{"id":240978,"date":"2024-10-28T21:19:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/28\/bagbin-re-elected-cospal-chair\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T21:19:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:19:26","slug":"bagbin-re-elected-cospal-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/28\/bagbin-re-elected-cospal-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Bagbin re-elected CoSPAL Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Speaker of Ghana\u2019s Parliament, Rt. Hon. 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