PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES

OFFICIAL REPORT

MONDAY, 7TH JANUARY, 2013

CONTENTS

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FOURTH SERIES MONDAYVOL. 80 7TH JANUARY, 2013No. 1

ELECTION OF A SPEAKER –– [Col. 3]

SUBMISSION OF WRITS OF ELECTION FOR PARLIAMENTARYELECTIONS –– [Col. 2]

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BY THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT –– [Col. 5]

SWEARING-IN OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT-ELECT –– [Col. 8]

ELECTION OF DEPUTY SPEAKERS OF PARLIAMENT –– [Col. 21]

INAUGURATION OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT AND VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT –– [Col. 27]

INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY H. E. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OFGHANA –– [Col. 28]

REMARKS BY CHAIRMAN OF TH E AFRICAN UNION –– [Col. 34]

ADJOURNMENT –– [Col. 38]

CABINET MINISTERS

1. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... Finance and Economic Planning2. ... ... ...... ... ... ... ..Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration3. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. Defence4. ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Trade and Industry5. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Education6. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... Roads and Highways7. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... .. .. .. ... .Food and Agriculture8. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Transport9. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... Health10. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Energy11. Attorney-General and Justice12. ... ... Local Government and Rural Development13. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .Water Resources, Works and Housing14. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ..Communications15. ... ... ... ... ... Lands and Natural Resources16. ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Interior17. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Environment, Science and Technology18. ... ... . ... ... ... ... ... ... Women and Children’s Affairs19 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Employment and Social Welfare

NON CABINET MINISTERS

1. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Information2. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tourism3. ... ... ... . ... ... ... .. .. Chieftaincy and Culture4. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Youth and Sports

MINISTERS OF STATE

1.2.3.4.5.6.

DEPUTY MINISTERS

1. ... ... ... . ... ... . ... . ... Finance and Economic Planning2. ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... . Finance and Economic Planning3. ... ... ... ... ... Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration4. ... ... ... ... . ... Attorney-General and Justice5. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Attorney-General and Justice6. ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... Health7. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Food and Agriculture8. ... ... ... Food and Agriculture9. Food and Agriculture10. ... ... Local Government and Rural Development11 ... ... ... ... ... Local Government and Rural Development12. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... Energy13. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... .. Energy14 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Education15. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .Education16. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Trade and Industry

17. ... ... ... ... Employment and Social Welfare18. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... Communications19. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... Communications20. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Information21. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Information22. ... ... ... ... . ... ... ... ... ... ... Tourism23. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Transport24. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Water Resources, Works and Housing25. Water Resources, Works and Housing26. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... . ... Youth and Sports27. ... Environment, Science and Technology28. Women and Children’s Affairs29. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Roads and Highway30. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Lands and Natural Resources

REGIONAL MINISTERS

1. ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Upper East2. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .... ... Central3. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Brong Ahafo4. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... Upper West5. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Greater Accra6. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Volta7. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Northern8. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .Western9. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ashanti10. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Eastern

DEPUTY REGIONAL MINISTERS

1. Upper East2. Eastern3. Brong Ahafo4. Upper West5. Western6. Volta7. Northern8. Ashanti9. Greater Accra10. Central

OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS OF PARLIAMENT

Rt. Hon Edward Koblah Doe Adjaho ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SpeakerHon Ebo Barton-Odro ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. ... ... First Deputy SpeakerHon Joe Ghartey ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Second Deputy Speaker

OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY LEADER

Hon Benjamin Kunbuor (Dr) –– Majority LeaderHon Alfred Kwame Agbesi –– Deputy Majority LeaderHon Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka (Alhaji) –– Majority Chief WhipHon Mary Salifu Boforo (Hajia) –– 1st Deputy Majority WhipHon Sampson Ahi –– 2nd Deputy Majority Whip

iiDEPUTY MINISTERS –– Contd.

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OFFICE OF THE MINORITY LEADER

Hon Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu –– Minority LeaderHon Dominic Bingab Aduna Nitiwul –– Deputy Minority LeaderHon Dan Botwe –– Minority Chief WhipHon Irene Naa Torshie Addo –– 1st Deputy Minority WhipHon Ignatius Baffour Awuah –– 2nd Deputy Minority Whip

Ablakwa, Samuel Okudzeto, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... North TonguAboagye, George Kwame, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ahanta WestAboagye-Gyedu, Kingsley Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Aboah, Georgina Nkrumah (Ms) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa Abongo, Albert, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BongoAbrah, Rosemund Comfort (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Weija/GbaweAbu, Samson, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Lawra Abubakari, Ibrahim Dey (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Salaga SouthAbuga, Pele, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Chiana/Paga Acheampong, Kwame Seth, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Mpraeso Acheampong, Richard, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bia East Ackah, Stephen M. E. K., Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SuamanAdagbila, Boniface Gambila, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nabdam Adakudugu, David Tempane, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... TempaneAdam, Mutawakilu, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... DamongoAddai-Nimoh, Francis, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Mampong Addo, Grace (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Manso-NkwantaAddo, Irene Naa Torshie (Mrs) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tema West Addo, Yaw Frimpong, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Manso-Adubia Adjaho, Edward K. D., Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Akatsi South Adjei, Kwasi Boateng, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...New Juaben Adomako-Mensah, Alex, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sekyere Afram Plains Adu, Johnson Kwaku, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ahafo Ano South WestAdusei, Kwasi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ahafo Ano NorthAfenyo-Markin, Alexander Kwamina, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AfutuAfful, Yaw, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Jaman SouthAfotey-Agbo, Joseph Nii Laryea, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Kpone-AkatamansoAgalga, James, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Builsa North Agbesi, Alfred Kwame, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ashaiman Agbodza, Kwame Governs, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...AdakluAgyapong, Ken Ohene, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Assin Central Agyarko, Emmanuel Kyeremanteng, Esq. –– NPP... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ayawaso West Wuogon Agyekum, Alex K., Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Mpohor Agyekum, Emmanuel Kwadwo, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nkoranza SouthAgyeman, Elizabeth (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Oforikrom Agyemang, Kwadwo Baah, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asante Akim North Agyeman-Manu, Kwaku, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Dormaa Central Agyen, Frank Boakye, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Effiduase/AsokoreAgyenim-Boateng, Kwaku, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Berekum West Ahi, Sampson, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bodi Ahmed, Baba Jamal Mohammed, Esq, –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Akwatia Ahmed, Mustapha Maj (Dr) (Alh) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Ayawaso North Aidoo, Evans Paul, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sefwi-Wiawso

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A –– Contd.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT(RETURNED AT GENERAL ELECTION

7TH DECEMBER, 2012)

