The Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Alban Bagbin, has reaffirmed Parliament's dedication to disability and inclusion in Ghana.

He emphasizes the importance of having physically challenged individuals as Members of Parliament and plans to establish a disability caucus by the end of the year.

“We need to have a number of physically challenged persons as Members of Parliament, it is one of the benchmarks for assessing parliaments in the world,” he said.

Members of the disability movement and the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) met with Mr. Bagbin to advocate for an official disability caucus in Parliament.

The GFD aims to enhance discussions on disability issues at the parliamentary level and promote the re-enactment of the disability law.

The GFD also highlights the need for Ghana to ratify the African Disability Protocol (ADP), a step toward addressing disability matters using African perspectives.

Dr. Emmanuel Marfo, Mr. Clement Apaak, and Ms. Darkoa Newman, interim leaders of the disability caucus of Parliament, pledge their unwavering support to the disability movement and advocate for the formalization of the disability caucus.