GHANA’S PARLIAMENT, ITS MEMBERS, ITS DUTIES.
December 21, 2020
Kate Addo
Parliament is a representative institution that reflects the dictum “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”. It is the hub of democratic governance and has a responsibility to foster public awareness of the basic tenets of democracy. The Fourth Republican Parliament came into being on the 7
th of January, 1993 after almost twelve years of military rule. Seven Parliaments after, the legislature has seen major changes. The Chamber first started with two hundred Members. This was later increased to two hundred and thirty in the fourth parliament and then to two hundred and seventy five in the sixth Parliament.
Ghana’s parliament
Ghana’s Fourth Republic Parliament was born on January 7, 1993 when the country returned to constitutional rule after a number of military interventions.
Since then, the country has conducted eight successful Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
Article 95 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana provides for the election of a Speaker from among the MPs or from persons qualified to be MPs.
Where the Speaker is elected from among the Members of Parliament, Article 97 of the Constitution specifies that the Speaker vacates his or her seat in Parliament, triggering a by-election.
Besides, the role of the Speaker of Parliament in the country’s fourth republican democratic rule and parliamentary practice has been monumental.
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