Ghana Elects A New Speaker Of Parliament

Subsequent to serving at the Parliament of Ghana for 28 years, former MP for Nadowli Kaleo, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been chosen Speaker of the eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic.

The 63 year old won after a firmly challenged mystery polling form in the Chamber of Parliament on Thursday January 7 against former Speaker, Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye.

As one of the oldest MPs in Parliament, Bagbin polled 138 votes against his archetypes 136 with one official failing to cast a ballot. He accordingly leaves a mark on the world for being the first Speaker of Parliament who isn’t elected by the ruling party.

Mr Bagbin was sworn in by the Chief Justice, Kwesi Anin-Yeboah. After an uncovered barehand boxing between individuals from the two significant political parties, Gbagbin was at last proclaimed the winner.

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Despite the fact that there were proposals of a second round of voting because of the episode, after a great deal of consultations with the leadership of the two parties, they concurred that the result is acknowledged.

Mr Bagbin has filled in as an MP since 1992 and was Second Deputy Speaker of the seventh Parliament which was broken down at 12 PM on January 6, 2021.

Alban Bagbin, is a former Health Minister in the late Prof. Atta Mills administration in 2008, and became Majority Leader in Parliament in 2009.

Following a bureau reshuffle in January 2010, he was designated Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing by President Atta Mills.

In the former President John Mahama administration, he was the Majority Leader of Parliament after he succeeded Dr Benjamin Kunbuor who was designated as the Minister of Defense.

Mr Gbagbin is from Upper West Region and had his schooling at the University of Ghana.