Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Over 600 Delegates across the Commonwealth Fraternity to attend the 66th CPC Conference in Ghana

Under the distinguished patronage of the Rt Hon Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Parliament of Ghana will host the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference which will be held from 30th September to 6th October 2023 at the Accra International Conference under the theme: “The Commonwealth Charter 10 years on: Values and Principles for Parliaments to Uphold."
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Parliament is seen as the citadel of Democracy.
It is the nerve center of our democratic culture. Its absence creates a huge lacuna in our democratic system. Therefore, it is the heart and the compass of this culture of our democracy.

The 35 million Ghanaians are represented by the 275 members of the House.
Members of Parliament represent their constituents, debate on all national and constituency matters, legislate on productive laws for the citizens, and play oversight roles over the Executive and other constitutional bodies.

All these roles being played or carried out by our representatives should be heard, listened to, and read by the members of the public including the constituents of the elected members.

It is therefore important for the members of the corps who report on the workings of the House, to understand and appreciate what transpires on the floor of the House.

A Parliamentary correspondent should have an excellent working relationship with the members of the House, but he or she should demonstrate the traits of balance, objectivity, and fairness. He should report accurately without lacing his or her partisan or personal interest in their reports.

The reporter must understand the proceedings of the House, and use some terminologies, and other essential tools used by the members.

In a recently organized workshop for the members of the Corps by the Office of Parliament through its Media Relations Department, all the speakers ranging from the Director of Media Relations to the resource persons stressed the important role PPC plays in feeding the public about the role Parliament plays in our democratic culture.

They have therefore appealed to the members of the Corps to sustain their sterling performance by informing and educating their audience with fair, objective, balanced, and accurate information.

A Deputy Chief Whip from the stock of the Minority, Hon Ahmed Ibrahim, advised Members of the PPC to strive for excellence and continue to play their watchdog role very well.

Hon Ahmed Ibrahim, who is also the Member of Parliament for Banda, appealed for financial assistance to the media personnel especially those who cover Parliament.

He assured the audience that he would lobby the leadership to make it an attainable thought.

One of the resource persons, Mr Edwin Arthur asked members of the corps to be abreast with the various elements of Parliamentary reporting. He appealed to the members to include research in their work.

He mentioned the 1992 Constitution, the Standing Orders, various Conventions, and practices as necessary tools in the work of a parliamentary correspondent.

Parliament and the Media Relations Department should be commended for this opportunity offered to the corps to build their capacity in parliamentary reporting. Capacity building for the corps is key in making the role of the members beneficial to the people.

Ahmed,
The Servant

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QNET is an international direct selling and Multi-Level Marketing brand with its headquarters in Hong Kong with a presence in more than 25 countries worldwide through subsidiaries, branch offices, agency partnerships, and franchisees. It has succeeded in putting a lot of people into business and spends a lot of resources to ensure that they are well-trained for the job.

However, the activities of this company in Africa, especially in Sub Saharan Africa including Ghana, is fraught with a lot of misconceptions because of brand misrepresentations.

A cursory search of the brand name on the internet in Ghana instantly introduces one to a barrage of negative stories about QNET which can easily cloud one’s judgment about the brand and prejudice him or her against any product or service proposals by the brand. That is one of the reasons why the company has embarked on educational and awareness campaigns to fight against scams and misrepresentation.

It must be noted that there is a world of difference between the QNET brand and the so-called Quest Net (Q-NET) which is at the center of all the fraudulent claims reported in the media.

QNET VCON MEDIA WEBINAR

With the curious mindset of the journalist in me, I harbored some of these misconceptions and misgivings about the QNET brand until I had an invitation from a friend to join the QNET VCON Media webinar organized by QNET.

It was an interactive info-sharing Webinar that introduced me to the QNET Regional General Manager, other QNET officials, and journalists who attended VCON in 2022 and 2023 in Malaysia. The key objective of the webinar was to continue engaging the media with credible information that will help address the misconceptions about the QNET brand in Ghana. QNET’s V-Convention (VCON) is an extraordinary gathering of QNET’s Independent Representatives (IR) from across the globe.

An opportunity was created for the Regional General Manager of QNET for Sub Saharan Africa, Biram Fall, to elaborate on the QNET brand and some of its products and services. Through the eyes of some seasoned Ghanaian journalists who had attended the annual gathering of Independent Representatives all over the world in Malaysia in 2022 and 2023, recounted their experience to demystify misconceptions about QNET’s true existence, and the impact of the media Junket to journalists in Ghana

I had my “Damascus experience” during that encounter where my eyes were opened to the stack difference between the real (QNET) and fake (Q-NET) business entities living side by side on the marketing scene as QNET and Q-NET, but with two different sets of priorities and management.

