Ghana-Press-Review January 07, 2021 to 11:12 409 APA – Accra (Ghana) The use of armed soldiers and policemen to restore calm in the Chamber of Parliament following the continued failure of the members-elect to elect the Speaker for the Eighth Parliament and the swearing-in today of the President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and Vice-President-elect, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on the precincts of Parliament House dominate the headlines of Ghanaian press on Thursday.
The Graphic reports that armed soldiers on Thursday stormed the Chamber of Parliament following the continued failure of the Members of Parliament-elect to elect the Speaker for the Eighth Parliament.
The soldiers, numbering about 20, emerged in the Chamber together with armed policemen ostensibly to restore calm in the Chamber.
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Armed soldiers Thursday stormed the Chamber of Parliament following the continued failure of the Members of Parliament-elect to elect the Speaker for the Eighth Parliament.
The soldiers, numbering about 20, emerged in the Chamber together with armed policemen ostensibly to restore calm in the Chamber.
The well-armed security detail, with some having facemasks, came to the floor of Parliament at about 3.30 a.m. reportedly on the orders of the former Minister of Defence, Mr Dominic Nitiwul.
The appearance of the military rocked the nerves of the legislators especially members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Singing the national anthem and other patriotic songs, the NDC MPs-elect resisted the presence of the military men in the Chamber, asking them to leave.
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The newly sworn-in Speaker of the Eight Parliament of Ghana, Mr Alban Sumana Bagbin, has pledged to serve all Ghanaians faithfully.
He said he will bring to the fore the huge bank of experience he has gathered over the years as a parliamentarian in the discharge of his new duties as the speaker of Parliament.
Mr Bagbin made the remarks in his acceptance speech after he had been sworn-in by the Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah as the new Speaker of Parliament for the Eight Parliament on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at the Parliament House in Accra.
Bagbin has been in Parliament since the advent of the 4th Republic and has served virtually in all positions available in the House.
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Armed soldiers Thursday stormed the Chamber of Parliament following the continued failure of the Members of Parliament-elect to elect the Speaker for the Eighth Parliament.
The soldiers, numbering about 20, emerged in the Chamber together with armed policemen ostensibly to restore calm in the Chamber.
The well-armed security detail, with some having facemasks, came to the floor of Parliament at about 3.30 a.m. reportedly on the orders of the former Minister of Defence, Mr Dominic Nitiwul.
The appearance of the military rocked the nerves of the legislators especially members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Singing the national anthem and other patriotic songs, the NDC MPs-elect resisted the presence of the military men in the Chamber, asking them to leave.