Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, has sparked discussions on X after announcing the suspension of the approval process for newly-vetted ministers nominated by the president.Bagbin's decision, made on March 20, came in response to a presidential directive instructing Parliament to hold off on forwarding the bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values to the president for assent.

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This directive was issued pending the Supreme Court's determination of cases related to the anti-gay bill.The Speaker's move has triggered various reactions, with Attorney-General Godfred Dame suggesting that Bagbin may have been misled or misinformed in making his decision.On X, users have been actively sharing their views on this matter, making the Speaker's actions a trending topic.

Apaak

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remarked, "Stop blaming Rt. Hon. Speaker Bagbin and the NDC minority caucus; the majority caucus has fallen on its own dagger."Similarly, @babamusah08 stated, "Thanks to Speaker Hon Alban S.K. Bagbin for stamping his authority and not bowing to the whims and caprices of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. "Ghana is not Nana Addo’s personal property. Our democracy cannot be sacrificed on the altar of Akufo Addo’s

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egos."

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