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January 6, 2025
The eighth parliament of the fourth republic has passed 60 bills out of a total of 100 despite some challenges.
The Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the Republic of Ghana Rt. Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin who disclosed this stated that this feat was achieved despite the COVID-19 pandemic that derailed the workings of parliament during the period.
According to the Speaker, the workings of parliament goes beyond what the public see and charged the Members of Parliament to do their best to educate their constituents about happenings in Parliament, so that they do not limit their understanding of the works of parliament to the few events that are captured by the press and on television
In his closing remarks to dissolve the 8th Parliament on Monday, December 6, 2025, he recounted some important bills passed by parliament including Affirmative Action Bill which is an important legislation; Gender Equity Act; Human Sexual and Family Act, which did not receive assent of President Nana Akufo-Addo; Public Financial Management Act; and Criminal Offenses Amendment bill, very important one dealing with witch craft.
“We crafted a bill against witch craft, also a bill against death penalty which decriminalizes attempted suicide. These are the key legislations and we need to bring to the attention of the people we represent here. They are going to correct many of the wrongs of our societies and are ground breaking bills”, he added.
The Speaker noted that, some countries sought support to emulate Ghana’s examples and added that it was because of these bills that Ghana was able to convince the global community to give Ghana a seat in the human rights council of the UN.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com