Speaker of Parliament Bagbin leaves for 67th CPA International Conference in Australia
Alban Sumana Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, is in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, for the 67th Conference of the CPA International.
Along with the two Leaders of the House, two Whips, the Clerk to Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, the former Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Suame, and other members of the Parliamentary Service, Mr. Bagbin is heading a delegation from Ghana.
“The conference is to take place from the 3rd to the 8th of November, where Speaker Bagbin, the Immediate Past President of CPA International, is expected to hand over to the newly elected President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, the Speaker of the Parliament of New South Wales, Australia,” the release disclosed.
It added that “The Rt. Hon Speaker however indicated that he would return to Ghana earlier than anticipated, due to a request by Members of Parliament to recall Parliament. He indicated that his office has already started processes to recall the House in early November. Speaker Bagbin has recently been elected to a second term as President of the Conference of Speakers and Presidents of African Legislatures.” A statement released by the Parliament of Ghana said.
