Parliament will face a packed legislative agenda during its Third Meeting, with over 60 bills and regulations expected to be laid before the House for consideration and passage.

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga announced the legislative programme in his opening address, saying the meeting would also include the vetting of a new Chief Justice and consideration of the 2026 National Budget Statement.

“If all sector bills receive the expected cabinet approvals, we could have a heavy legislative programme in addition to the usual very involving consideration of the national budget,” he told Parliament.

Among the priority items are the National Petroleum Authority Bill, 2025, the Nuclear Power Corporation Bill, 2025, and the Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Regulations, 2025.

The Ministry of Education is also expected to present the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Bill, 2025, and several university name-change bills.

Mr Ayariga disclosed that Parliament would also consider agreements on visa waivers, diaspora bonds, and membership in the BRICS alliance, as well as ratify multiple mining leases.

He further stated that government business would be prioritised over personal business in the new meeting to improve efficiency and punctuality among MPs.

“We have agreed that in this meeting, we will always schedule Government Business before Personal Business.

That way, MPs will come on time and we can transact the nation’s business first,” he explained.

Concluding his remarks, Mr Ayariga congratulated the Speaker and staff of Parliament for Ghana once again being adjudged the Most Open Parliament in Africa by the Africa Open Parliament Index.

“All this bears testament to your remarkable leadership and foresight in managing this noble institution,” he said.