I learned that QNET, is one of Asia's leading e-commerce-based direct-selling companies offering a wide range of health, wellness, and lifestyle products that enable people to live better lives.

QNET, not Q-NET

The company stated in 2022 that the QNET brand is completely different from the hyphenated Quest Net or Q-NET Investment Limited which is in the middle of all the fraudulent claims on the market.

“The name Quest Net does not refer to nor is meant to refer to QNET. They are effectively entities which are entirely separate and distinct and with no relationship or incorporation internationally,” the statement from QNET said.

The statement further maintained that the company has continually been cooperating with the relevant authorities in the country and placed Quest Net or Q-NET on notice that there was no relationship, connection, or nexus of any kind with the Ghana-registered local entity and QNET Limited.

I learned also that QNET has a presence in more than 25 countries around the world through subsidiaries, branch offices, agency partnerships, and franchisees and operates businesses in many countries, including Ghana, via Independent Representatives (IRs) who are properly trained and accredited individuals that undertake the business in compliance with best business ethics and practices.

Source: Clement Akoloh||parliamentnews360.com

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The Vision for Alternative Development, Ghana (VALD Ghana) and other civil society organizations are in solidarity for the protection of public health, in support for the Food and Drugs Authority's position on banning alcohol advertisements by celebrities.

According to a press release signed by the Executive Director of the Vision for Alternative Development Ghana, Labram Musah, the celebrities ban from advertising Alcohol is an effective public health measure that protects the rights of Ghanaian children.


The release said, "Civil Society Actors in Ghana are displeased with the section of the media and some celebrities who are up in arms fighting the Food and Drugs Authority and the government for formulating alcohol guidelines aimed at protecting and safeguarding the health, well-being, and rights of children and young people from harm caused by alcohol consumption."

Below is the full press release.

Source: Clement Akoloh||Africa News Radio

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The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has bemoaned what seems to be sharp contrasting views over the work of Members of Parliament and the Parliament of Ghana as an institution.

According to him, the limited engagement between Parliament and MPs on one hand, and the citizens on the other due to inadequate funding, has affected the democratic process in the country in many ways leading to the non-appreciation of the work and value of Parliament and the Member of Parliament.

Delivering a keynote address at the 2023 edition of the Speaker’s Breakfast Forum held on Monday, November 20, 2023, at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, he recalled that a resource person at the Post-budget workshop for MPs over the weekend had indicated that, “the Parliament of Ghana has been rated 88% as being an effective instrument of keeping Government on track.”

However, “Locally, the CDD’s Afro barometer rated us 8%. That is how low Ghanaians value Parliament and Parliamentarians in Ghana. So, you can see 88% internationally down to 8% locally.”

The Speaker then surmised that this is part of the reason for the high attrition rate in Parliament because the Members of Parliament get rejected by the people for all the wrong reasons at the polls.

“As a result of this, the choice of an MP is influenced by some consideration and not competence or care for the people… I believe regular engagements with constituents which is an integral part of representative democracy must be used as an effective tool for citizens’ participation in decision-making. I believe this will foster transparency and accountable governance,” he observed.

The purpose of the Speaker’s Breakfast Forum is to consolidate the relationship between Parliament and CSOs and explore new ways of working together for accountable governance.

This year’s Speaker’s Breakfast Forum under the theme: Thirty Years of Parliamentary Democracy under the Fourth Republic: Reflections on Citizens’ Engagement and the way forward, is in commemoration of Parliament’s 30th and STAR Ghana Foundation’s 5th anniversaries.

Source: Clement Akoloh||parliamentnews360.com

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Ghana's Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, presented to Parliament on Wednesday, November, 15, 2023, the last major Budget proposal for the second term of the President Akufo Addo led Government.

The 2024 Budget touched on various sectors of the economy and the various policies and interventions outlined for the final lap of his tenure, including highlights of interventions by the Government in the past which, according to the Minister, have impacted positively on the lives of the people in every sector.

Below is the full text of the budget statement presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta to the Parliament of Ghana.

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Under the distinguished patronage of the Rt Hon Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Parliament of Ghana will host the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference which will be held from 30th September to 6th October 2023 at the Accra International Conference under the theme: “The Commonwealth Charter 10 years on: Values and Principles for Parliaments to Uphold."

