The Private Newspapers and Online News Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing press freedom, protecting journalists, and promoting responsible journalism as part of its commemorative message on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
Speaker Alban S. K. Bagbin has paid tribute to the late Modestus Ahiable, describing him as a man of conviction who approached his endeavors with calculated precision and strong principles. Ahiable, who was the former regional chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), passed away recently.
The Majority Group in Ghana’s Parliament has asserted that the unsolicited choice of the Rt. Hon Speaker Alban Bagbin to resort to a “Division” instead of a “Headcount” was the cause of its decision to stage a walkout of Parliament on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, during the approval of the 2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy on the Floor of Parliament.
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.
This article is meant to highlight the unfortunate omission of the media, and for that matter, the Parliamentary Press Corps (PPC) from the activities mapped out for the celebration and the failure of the organizers to acknowledge the PPC as an important stakeholder that has contributed immensely to the stability of the country’s democracy. We cannot belabor the point that journalists played an integral role in shaping the destiny of the country’s Parliamentary Democracy which milestone is being celebrated today.
The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana and the President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called on the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association member countries to take a deep introspection into the cause of the incessant cause of reversal of the democratic process on the continent of Africa, especially in the West Africa region.
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 Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has been recognized by the Chiefs and people of the Suma Traditional Council in the Bono and Ahafo regions for his role in Parliament’s consideration of the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill”, popularly known as the “Anti-Gay Bill”.
The Rt. Hon Speaker of Ghana's Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has informed the House that the traditional apparels he wears instead of the official costume for the speakership, are donations from benevolent Ghanaians. Emphasizing that they are not funded from the goods and services budget of Parliament.
