{"id":1103724,"date":"2022-05-30T06:06:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T06:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/30\/parliament-to-host-maiden-lecture-on-may-31\/"},"modified":"2022-05-30T06:06:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T06:06:52","slug":"parliament-to-host-maiden-lecture-on-may-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/30\/parliament-to-host-maiden-lecture-on-may-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament to host maiden lecture on May 31"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Parliament is geared to hold its maiden edition of the Speaker\u2019s Seminal Lecture.<\/p>\n

The initiative which is being spearheaded by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, will be held on Tuesday, May 31 under the theme: \u201cParliament, Its Business and The Supreme Court in Perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a release to announce the event, Parliament noted that \u201cThe Lecture seeks to stimulate public debate on the concept of separation of powers in the light of the Supreme Court decision in the Justice Abdulai vrs\u00a0Attorney-General\u00a0case,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0 applicability of the political question\u00a0doctrine in Ghana\u2019s jurisprudence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe event will afford key stakeholders and citizens the opportunity to reflect on how Parliament as an institution can navigate these challenges in the current context of a hung Parliament by coming up with key recommendations for consideration and implementation,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

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The leadership of Parliament, Members of Parliament, Ministers of State, former Members of Parliament, Members of\u00a0the\u00a0Diplomatic Community,\u00a0 representatives of Civil Society\u00a0Organisations,\u00a0political\u00a0party representatives, the Trade\u00a0Unions,\u00a0student\u00a0leaders\u00a0and the\u00a0media will be present at the event.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0keynote\u00a0address\u00a0will\u00a0be delivered by Professor Ernest Kofi Abotsi, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Professional Studies, Accra.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 discussants\u00a0are Thaddeus\u00a0Sory\u00a0Esq,\u00a0a\u00a0private\u00a0legal practitioner\u00a0and Managing Partner, Sory @ Law, Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey, a governance expert and Executive Director of Institute\u00a0for Democratic\u00a0\u00a0 Governance\u00a0(IDEG),\u00a0and\u00a0Clara\u00a0Beri\u00a0Kassa-Tee,\u00a0Private\u00a0Legal Practitioner and Head of Chambers, Kasser Law Firm and lecturer at the University of Ghana Law School.<\/p>\n

The seminar will be chaired by Nana Kobina Nketsiah V, Paramount Chief of Essikado.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Speaker\u2019s Seminal\u00a0forum is part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Speaker\u2019s initiatives to bring Parliament closer to the citizens while focusing on broadening the scope of Parliamentary legislation to reflect the general composition of the Ghanaian\u00a0society.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0Speaker\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0belief that\u00a0a\u00a0Parliament\u00a0that\u00a0is representative and reflective of the aspirations of the Ghanaian public will contribute greatly to our resolve to build a buoyant democracy. It will, in the long run, cement the gains that have been made so far and strongly position Parliament to address the many challenges in our democratic dispensation,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

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