The Rt. Hon. Speaker who also doubles as the President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and the President of the Ghana Branch of the Association will preside over the General Assembly on Thursday, 5th October, 2023, and also chair the Elections Committee of the Association. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Association and will participate in the deliberations at the Meeting of the Executive Committee.

The 7-day Conference aimed at fostering dialogue and cooperation among member countries to address pressing global challenges within the context of Commonwealth Values will be attended by Speakers and Presiding Officers, Parliamentarians, Clerks-to-Parliaments, Parliamentary Staff, and key Stakeholders in the parliamentary governance sector.

Addressing a Press Conference in Parliament on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, to announce the upcoming international event to be hosted by the Parliament of Ghana on behalf of the Rt. Hon. Speaker, the Clerk to Ghana’s Parliament, Mr. Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah, who doubles as the Ghana Branch Secretary of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, said the conference will emphasize the importance of parliamentary diplomacy in addressing identified challenges and highlight the role of parliaments in shaping policies that benefit their citizens.

According to him, the Parliament of Ghana expects to host about six hundred (600) delegates, observers, and accompanying officials from 56 National Branches (National Legislatures) and 111 Sub-National Branches (State/Provincial Legislatures) across the nine (9) geographic regions of the Commonwealth.

He also noted that the 66th CPC will be held alongside other Conferences, Meetings, and Workshops at the Accra International Conference Centre, including the 66th CPA General Assembly; Meetings of the CPA Executive Committee; 39th CPA Small Branches Conference; Meetings of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP); Meeting of Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) networks; 57th Meeting of the Society of Clerks at the Table (SoCATT); and Presentation of the 2023 Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year awards.

This year’s conference will commence officially with an opening ceremony on Wednesday, 4th October, 2023 under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana and Vice-Patron of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Keynote Speaker.

The opening ceremony will be followed by workshops to discuss various topics relating to security, human rights, environment, economy, gender, and other cross-cutting issues. The Hon. Minister of National Security is expected to lead discussions at the Host nation’s workshop which will be organized by Ghana to deliberate on the topic: Combating the threat of terrorism to Statehood: the Role of Parliament.

Prior to the official opening of the Conference, there will be an Inaugural Lecture in memory of Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka on Monday, 2nd October, 2023 from 19:00 to 20:00 GMT at the Accra International Conference Centre, Ghana.

Hon. Monjowa Lifaka is a former Deputy Speaker of Cameroon who was a passionate champion of the CPA and served as CPA Chairperson from November, 2017 until her demise in April, 2021. The Lecture which is to pay tribute to her is opened to the general public. A paper will be presented by Ms. Betty Abeng, Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Education Trust, with Dr. Leslie Casely-Hayford, a Ghana-based international education development expert as the discussant.

Background Information

In September 2019, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), at its 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) held in Kampala, Uganda adopted a request from Ghana among those from other commonwealth nations to host the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), was founded in 1911 as the Empire Parliamentary Association, which metamorphosed into the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in 1948.

The Association, which had five (5) branches at its inception, currently has one hundred and eighty-one (180) national and sub-branches across the nine (9) regions of the Commonwealth. The Association has a number of organs including Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians, the CPA Small Branches Network, the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities, and the Commonwealth Youth Parliament.

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC), an annual conference of CPA, was first held in the United Kingdom in 1948. The Conference was held bi-annually until 1961 when it became an annual event, organized on a rotational basis in all regions of the Commonwealth across the world.

The CPA Africa Region has hosted the highest number of Conferences. The 66th CPC which will be held in Accra, Ghana will be the 17th time the CPA Africa Region is hosting the Conference.

Source: Clement Akoloh||parliamentnews360.com

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The Minority group in Ghana’s Parliament is calling for help from the Civil Society Community in the country as well as well-meaning Ghanaians to join them in policing President Akufo Addo’s Government against excessive borrowing.

Addressing a press conference in Parliament on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 after the adjournment of an emergency recall of Parliament from recess, the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson sounded helpless in their fight so far.

“We are calling on the people of Ghana to hold this government accountable. The Opposition all this time, we have been doing what we can with the numbers that was given to us by the electorates. But often times the impression is created as if it is only the opposition should hold the government accountable.

“We call on Civil Society and well-meaning Ghanaians to join us in opposing this government vehemently because this is a Government that will never learn. They are comfortable with the numbers that they have. They are more than us by one or two and often times they use these numbers to push their business through.