Aidoo, William Owuraku , Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Afigya Kwabre South Akandoh, Kwabena Mintah, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... JuabosoAkolbire, Opam-Brown Emmanuel, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Bolgatanga CentralAkoto, Owusu Afriyie (Dr) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... KwadasoAkyea, Samuel Atta, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Abuakwa SouthAlhassan, Ahmed Yakubu (Dr) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... MionAlhassan, Bashir Fuseini, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sagnarigu Alhassan, Dahamani, Esq. –– IND. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tamale NorthAlhassan, Mumuni, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Salaga North Alhassan, Sualihu Dandaawa, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Karaga Amadu, Seidu (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Yapei/KusawguAmankwanor, Joseph Sam, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....Upper West AkimAmbre, Samuel, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... Assin NorthAmenowode, Joseph Zaphenah, Esq. –– NDC... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Afadzato SouthAmeyaw-Cheremeh, Kwasi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sunyani EastAmoah, Osei Bonsu, Esq. –– NPP... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... Akwapim SouthAmoah, Robert Kwasi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AchiaseAmoah, Samuel Ato, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Twifo Atti MorkwaAmoako-Attah, Kwasi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Atiwa WestAmoakoh, Nana, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Upper Denkyira EastAmoatey, Magnus Kofi , Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Yilo KroboAmpofo, Twumasi Kwame, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sene West Anaman, Francis K. (Wg. Cdr. (retd)) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... JomoroAnane, Richard Winfred (Dr) ––NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nhyiaeso Andoh, Ama Pomaa (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Juaben Andoh, Foster Joseph, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Hemang/Lower/DenkyiraAnim, Moses, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Trobu Annor-Dompreh, Frank, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nsawam-AdoagyiriAnyimadu-Antwi, Kwame, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asante Akim CentralAppiagyei, Patricia (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asokwa Appiah, Justice Joe, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ablekuma NorthAppiah-Kubi, Kojo (Dr) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Atwima KwanwomaAppiah-Pinkrah, Kwabena, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Akrofuom Appoh, Rachel Florence (Ms) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Gomoa Central Arthur, Ahmed, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Okaikoi South Arthur, Francis Kojo, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Gomoa West Arthur, George Kofi, Esq. –– NDC... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Amenfi Central Arthur, Stephen Nana Ato (Dr) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abrem Asafu-Adjei, Kwame, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nsuta-Kwamang/ BeposoAsante-Boateng, Kwaku, Esq. –– NPP... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . Asante Akim SouthAshie-Moore, Emmanuel Nii –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Adentan Ashietey, Nii Armah, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Klottey Korle Asiamah, Isaac Kwame, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Atwima-MponuaAsiamah, Kwabena Amankwa, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Fanteakwa NorthAsimah, Simon Edem, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... South DayiAssibey-Yeboah, Mark, (Dr) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... New Juaben SouthAssumeng, David Tetteh, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Shai-OsudokuAtta-Boafo, Daniel Kingsley, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Adansi FomenaAvedzi, James Klutse, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ketu NorthAvoka, Cletus Apul, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ZebillaAwuah, Ignatius Baffour, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sunyani West Ayamba, Laadi Ayii, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Pusiga Ayariga, Mahama, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bawku CentralAyeh, Benjamin Kofi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Upper Denkyira West Ayeh-Paye, Samuel, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ayensuano

MEMBERS –– Contd.

A –– Contd

v viMEMBERS –– Contd.

FAyine, Dominic Akuritinga, (Dr) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bolgatanga EastAzong, Alhassan, Esq. –– PNC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Builsa SouthAzumah, Dominic Azimbe, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... GaruAzumah, Namoro Sanda, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ChereponiAzumah-Mensah, Juliana, (Mrs) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Agotime-ZiopeAzure, Noah Ben, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Binduri

BBaani, Nelson Abudu, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Daboya/MankariguBaffour, Fritz Frederic, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ablekuma SouthBagbin, Alban S.K., Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nadowli/KaleoBaidoe-Ansah, Joe (Dr) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...KwesimintsimBamba, Mohammed Salisu, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Ejura-SekyedumaseBambangi, Sagre, (Dr) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...WalewaleBanda, Ben Abdallah, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Offinso SouthBandua, Emmanuel Kwasi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BiakoyeBarton-Odro, Ebo, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Cape Coast NorthBasoah, Philip, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... KumawuBedzrah, Emmanuel Kwasi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ho WestBennam, John Jabaah , Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ZabzuguBisiw, Hanna Louisa, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tano SouthBoafo, William Ofori, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Akwapim NorthBoakye, Anthony Osei, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Atwima-Nwabiagya SouthBoamah, Patrick Yaw, Esq. NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Okaikwei CentralBoampong, Michael Coffie, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bia WestBoar, Solomon Namliit, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BunkpuruguBoateng Appiah, Joseph, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Afram Plains SouthBoforo, Mary Salifu (Hajia) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SaveluguBotchwey, Shirley A. (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Anyaa/SowutuomBotwe, Daniel, Esq.–– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... OkereBrako, Kofi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tema CentralBuah, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... EllembeleBukari, Joseph Nikpe, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Saboba

CChaie, Theophilus Tetteh, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ablekuma CentralChireh, Joseph Yieleh, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Wa WestCobbina, Herod, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sefwi AkontombraCrentsil, Abeiku, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... EkumfiCudjoe Ghansah, Comfort Doyoe (Mrs) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. AdaCudjoe, Joseph, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Effia

DDadzie, Anthony Christian. Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Abura-Asebu-KwamankeseDahah, Joseph Benhazin, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asutifi NorthDanquah, Joseph Boakye Adu, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Abuakwa-NorthDarfour, Eric Kwakye, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... NkawkawDarko-Mensah, Kwabena Okyere, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . TakoradiDauda, Collins (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asutifi SouthDemordzi, Bright Edward Kodzo, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... Bortianor-Ngleshie AmanfroDerigubaa, Paul, Esq. –– IND. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... JirapaDery, Edward Kaale-Ewola, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Lambussie/KarniDidieye, Aboagye Emmanuel, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Afram Plains NorthDonkor, Kwabena (Dr.) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Pru East

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Eduamoah, Ekow Panyin Okyere, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Gomoa EastEffah-Baafi, Yaw, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Kintampo SouthEnnin, Edward M. Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Obuasi EastEssilfie, Gabriel Kodwo, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Shama

Fobih, Dominic Kwaku (Prof) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Assin SouthForson, Cassiel Ato Baah, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ajumako/Enyan/EssiamFrimpong, Kofi , Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Kwabre EastFuseini, Inusah Abdulai B. (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tamale Central

