The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has requested an extraordinary sitting of Parliament barely 24 hours after the House was adjourned.

In a memo addressed to Speaker Alban Bagbin and obtained by myjoyonline.com, Mr Afenyo-Markin cited five legal bases to support this demand, urging the Speaker to summon Parliament within a seven-day period.

"Considering the constitutional and statutory provision cited above, and in the exercise of our rights as Members of Parliament, we respectfully urge you to summon Parliament for an extraordinary session within the stipulated seven-day period.”

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According to the memo, upon the adjournment of the House on Tuesday, July 30, certain items have been tabled for consideration, including:

1. Motion on the Financing Agreement between government and the International Development Association for an amount of $250,000.000 for the Ghana Energy Sector Recovery Programme
2. Request for tax exemptions for designated beneficiaries under the One District, One Factory programme
3. Ghana Financial Stability Fund, an International Development Association facility of $S250,000.00

Additionally, several bills are awaiting consideration:

• Budget Bill, 2021
• Rent Bill, 2023
• University of Local Governance and Development Bill, 2024
• Environment Protection Bill, 2024
• Social Protection Bill
• Chartered Institute of Reconstruction and Insolvency Practitioners Bill, 2023
• Ghana Industrial Property Office Bill, 2024
• National Petroleum Bill, 2024

Afenyo-Markin emphasized the urgency of these matters, stating that "reconvening Parliament is necessary to fulfill their constitutional mandate and serve the interests of the Ghanaian people."

Find the memo attached below: