Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has adjourned the House indefinitely because there is no business for lawmakers to discuss after the Business Committee failed to convene and create the required floor agenda.
It was anticipated that the recall meeting, which was called by the Majority Caucus, would cover a number of important matters.
Speaker Bagbin, however, was disappointed that the Majority caucus did not show up in the Chamber, stating that their absence caused the proceedings to stall.
Bagbin emphasized in his speech to the House that the session could not go forward as scheduled in the absence of committee input and an agenda.
“Matters that they wanted us to handle, which I admitted for consideration from the business committee, are not on the Order Paper and in fact, there is no order paper for today because the business committee could not meet due to the absence of the people who requested for the recall.
“As you can see one side of the House is completely empty. In view of this, we have a quorum to sit but we have no business before us to transact. In the absence of that, there is no other authority that can put business before you that you have not adopted to transact.
“In view of the failure of the business committee to sit, as a result of the refusal of those who requested a recall to show up, we are compelled to once again adjourn the sitting of the house. Knowing the challenges we are facing, it is not advisable to be adjourning from day to day. So, I will proceed once more to adjourn the meeting indefinitely,” he stated.