GGbediame, Gershon Kofi Bediako, Esq. –– NDC .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nkwanta SouthGhartey, Joe, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Esikadu/KetanGidisu, Joe Kwashie, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Central TonguGidisu, Wisdom, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Krachi EastGyamfi, Emmanuel Akwasi , Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... OdotobriGyan-Baffour, George Yaw (Prof.) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... WenchiGyan-Tutu, Kwasi Agyemang, Esq.–– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... TainGyetuah, John, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Amenfi West

HHammond, Kobina Tahir, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Adansi AsokwaHeloo Adiku, Bernice (Mrs) (Dr) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... HohoeHumado, Clement Kofi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Anlo

IIbrahim, Ahmed, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BandaIbrahim, Murtala Muhammed, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... NantonIddrisu, Haruna, Esq. –– NDC... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tamale South

K

Kamel, Henry Ford Kofi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BuemKavianu, Jeff Tetteh, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Upper Manya KroboKessie, Kweku Tanikyi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Evalue Ajomoro GwiraKlenam, Gifty (Mrs) –– NPP) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Lower West AkimKoffie, Francis Adu-Blay, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . Prestea/Huni-ValleyKokofu, Henry Kwabena, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BantamaKoomson, Mavis Hawa (Mrs) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..Awutu-Senya EastKpodo, Benjamin Komla , Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Ho CentralKunbuor, Benjamin, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... NandomKunsu, Stephen, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Kintampo NorthKusi, Gifty Eugenia (Mrs) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tarkwa-NsuaemKwarteng, Kwaku Agyeman, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .Obuasi WestKwetey, Fifi Fiavi Franklin, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Ketu SouthKyei-Frimpong, Kwadwo, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bosome-FrehoKyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Osei, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SuameKyeremeh, Alex, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Techiman North

LLaliri, George Maban, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... WulensiLaryea, Emmanuel Nii Okai, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AmasamanLoh, George, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... North Dayi MMahama, Naser Toure, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ayawaso EastMajisi, John, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Krachi NchumuruManu-Adabor, Francis, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Ahafo Ano South EastMarfo, Nana Amaniampong, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . Afigya Kwabre NorthMensah, Adjei, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Techiman SouthMensah, Enoch Teye, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ningo-PrampramMensah, Isaac Adjei, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Wassa EastMohammad, Habibu Tijani, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... YendiMohammed, Masawud (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Pru WestMosore, Robert Nachinab Doameng, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... TalensiMumuni, Muhammad, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... KumbunguMuntaka, Mohammed-Mubarak (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asawase

vii viiiMEMBERS –– Contd. MEMBERS –– Contd.

Naabu, Joseph Bipoba, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... YunyooNamoale, Nii Amasah, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Dade KotoponNanja, Sanja, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Atebubu/AmantinNapare, Dominic, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sene EastNasah, Thomas Kwesi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... GusheguNitiwul, Dominic Bingab Aduna, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BimbillaNortsu-Kotoe, Peter, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Akatsi NorthNtim, Augustine Collins, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Offinso NorthNtoso, Helen Adjoa, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Krachi WestNtow, Mathias Kwame, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AowinNyindam, Matthew, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Kpandai

OObeng Dappah, Esther (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AbiremObeng-Inkoom, Charles, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Agona WestOduro, Derek Yaw (Maj. [retd]) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nkoranza NorthOfori, Joseph Kwadwo, Esq. –– IND. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. . AkanOfosu, Asamoah, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... KadeOkity-Duah, Benita Sena (Mrs) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... LedzokukuOkyere-Agyekum, Kofi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Fanteakwa SouthOpare-Ansah, Frederick, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SuhumOpoku, Eric, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asunafo SouthOpong-Asamoah, Vincent, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Dormaa WestOpong-Fosu, Akwasi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Amenfi EastOppon-Kusi, David, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ofoase/AyirebiOsei, Anthony Akoto (Dr) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Old TafoOsei, Isaac Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SubinOsei, Kennedy Nyarko, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Akim SwedruOsei-Ameyaw, Kofi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AsuogyamanOsei-Asare, Abena (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Atiwa EastOsei-Mensah Simon, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BosomtweOsei-Owusu, Joseph, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BekwaiOti, John Kwabena Bless, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nkwanta NorthOtuteye, Christian Corletey, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SegeOwusu, Ursula G. (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ablekuma WestOwusu-Aduomi, Kwabena, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... EjisuOwusu-Amankwah, Collins, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Manhyia NorthOwusu-Ankomah, Papa, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SekondiOwusu-Bio, Benito, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Atwima-Nwabiagya NorthOwusu-Boateng, Yaw, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asene/Akroso/Manso

PPelpuo, Abdul-Rashid Hassan (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Wa CentralPepera, Peter Wiafe, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...AbetifiPrempeh, Freda Akosua O., Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Tano NorthPrempeh, Matthew Opoku (Dr) –– NPP . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Manhyia SouthPuozaa, Mathias Asoma, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Daffiama/Bussie/Issa

Q

Quaittoo, William Agyapong, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Akim OdaQuansah, Aquinas Tawiah, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Mfantseman WestQuartey, Henry, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ayawaso CentralQuashigah, Richard Mawuli, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... KetaQuaye-Kumah, Nii Oakley (Dr) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Krowor

R

Ricketts-Hagan, George Kweku, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Cape Coast South

S

Saaka, Joseph Akati (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bole/BamboiSabi, William Kwasi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Dormaa EastSackey, Elizabeth K. T. (Mrs) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Okaikoi NorthSafo, Sarah Adwoa (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Dome/KwabenyaSalifu, Ameen, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . Wa EastSarfo-Mensah, Robert , Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asunafo NorthSawyerr, Queenstar Pokua (Mrs) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Agona EastSiaka, Stevens, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Jaman NorthSoditey, Donald Dari, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sawla/Tuna/KalbaSorogho, Amadu Bukari (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... MadinaSowah, Della, (Mrs). –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... KpandoSuhuyini, Wahab Wumbei , Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... TolonSulemana, Alijata, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sissala EastSulemani, Amin Amidu, (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....Sissala West

T

Terlabi, Ebenezer Okletey, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Lower Manya KroboTetteh, Hannah Serwaah (Ms) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Awutu-Senya WestTia, Alfred Sugri (Dr) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nalerigu/GambagaTitus-Glover, Daniel Nii Kwartei, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tema EastTwum-Nuamah, Kwabena, (Dr) NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Berekum East

U

Ussif, Mustapha, Esq. –– NPP . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Yagaba/Kubori

V

Vanderpuye, Edwin Nii Lantey, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Odododiodioo

