized in Accra on Monday, November 20, 2023 a collaboration between Parliament of Ghana and Star Ghana Foundation on the theme.
“ Thirty years of Parliamentary Democracy under the Fourth Republic: Reflections on Citizens Engagement and the way Forward.
Many of you don’t know that even the residence of the Speaker was almost sold to the private sector. Actually, it was given out.
“It was when they went to register that the Lands Commission identified that that was the residence of the Speaker. Luckily, I was inside, so it was saved,” he stated.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com