Some Members of Parliament (MPs) who retained their seats and are heading into the next Parliament are confident that the 9th Parliament will work in the interest of Ghanaians.
According to the legislators, the results of the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections place enormous responsibility on the incoming government to deliver on its mandate.
Some MPs who spoke to Channel One News expressed that the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) decisive majority in the 9th Parliament could be leveraged to address concerns regarding constitutional reforms and other critical issues related to national development.
“It is my hope that we have a kind of speaker and a kind of leadership that will prioritise the development of the legislature. Because it has seen a lot of neglect for a very long time especially under the 4th republican dispensation despite the fact that this republican democracy is the most enduring,” Alhassan Suhuyini, MP for Tamale North said.
Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, MP for Techiman North noted that “I am expecting a very robust parliament. I am expecting a parliament where the outstanding will be passed. I am looking at the spousal rights bills for example that I was personally working on, and I hope H.E John Mahama will bring a lot more bills into the house.”
“We may not have any excuse in telling Ghanaians that we wanted to do this, and we couldn’t do it. No, we must ensure there is discipline in the house, every member is punctual in the house and every item is well scrutinised before we cast our vote,” added Ahmed Ibrahim, MP for Banda.
“We expect a different parliament than this 8th parliament. We expect a smooth sailing parliament, that we will be able to build a lot of consensus than we did in the 8th parliament,” Abdul-Salam Adams, MP for New Edubiase underscored.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Coordinator of the Planning Committee for the dissolution of the 8th Parliament and the inauguration of the 9th Parliament earlier addressed journalists in Parliament and assured them of a smooth and peaceful democratic process.
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