W

Woyome, Kobena Mensah, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... South TonguWoyongo, Mark Owen, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .Navrongo Central

Y

Yakah, Ernest Kofi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... New EdubiaseYanwube, James Cecil, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Tatale/SanguliYeboah, David Hennric, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Afigya-Sekyere EastYemoh, Daoud Anum, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Domeabra/Obom

SUMMARY OF PARLIAMENTARY SEATS

National Democratic Congress (NDC) 148New Patriotic Party (NPP) 123People’s National Convention (PNC) 1Independent (IND.) 3

TOTAL 275

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE BOARD MEMBERS

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Chairman ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Member ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Member ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Member ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Member ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. Member ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Secretary

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OFFICERS OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE

CLERK TO PARLIAMENT

1. Emmanuel K. Anyimadu, Esq.DEPUTY CLERKS

1. Rose Keddey (Mrs) .. .. .. .. .. Deputy Clerk I2. Robert A. Apodolla, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. Deputy Clerk II3. Ibrahim A. Gombilla (Alhaji) .. .. .. .. Deputy Clerk III

Speaker’s Secretariat

1. Matthew Abrefa Tawiah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Assistant Clerk2. Edith Akrong (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Private Secretary3. Perpetual N. Anaman (Mrs) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Private Secretary4. James Ofosu-Mensah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. I5. Joshua Kwasi Botchway, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. III

1st Dep. Speaker’s Secretariat

1. Gloria Saaku (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Director2. Linda Teye-Botchway (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Private Secretary3. Isaac Kofie, Esq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... Principal Usher

2nd Dep. Speaker’s Secretariat

1. Janet Frimpong .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Assistant Clerk2. Adam Habib .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Stenographer Secretary3. Eric Coleman, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. I Majority Secretariat

1. Camillo Pwamang, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Assistant Clerk2. Evelyn S. Agyeman (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Private Secretary3. Awudu Adams Mumuni .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... .... .. . .. .. .. .. .. Executive Officer4. Ruth Gyetuah (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Stenographer5. Edith Machieri (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Typist Gd. I6. Jacob Sali, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. I7. Anthony Gator, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. I8. Dennis Tetteh, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd I9.Godwin Buckman, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd I

Minority Secretariat

1. Evelyn Brefo-Boateng (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Assistant Clerk2. Esmi F. Kudawoo (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. Senior Private Secretary3. Dinah Harriet Tetibah Hammond (Mrs) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... Senior Private Secretary4. Sylvia Owusu Boateng .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Executive Officer5. Gilbert Amartei Amarh, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. I6. Richard Omenako Ansah, Esq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. II7. Priscilla Amuakwa-Mensah .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. III8. Mariam Serwah Kufuor .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. III

Clerk’s Secretariat

1. Cephas Amevor, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Assistant Clerk2. Anthony Agyekum, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... Assistant Clerk Gd. II3. George Brace .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Reporter4. Esther Donkor (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Stenographer5. Sussana Foli (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Executive Officer6. Constance Dufie Asare (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Executive Officer7. Samuel Obuobi, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Higher Executive Officer8. Samuel Osei-Agyepong, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Usher9. Bennet Quayenortey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. II10.Wisdom Asamany, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Dispatch Clerk

DIVISION OF LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT

1. Robert A. Apodolla, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Deputy Clerk II

Table Office

1. Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, Esq. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Assistant Clerk2. Paul Baka, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II3. Raymond Okine, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Private Secretary4. Hilda Elorm Avega .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Stenographer Secretary5. Rhoderick Abbey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Higher Executive Officer6. Frank Tse Diaba, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Typist7. Sandra Asafua Ocran .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Usher Gd. III

Journals

8. Samuel Dwomoh Addei, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Assistant Clerk9. Cyril O. Nsiah .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Assistant Clerk10. Ernest Darfour Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II11. Charlotte Amakie Doku (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Private Secretary

Legislative Drafting

1. Eric Owusu-Mensah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... Principal Assistant Clerk

DIVISION OF COMMITTEES & ICT

1. Ibrahim A. Gombilla (Alhaji) Deputy Clerk III

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2. Peace A. Fiawoyife (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Assistant Clerk 3. Asante Amoako-Atta, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Assistant Clerk 4. Inusah Mohammed (Alhaji) .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Assistant Clerk 5. Anita Quartey-Papafio (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Assistant Clerk 6. Akua Durowaa Owusu-Agyekum (Mrs.) .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . Senior Assistant Clerk 7. Rosemary Arthur-Sarkodie (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Senior Assistant Clerk 8. Joan Abena Sakyi Adjei (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Assistant Clerk 9. Abigail Aba Anso .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Assistant Clerk10. Janet Frimpong (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Assistant Clerk11. Sheba Nana Afriyie Osei (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Assistant Clerk12. Edith E. Adjei (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II13. Ayisha Salifu (Hajia) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II14. Louis Boakye, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II15. Samuel Aduamoah-Addo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II16. Emmanuel Akrofi-Tibo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II17. Ephraim Amu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II18. Benjamin Antiedu Tachie, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II19. Gifty Nuna Jiagge (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II20. Kofi Menkah, Esq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II21. Michael Amoateng, Esq. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. . . . . Assistant Clerk Gd. II22. Akua Osei-Somuah (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Assistant Clerk Gd. II23. Ernest Darfour, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II24. Olivia Asante .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II

Committees –– Secretariat

1. Linda Appea-Danquah (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. I 2. Regina Vondee (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Private Secretary 3. Harriet A. A. Hobenu (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Private Secretary 4. Irene Sakyiwa Owusu (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Private Secretary 5. Josephine Yartey (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Private Secretary 6. Joseph Armo Ndah .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Private Secretary 7. Esther Esinam Degboe (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Stenographer Secretary 8. Gloria Boama-Kwabi (Mrs) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Stenographer 9. Rosalynn M. Muange (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Stenographer10. Elorm Gbadrive (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Stenographer11. Regina Bortey-Tetteyfio (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Stenographer12. Loretta Adjoa Mensah (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Stenographer13. Linda Emefa Aku Dzinyakpor (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Stenographer14. Patience Cibil Osei (Ms.) .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Stenographer15. Priscilla Dwamena (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Stenographer16. Patricia Oforiwaa Owusu-Ansah (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Stenographer17. Catherine Apenyo (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Stenographer18. Sampson Akugila, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Assistant19. Maud Esenam Ameyibor (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Officer20. Kwame Adu-Yeboah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... . . . . Usher Gd. I21. Priscilla Naa Korlei Dowuona (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. Messenger

