With the Parliament Chamber potentially unavailable due to ongoing renovations, the Majority in Parliament is exploring alternative venues for the special session scheduled for September 3, 2024.

Speaker Alban Bagbin has been urged to consider using a specially constructed dome at the car park to ensure the sitting can proceed as planned.

The call for an alternative venue follows a recall of MPs from recess, initiated by Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin. The recall was prompted by dissatisfaction with the Speaker’s decision to adjourn sittings indefinitely on July 30, 2024.

In light of the renovation work threatening the availability of the Chamber, Speaker Bagbin has indicated that an alternative location will be communicated soon.

Second Deputy Majority Whip Alex Tetteh Djournobuah suggested utilizing the dome at the car park, noting that it was used effectively during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I am not seeing any renovation works going on in the Chamber and even if it is so, we have the dome to use. In the COVID-19 time, we used the dome at the car park to transact business in Parliament and we can use that one to actually do whatever we need to do,” Djournobuah said.