{"id":237094,"date":"2024-10-22T15:23:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T15:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/22\/speaker-requested-military-security-amidst-vacant-seats-brouhaha\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T15:23:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T15:23:27","slug":"speaker-requested-military-security-amidst-vacant-seats-brouhaha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/22\/speaker-requested-military-security-amidst-vacant-seats-brouhaha\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker requested military security amidst vacant seats brouhaha"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has officially requested security assistance from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to ensure the smooth conduct of parliamentary business, starting Tuesday, October 22, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This request follows the Speaker\u2019s recent pronouncements during parliamentary proceedings on Thursday, October 17, 2024, which were in response to a call by the Minority Leader.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Minority Leader had urged the Speaker to declare four parliamentary seats vacant, citing Articles 97 (1)(g) and (h) of the Constitution. The matter has since stirred public commentary and heightened tensions within Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032623452 lazyload ewww_webp_lazy_load\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Parliament_vacant-seat-6.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-eio-rwidth=\"800\" data-eio-rheight=\"533\" src-webp=\"http:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Parliament_vacant-seat-6.jpg.webp\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Parliament_vacant-seat-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032623452\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Parliament will be holding its sessions at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), the Speaker has asked the GAF to carry out specialised security procedures, including canine and bomb sweeps of the chamber, every Tuesday before sittings commence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He expressed confidence in the cooperation of the Ghana Armed Forces to maintain peace and order during parliamentary proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This development comes amid a turbulent political atmosphere, with ongoing disputes over parliamentary seats and leadership claims following recent conflicting rulings from the Speaker and the Supreme Court.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With both the NDC and NPP contesting for majority control in Parliament, tensions remain high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full statement below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032623500 lazyload ewww_webp_lazy_load\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-22-at-05.09.19-768x1024.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-eio-rwidth=\"768\" data-eio-rheight=\"1024\" src-webp=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-22-at-05.09.19-768x1024.jpeg.webp\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-22-at-05.09.19-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032623500\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/figure>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has officially requested security assistance from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to ensure the smooth conduct of parliamentary business, starting Tuesday, October 22, 2024. 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