“Today they are successful because they are more than us. On a normal day they are more than us by one and you only need a simple majority to carry this business through. But clearly, the loan stinks. These are loans that should not be allowed to go through in the first place,” the Minority Leader indicated.

“It is important for me to say that at the time the country is in debt distress, it is very wrong for the Government to still consider and have the courage to add to our public debt. Only today Parliament approved 750 million loan agreements.

“The NDC Minority opposed vehemently, but the NPP Majority thought it is the right time to ambush the NDC and to bring this loan for approval. Because this is coming at a time when the NDC Members of Parliament are going through internal elections. Our primaries.

“Obviously, most of us are contesting heavily. As a result, you don’t expect everyone to be here and they thought it is the best time.”

Source: Clement Akoloh||parliamentnews360.com

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The President of the National Assembly of Benin, Louis Gbèhounou VLAVONOU officially opened the work of the first ordinary session of the year 2023. This was coupled with his inauguration to serve a 2nd term in office.

The colorful event which took place at the forecourt and the Chamber of the National Assembly respectively was massively attended by foreign delegations, including the guests from neighboring parliaments of the sub-region, namely Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Alban BAGBIN, and the First Vice-President of the Nigerian Parliament Mr. Oumarou Yahaya.

Also, in attendance were Ministers of state and personalities from state institutions in Benin.

Louis Vlavonou, the President of the National Assembly, outlined 9 projects on which the house will work within the three months term in office.

According to him, “In the context of these projects, it seems to me essential that we remain focused on the constitutional tasks assigned to our institution, namely the voting of the law, the control of government action and the representation of the people,”

Vlavonou noted that, with regard to the projects to be undertaken under this transitional mandate, the President of the National Assembly invites “consideration of the amendment, if necessary, of the Organic Law on Finance Laws with a view to ensuring an even greater participation of the National Assembly in the orientation and other phases of the budgetary process”.

He is of the firm belief that it is imperative to vote a new law on electoral mapping, in order to update the list, positioning and if necessary, the number of voters of the centers and polling stations throughout the national territory»; to update the “Local Administrative Units Act to correct deficiencies identified in the implementation of the existing Act”.

In addition, the Speaker explained that, in terms of the functioning of the National Assembly and following the recommendations of the retreat organized for the parliamentarians, a new amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the institution could be adopted, to strengthen the number and role of standing committees, clarify ambiguous provisions, integrate the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court or create new structures within the parliamentary administration».

He, therefore, urged his fellow parliamentarians to initiate other laws that they deem appropriate while pledging to conduct himself in accordance with republican standards, as a good leader in the exclusive interest of the citizens and the country.

By Florence D.Y Gbolu

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Members of a committee leading the Network of Accredited Journalists in Parliament of Benin known as "Réseau des Journalistes Accrédités au Parlement" (REJAP) led by Mr. Max Gaspard ADJAMONSI have paid a courtesy visit to the Speaker of the Benin National Assembly on Monday, April 24th, 2023.

According to the leader of the Journalist Network which is specialized in Parliamentary issues in Benin, the visit was to officially congratulate the Speaker, Honourable Louis Gbehounou Vlavonou on his re-election as the leader and to also congratulate the old and new members of the 9th Parliament.

In his brief, ADJAMONSI noted that the call on the speaker was to discuss the need for a firm collaboration between the parliamentary institution and the Network of Accredited Journalists in Parliament.

“People have had a lot of speculation about the relationship between the Accredited Journalists Network in Parliament and the National Assembly. A lot of people said that we were kicked out of the National Assembly but you see that we are well represented,” he observed.

According to ADJAMONSI, the issues pertaining to the press gallery were topics for discussion and this revealed that the said issue is also a major concern to the parliamentary authority who are working on how to resolve the situation.

“There are other ways for us to cover the National Assembly work. And I believe that with the Directorate of Information and Communications of the National Assembly, we will find the necessary clues to permanently settle this problem from where journalists will now stay to cover the work of the National Assembly", concluded the leader of the network.

Before dismissing the delegation, the Speaker of the National Assembly made a promise to do his best in order to find adequate solutions to all the different concerns that had been submitted to his appreciation.

Very satisfied with the meeting with the Speaker of the National Assembly, the members of the Network of Accredited Journalists in Parliament of Benin were of the firm belief that the coming months would be the most cordial between the National Assembly and their Network.

By Florence D.Y Gbolu

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