Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced that Parliament will reconvene on Monday, December 16, at 10 a.m., with the venue to be disclosed at a later date.In a statement issued on December 2, Speaker Bagbin cited Order 58 of the Standing Orders of the Parliament of Ghana as the basis for the recall.

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“Pursuant to Order 58 of the Standing Orders of the Parliament of Ghana, I, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, hereby give notice that the seventh meeting of the Fourth Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic shall commence on Monday, the 16th day of December, 2024, at ten o’clock in the forenoon at a place to be appointed by the Speaker in due course,” the communique read.

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The recall is aimed at addressing critical matters and ensuring a smooth transition to the ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic following the general elections. In a prior memo to the Majority on November 26, Speaker Bagbin emphasized the importance of decorum in parliamentary proceedings and urged members to place the national interest above partisan considerations.

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Earlier, the Speaker’s decision not to recall Parliament had been supported by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus, which dismissed a recall request by New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs as unnecessary and poorly timed.<img src="

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