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January 25, 2022
The Minister for National Security, Kan Dapaah, speaking at the opening of a three days Commonwealth Parliamentary Association said there can never be a true democracy without checks and balances; stressing that the current composition of the 8th Parliament presents an effective way for the Legislature to check the Executive for the development of the country.
He highlighted some of the challenges of the 8th Parliament and mentioned physical confrontation on the floor of the House and said both sides should work together in the best interest of the nation.
Welcoming the participants to the workshop, the Clerk to Parliament, Mr. Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah, noted the need for the Commonwealth to pay attention to developing and implementing mechanism that would boost trade, enhance security and improve gender relations.
He said the workshop is taking place at a time when member countries need to have a unified force in the face of current global difficulties.
He was of the view that deliberations on the topics outlined for discussion during sessions of the workshop will result in a cross fertilisation of ideas for the growth of respective parliaments and renew the commitment to improve the lot of nations and the world at large.
The objective of the workshop is to help develop a greater understanding of the operations of Parliamentary Trade, Security and Gender Committees in the Commonwealth.
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