ICT DEPARTMENT

1. Shirley-Ann Fiagome (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Supervisor, ICT2. Alberta A. Govi (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Asst. ICT Officer3. Abdulai Issahaku Alhassan, Esq. .. .. .... ... ... ... ... . ... .. .. Asst. ICT Officer Gd.II4. Theophilus K. Lumor . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Technical Officer

5. Abraham Alfred Armarboye, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Senior Technical Officer6. Justice Ananabouh Yaro, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Technical Officer7. Eva Angelina Adjei-Emenike (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ICT Technician8. Maxwell K. Anyah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ICT Technician9. David Darko-Mensah ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... . . .. ICT Technician10. Dorothy Yarquah (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. Stenographer11. Godfred Yemoh Laryea, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Assistant

DIVISION OF INFO, DOCUMENT, RESEARCH & LIBRARY

DEPARTMENT OF OFFICIAL REPORT

Editors’ Class

1. Abu Dahamani Issaka (Alhaji) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. Editor of Debates2. Mary Yamoah (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Deputy Editor3. Beatrice Essuman-Mensah (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Deputy Editor4. Lucy Ama Engler (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ...Deputy Editor5. Comfort Salakpi (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Deputy Editor6. Harold Wilson Hubert, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Editor7. Theresa Boasiako-Korang (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Editor

Reporters’ Class

1. Juliana Acheampong (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Reporter2. Edward Suuro, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Reporter3. Sulaiman Yengbalang Sarbogu, (Alhaji) . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Reporter4. Emmanuel J. Kpaal, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Reporter5. Scholastica Seke (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Reporter6. Joseph N. Yelifari, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Principal Reporter7. Angela Osei-Poku (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Reporter8. John Kofi Tuglo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Reporter9. Adam Iddrisu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Reporter10. Charlotte Ekubea Gyewu (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Reporter11. Ignatia Ashelley Quaye-Akofur (Mrs.) .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. . Senior Reporter

Marketing Unit

1. Josephine Cobblah (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Higher Executive Officer2. Edwin A. Ayeng, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . Executive Officer3. Mary Lena Ghartey (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. II

Typesetters’ Class

1. Alhassan Y. Issah (Alhaji) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Chief Typesetter2. Charles Amponsah-Boafo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Chief Typesetter3. Felix Y. Adiabo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Typesetter4. Emmanuel K. Gbadago, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . Typesetter5. Isaac Wesley D. Azumah .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Executive Officer

Proofreaders’ Class

1. Daniel A. Larbie, Esq... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Chief Proofreader2. Solomon S. L. Lartey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Proofreader3. Christian Kofi Tsatsakpornu, Esq. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Proofreader

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Hansard Printing

1. Samuel Abrefa, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Printer2. Gilbert Setsofia, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Assistant3. Charlotte Sarfo (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. I

Hansard Secretariat

1. Josephine Adotey (Mrs) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... Stenographer Secretary2. Elliot S. Attoh Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Executive Officer3. Thomas Bosompem, Esq. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... . . Clerical Officer

Printing Unit

1. Christine Awah (Mrs) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Superintendent - Printing2. Theophilus Abbey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Printer3. Victor Adenyo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Printer4. Moses Addey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Assistant5. Joyce Nyavor (Ms). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Assistant

DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH

1. Casmir Rockson A. Mensah, Esq. .. .. (on contract).. .. .. .. .. Senior Research Officer2. Dickson Antwi, Esq. .. .. (Leave of Absence).. .. .. .. Senior Research Officer3. Mohammed Hardi Nyagsi, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Research Officer4. Charles Dery Tenzagh, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Research Officer5. Judy B. Aikins (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Research Officer6. Bernadette Serwaa Quartey (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Research Officer7. Abraham Ibn Zackaria, (Alhaji). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Research Officer8. Daniel B. Tenkorang, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Research Officer9. John Abebrese Boateng, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Assistant Research Officer10. Sandra Awuah (Ms) .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Research Officer11. Cephas Egbefome, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Research Officer12. Kwame Boama-Gyau, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Assistant Research Officer13. Edith Osman (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Stenographer Secretary14. Anthoinette Wedjong Adda (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Higher Executive Officer15. Godwin Buckman, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. I16. Maame Ama Baiden (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Officer

DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY

1. Gloria Insaidoo (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Librarian2. John Ayim-Boateng, Esq. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . Deputy Librarian3. Jessica A. Mensah (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Librarian II4. Emmanuel Nkansah Sefa, Esq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Library Officer5. Jemima Deles Yeboah (Ms.). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Library Officer6. Kofi Agbemor, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Executive Officer7. Bismark Amoabeng, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Higher Executive Officer

DIVISION OF ARLIAMENTARY RELATIONS, PROTOCOL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

1. Jones Tei Kugblenu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Director (Public Affairs)2. Kate Addo (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Dep. Director (Public Affairs)3. Margaret Ampah (Mrs) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . .. Senior Public Affairs Officer4. Anastasia D. Necku (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Director IIB (Publications)5. Sharon Kinful (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Public Relations Officer6. Isaac Kwame Ansah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Public Relations Officer

7. Obed Appiah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Public Relations Officer8. Nelly Akweley Abbey (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Public Relations Assistant9. Lilian Ofori Addo (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Public Relations Assistant10. Eunice P. Adzakpo (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Private Secretary11. Josephine Amoah (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Stenographer

PARLIAMENTARY RESOURCE CENTRE

1. Frank Hilton Adjei-Donkor, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Regional Manager2. Pius Acolatse, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Regional Public Affairs Officer3. Theresa Winifred Cudjoe (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Stenographer Secretary

AUDIO VISUAL UNIT

1. WO1 Prince Emmanuel Adu (retd) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Chief Tech. Officer2. Samuel Tetteh Djangmah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Technical Officer(PABX)3. Jacob Tettey Nartey, Esq... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Technical Officer (PABX)4. Francis Kobina Essien, Esq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Technical Officer (PABX)5. Joseph Kudjo Dzabaku Ocansey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Technician6. Jonas Asare-Menyah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Technical Officer7. Ibrahim Ansah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Technical Officer8. Stephen Ampofo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Technical Officer9. Lemuel G. Amamoo, Esq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Technical Officer10.Godfred C. N. N. Kotey, Esq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Technical Asst. Gd. I11. Daniel Danso Amponsah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd.I

PARLIAMENTARY RELATIONS AND PROTOCOL

1. Richard Acheampong, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Assistant Clerk2. Emmanuel Koranteng, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Clerk Gd. II3. Eunice Korantemaa Abeka (Mrs) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . Assistant Clerk Gd. II4. Anthonia-Gloria Okine (Mrs) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Protocol Officer5. Joseph Asare-Mensah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Protocol Officer6. Peter Telfer, Esq. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Protocol Officer7. Paul Lartey Asiedu, Esq .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Higher Executive Officer8. Beatrice Duah (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. Clerical Officer9. Roseline Angang-Ngmene (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Assistant10. Philip Richmond Amartey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Senior Usher11. Ezekiel Birikorang, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. I

DIVISION OF FINANCE, HR, ADMIN. & GENERAL SERVICES

1. Rose Keddey (Mrs) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Deputy Clerk I

HUMAN RESOURCE AND ADMIN. DEPT.

