Monday, 17 August

Speaker recalls Parliament to sit August 24–28 over urgent business

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Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has directed that Parliament be recalled from recess to sit and consider urgent parliamentary business.

In a notice dated August 12, 2026, and issued by the Office of the Speaker, Mr Bagbin said the recall is made in exercise of the power conferred on the Speaker by Order 58(4) of the Standing Orders of the Parliament of Ghana.

The notice states that Parliament shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, be recalled from recess to sit from Monday, August 24, at 12 noon, to Friday, August 28, 2026, at Parliament House, Accra.

The notice did not specify the nature of the urgent parliamentary business to be considered.

Source: classfmonline.com