Parliament reconvenes; set to consider 82 bills

Ghana’s Parliament has resumed its first meeting of the fourth session today, Tuesday, February 6, 2024.

82 bills are expected to be presented to the House for consideration.

“The First Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 8th Parliament is scheduled to start on Tuesday, 6th February, 2024 at 10:00 am prompt. During this meeting a total of 82 Bills are expected to be presented to the House,” Parliament said in a statement dated February 5, 2024.

Amongst the bills the house will be considering are the Aged Persons Bill, 2023,
Advertising Council Bill, 2023; Consumer Protection Bill, 2023; Public University Bill, and the 2023 Ghana Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

During this meeting, the House will also work on twelve (12) bills currently at the committee level.

Notable among them are the Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Bill, 2023 and the Social Protection Bill, 2023.

Additionally, the House will deliberate on private member bills such as the Office of the Special Prosecutor (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

Members of Parliament have been urged to adhere to punctuality to ensure the smooth and efficient consideration of these bills before the House proceeds on recess, preceding the general elections.

Click here to watch a live stream of the reconvening of the house:

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