2. Francis Edward Morgan, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Director (Human Resource/Admin)3. Wilhelmina Sylvia Aidoo (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Human Resource Officer4. Cornelia Puobi (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. Human Resource Officer5. Wubertritia Mary Baidoo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... Human Resource Officer6. Marcellus Eric Nee-Boye .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Chief Personnel Officer7. Joshua O. Anim, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Executive Officer8. Mawusi L. Dzirasah (Ms.) ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Private Secretary9. Emelia Dankwa Otoo (Mrs) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Higher Executive Officer10. Seth Kofi Kpodo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Officer11. Gladys Asamani (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Assistant

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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

1. Kofi Amponsah-Boateng, Esq. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Director, Finance 2. Daniel T. Chirawura, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Accountant 3. William Assem, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Accountant Gd. I 4. Albert Essuman, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Accountant Gd. I 5. Peterkin Yanzu Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Accountant Gd. II 6. Vida Dzorgbenyuie Tulasi-Williams (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. Snr. Data Processing Asst. 7. Faustina Opokua Ayim (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Private Secretary 8. Dorothy Gaisie (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Typist Gd. I 9. Hayford Bekoe, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Officer10. Harry Armah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. Clerical Officer

STORES UNIT

1. Mohammed Nsiah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Supply Officer2. Florence Allotey-Pappoe (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Supply Officer3. Akua Asantewaah Nimako (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Storekeeper4. Justice Frederick Dukpo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Usher

AUDIT DEPARTMENT

1. Emmanuel N.A. Robertson, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Ag. Head, Internal Audit2. Emmanuel Kwaku Afedor, Esq. .. .. (Leave of Absence) .. .. Principal Internal Auditor3. Godwin Koffy Nyamadi, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Principal Audit Assistant4. Alfred Agbesi Kpodzro, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Audit Assistant

Clinic

1. Dr Ken Aryeetey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (On Secondment) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Medical Director2. Regina Don-Chebe (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Medical Assistant

Mails’ Room

1. Rexford Ogyiri, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Records Assistant

Bar

1. Charles Adjartey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Officer2. Edward Clottey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Asst. Chief Steward

CATERING UNIT

1. Regina Abrefi (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... Senior Catering Officer2. Shirley Tetteh (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Catering Officer3. Alice Inez Ofori (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Catering Officer4. Florence Amaning (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Catering Officer5. Stella Boni (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Catering Officer6. Comfort Aggrey (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assitant Catering Officer7. Jerry Adu Yirenkyi, Esq. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Kitchen Staff Supervisor8. Rebecca Quarshie (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Kitchen Staff Supervisor9. Justice Kwame Musah, Esq... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Staff Cook10. Emelia Sawyerr (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Staff Cook11. Dinah Tekper (Ms) . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Staff Cook

12. Joyce Wahab (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Head Cook13. Abdul-Fatawu Alhassan, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. Head Cook14. Emmanuel Adigbo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Head Cook15. Ernestine Asane (Ms). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. Head Cook (Speaker’s Residence)

Former Speaker’s Residence

1. Charles A. Apaliboka, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Cook2. Stephen Cudjoe, Esq.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Staff Cook3. Yusif Asabea, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Steward4. Henry Obecku Tackie, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Steward/Butler5. Nicholas Timothy Clerk, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Domestic Help6. Sampson Akisseba, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Steward7. Mutalib Mumin, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Gardner8. Ebow Pantsil, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Guard9. Seth Obeng Ameyaw, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cleaner

DEPARTMENT OF THE MARSHAL

1. Maj. Asigri Bachawany Chaka (retd) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Deputy Marshal2. Maj. Kenneth Akibate (retd).. .. .. .. .. (Leave of Absence) .. .. .. .. .. Deputy Marshal

Marshal’s Secretariat

1. Faustina Tagoe (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Stenographer Secretary2. Shiela N. Noye (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Higher Executive Officer3. Frederick Dodoo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Assistant

TELEPHONISTS/RECEPTIONISTS

1. Rebecca Osei-Owusu (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Assistant Chief Telephonist2. Rhodaline Esther Cofie (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Chief Receptionist3. Monica Amui (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ..PrincipalReceptionist4. Edith Nyame-Owusu (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Receptionist5. Juliana Acolatse (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Principal Receptionist6. Catherine Arthur (Ms.) .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Receptionist7. Akosua Agyeiwa Twumasi (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. Receptionist

SECURITY

1. Matilda Ofosu (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Officer2. Henrietta Odoi (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Officer3. Osumanu K. Batogbee, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Officer4. Stephen Y. Owusu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Security Guard5. Paul Koranteng, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Senior Security Guard II6. Azaare Robert Mbawine, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Security Guard II7. Michael Gadry, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Security Guard II

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8. Joseph Puopila Bonye, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Security Guard II 9. Sampson Eshun, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. Security Guard10. James Baba Atinga, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Security Guard11. Francis Ake, Esq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Security Guard12. John Frimpong-Manso, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. Security Guard13. Kojo Adongo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Security Guard14. Issaka Shaikarao, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . Security Guard15. Albert Benyimse, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Guard16. Amin Mohammed, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Guard17. Issah Safianu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Guard18. Martin Nwinesonga Nah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Assistant Security Guard19. Richard A. Kpelimnyanba, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ..Assistant Security Guard20. Charles Poribo, Esq .. .. .. .. .. . ... . . .. . . . . .. .. . . . Assistant Security Guard21. Adongo Alhassan, Esq ... .. . . . . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Assistant Security Guard22. Christopher Dogbey, Esq. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Guard23. Sulemana Sadat Alhassan, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Guard24. Grace Ntiriwah Duah (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Guard25. Nicholas Tei Mac-Carthy, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Assistant Security Guard26. Owusu-Mensah Achiaw, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Guard27. Sonnoma Abdul-Aziz Kaayora, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Guard28. Alexander Adjei, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Assistant Security Guard29. Kingsford Aidoo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Assistant Security Guard30. James Quartey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Guard31. Michael Asak, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Guard32. Nelson Kwadzo Dey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Assistant Security Guard33. Athanasius Walter Baaku, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Assistant Security Guard34. Patrick Sevor, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Assistant Security Guard35. Tetteh Adjabeng, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. (On Contract) .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Security Guard II

Watchmen

1. Samba Kardo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman 2. Ibrahim Mohammed, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman 3. Clement Seibik, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman 4. Atinga Ayamdor, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman 5. Osumanu Atinga, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman 6. Amadu Samba Kardo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman 7. Agana Asosiga, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman8. Awuni Azuri, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman

9. Abdudu Rahiman Sia, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman10. Dery Benoah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Watchman11. Cletus Naah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman12. Mukaila Mohammed, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman13. Eric Mensah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman14. David Tigapius Dinga, Esq... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman15. Fredrick Amoako, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman16. Gabriel Atutra, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman17. Jonathan Obuobi, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman18. Christian Anku, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Watchman

Chamber Ushers

1. Joseph Kwakye, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Principal Usher

2. Sampson K. Kwotua, Esq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Usher

3. Grace Naadu Ashiley (Mrs.). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Usher 4. James Ofosu-Mensah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. I 5. Michael Akuamoah Boateng, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Usher Gd. I 6. Maxwell Tetteh, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. I 7. Godwin Buckman, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd.I 8. Richard Omenako Ansah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Usher Gd. II 9. Sandra Asafua Ocran .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. II10. Barbara Kozegah (Mrs) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd.III11. Ivy Naa Dedei Hammond (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd.III12. Karimu Seidu Bogobiri, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. III13. Vida Osabutey (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. III14. Adossi Mawufemor, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. III15. Emefah S. Gblenkumah (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. III16. John Paul Tetteh Doku .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd.III17. Kingsley Adossi .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Usher Gd. III

TRANSPORT UNIT

1. Charles Kweku James, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Transport Officer2. John Kennedy Babo Brown, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Transport Assistant3. Prosper Appekey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. Asst. Chief Driver4. Richard K. Amponsah-Odame, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Asst. Chief Driver5. Harrison Edusei, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... Asst. Chief Driver6. Samuel Acheampong, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Asst. Chief Driver 7. Abraham T. Torto, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Driver 8. Francis Crentsil, Esq... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Driver9. Roland Ofori, Esq. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Driver10. John Awuku, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Driver11. Prosper Tusah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Driver12. Ebenezer Tawiah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Driver13. Kingsley Agyemang, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Driver14. Emmanuel O. Nortey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Driver15. Alexander Afriyie, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Senior Driver16. Foster Donkor, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Senior Driver17. Abdul Aziz Mohammed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Senior Driver18. Gilbert Nana Nyarko, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I19. Isaac Dankwa, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd.I20. Fred Dacoster Larbi, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I21. Sulev Ocran Sackey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I22. Richmond Obeng Siaw, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I23. Ohene Boadu Osman, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I24. Dennis Anyomi, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I25. Ignatius Adom, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. Driver Gd . I26. Benjamin Sackey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I27. Charles Amoah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I28. Daniel K. Adu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I29. Sigismond Abbey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I30. Felix Kofitu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I31. Nestor Agbetsivi, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I32. Samuel Adondiwo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I33. Julius Zigah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I34. Jacob Abunyewah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I35 Haruna Bashiru, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. I36. Christian Thomas Sam, Esq.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II37. Andrews Kwasi Wiemfo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II38. Abdul-Rashid Musah Samari, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II39. Prosper Bomansah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II

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40. Richard D. Ansrodja, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II41. Wisdom Agornyo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II42. Maxwell Asamoah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II43. Michael Duah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II44. Fredrick Gyebi, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II45. Samuel Atsiako, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Driver Gd. II46. Godwin K. Ahiabu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II47. Fredrick Kumi, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II48. Richard Sam, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II49. George Asante, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II50. Samuel Kwame Aweregiya, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. II51. Danladi Assah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. III52. George K. Owusu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . Driver Gd. III53. Joseph Kudjo Adzre, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . Driver Gd. III54. Abdul Hamid Mohammed, Esq. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. III55. Isaac Tekper Narh, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. IIi56. Patrick Kwaku Asare Adofo, Esq.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. III57. Albert K. Asiedu, Esq. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. III58. Kenny Opare-Addo, Esq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. III59. Michael Bozie, Esq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. III60. Eric Ofori, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. III61. Mawuena Dodo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. (On Contract) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. III62. Solomon B. T. Turkson, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd. III63. Daniel Attor, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. (On Contract) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Driver Gd. III64. Paul Tetteh, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd.III65. Ernest Ofori .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Driver Gd III

DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT

1. Kofi Safo-Duodu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Maintenance Officer2. Saviour Sefakor Kpodo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Assistant Director (Works & Projects)3. Paulina Entsie (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Typist4. Benedicta Nai (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clerical Assistant

Artisans

1. Nicholas Kpakpo-Brown, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Technical Officer (Draughtsman)2. Joseph Kwesi Moore, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Technical Officer (Electrical)3. Moses Tetteh Ashong, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Technical Officer (Electrical)4. Sampson Appiah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Technical Officer (Plumbing)5. Francis K. Akorley, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Technical Officer (Plumbing)6. Andrews Tei Pinto, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. Technical Officer(Airconditioner Mechanic)7. Ebenezer Koomson, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .Artisan Gd. I (Carpentry)8. Emmanuel Ackon, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Artisan Gd.II (Carpentry)9. Emmanuel Kudah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Artisan Gd.II (Carpentry)10. Eric Stone Adjei, Esq. .. .. .. .. Artisan Gd. I (Airconditioner Mechanic)11. Michael Lamquaye Lamptey, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Artisan Gd. II (Electrical)12. Michael Aleh, Esq... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Artisan Gd.II (Plumbing)13. Anyetei Issifu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Artisan Gd.I (Masonary)14. Emmanuel Kwaku Kemevor, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. Artisan Gd.III (Masonary)15. Divine Akpah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Technical Officer (Electrical)

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16. James Amoah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Artisan Gd. III (Airconditioner Mechanic)17. John Akurante, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Artisan Gd. III (Carpentry)18. John Kedzi, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Artisan Gd. III19. Samuel Panyin, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Technical Assistant Gd. III (Plumbing)20. Peter Tusah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Technical Assistant Gd. III21. Christian Osei Bonsu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Craftsman (Carpenter)22. Prince Kabenla Quaidooh Esq. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Craftsman (Electrical)

Labourers

1. Ibrahim Ali, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Senior Labourer2. Tollo Mahamadu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Labourer3. John Anabie, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. SeniorLabourer4. Ben. Appiah Nkansah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Labourer5. Issaka Gariba, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Labourer6. David Tetteh Ankomah, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Labourer7. Stephen Adu, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Labourer8. Emmanuel Dodoo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Labourer9. Edward Yeko, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Labourer10. Patrick Akolgo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Labourer11. Stephen Adjei-Baffour, Esq... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Labourer

Cleaners

1. Elizabeth Kotey (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Cleaner2. Augustina Ayitey Adjin (Mrs.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senior Cleaner3. Stella Boadi (Ms.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cleaner4. Mary Dodoo (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cleaner5. Abubakar Ishaaq, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cleaner6. Maxwell N. S. A. Akwei, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cleaner7. Isaac Quayson, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cleaner8. Michael Dzamenu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Cleaner9. Helena Antwi, (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cleaner10. Solomon Coffie, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cleaner11. Regina Paula Gbevedzi, (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Cleaner12. Thelma Anim Agyei (Ms) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Cleaner

Gardeners

1. Moses Annang Adjei, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Gardener2. Theophilus Ntow, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Gardener3. Emmanuel A. Blebo, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Labourer/Gardener4. Eric Badipan, Esq. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Gardener

3 7 January, 2013 4

THE

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATESOFFICIAL REPORT

IN THE FIRST MEETING OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THESIXTH PARLIAMENT OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC OF GHANA

WHICH OPENED ON 7TH JANUARY 2013 IN THETWENTY-FIRST YEAR OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC

FOURTH SERIES FIRST VOLUME OF SESSION VOLUME 80

ELECTION OF SPEAKER

THEPARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC

OF GHANA

FIRST MEETING, 2013

Monday, 7th January, 2013

The House met a 12.25 a.m.

PRAYERS

Clerk to Parliament (Mr EmmanuelK. Anyimadu): In the exercise of thepowers conferred on the Clerk toParliament, appointed under article 124 ofthe Constitution and pursuant toStanding Order 8 (3) of the StandingOrders of Parliament, I, Emmanuel K.Anyimadu, Clerk to Parliament, do herebyappoint Parliament House, Accra, to bethe place and twenty-five minutes pasttwelve midnight, on Monday, the 7th dayof January, 2013 to be the time at whichParliament shall Sit to elect a Speaker andDeputy Speakers and for the adminis-tration of oaths to the Speaker andMembers of the Sixth Parliament of theFourth Republic.

Members of Parliament-elect, it is myhonour and privilege to inform you that Ihave received from the ElectoralCommission (EC), writs of election for the2012. I shall proceed to read the transmitterletter to you.

“Electoral Commission Head Office, Accra

18th December, 2012

My Ref. No. C/EC/OPS/06/SF.1

CLERK TO PARLIAMENTPARLIAMENT HOUSEACCRA.

Dear Sir,

Submission of Writs of Election(Parliamentary Elections)

I wish to submit to you 275 Writs ofElection for Parliamentary electionsconducted in all the Constituencies in thecountry on 7th December, 2012.

Kindly acknowledge receipt.

(Sgd) KWADWO SARFO-KANTANKADEPUTY CHAIRMAN (OPS).”

Hon Members of Parliament-elect, bythis communication, the writs are deemedduly tabled.

I wish to also inform you that theMember of Parliament-elect for the BuemConstituency, Mr Henry Ford Kamel,passed on to eternity on 25th December,2012 and that I have notified the ElectoralCommission as required by law.

Mr Emmauel K. Anyimadu: Membersof Parliament-elect, in accordance withStanding Order 8 (2) and pursuant toOrder 109 (1) of the Standing Ordersrelating to quorum and decision -making,I am satisfied that there is quorum in theHouse and that I can proceed with theelection of the Speaker.

Hon Members of Parliament-elect, Ialso wish to refer to Standing Order 112,which provides that:

“Any person who sits or votes inthe House knowing or havingreasonable grounds for knowingthat he is not entitled to do socommits an offence and shall beliable on conviction to such penaltyas shall be prescribed by or underan Act of Parliament.”

Hon Members of Parliament-elect, yourattention is further drawn to article 95 (1)of the 1992 Constitution which requiresthat the Speaker of Parliament be electedby Members of Parliament from amongpersons who are Members of Parliamentor qualify to be elected as Members ofParliament.

May I also refer you to Standing Order8 (4) which states:

“No person shall be proposed asSpeaker unless the person hasgiven his consent to be nominated.”

It is also important to note that underStanding Order 8 (5):

“A Member, addressing himself tothe Clerk, shall propose suchperson to the House as its Speakerand shall move that such person“do take the Chair of this House asSpeaker” which motion must beseconded without debate.”

Hon Members, I wish to repeat:

“A Member, addressing himself tothe Clerk, shall propose such

person to the House as its Speakerand shall move that such person“do take the Chair of this House asSpeaker” which motion must beseconded without debate.”

Hon Members of Parliament-elect, Inow invite nominations.

12.35 a.m.

Majority Leader (Hon Dr BenjaminKunbuor): Thank you very much,Chairman.

Pursuant to Standing Order 8(5) of theStanding Orders to this House, I proposeHon Edward Doe Koblah Adjaho asSpeaker. I beg to move, that he takes theChair as Speaker of the House of the SixthParliament of the Fourth Republic ofGhana.

Chairman, I do have the consent ofHon Edward Doe Adjaho for this proposal.

Mr Anyimadu: Thank you, Member-elect, Dr Benjamin Kunbuor, for thenomination.

Any Member-elect to second thenomination?

Minority Leader (Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu): Mr Chairman, I beg tosecond the motion moved by myColleague and compatriot, Dr BenjaminKunbuor, Member of Parliament-elect forNandom Constituency.

Mr Anyimadu: Thank you, Member ofParliament-elect, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu for seconding the Motion.

Members of Parliament-elect, are thereany other nominations?

Members of Parliament-elect, therebeing no other nominations, I herebydeclare Mr Edward Doe Adjaho dulyelected to take the Chair of this House asSpeaker in accordance with Order 8 (6),which provides that if a person only isproposed, he shall be declared elected andconducted to the Chair without anyQuestion being put –– Standing Order 8(6).

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[MR ANYIMADU]

At this juncture, may I request theproposers of the Speaker-elect to conducthim into the Chamber?

[Mr Edward Doe Adjaho wasconducted into the Chamber.]

Mr Anyimadu: Hon Edward DoeAdjaho, you have been duly elected tothe high office of the Speaker of the House.Do you submit to the will of the House?

Mr Edward Doe Adjaho: Yes, I do.

Mr Anyimadu: Congratulations, MrSpeaker-elect.

I now respectfully invite Her Ladyship,the Chief Justice to administer the Oathof Allegiance and the Speaker’s Oath.

[Mr Edward Doe Adjaho took andsubscribed the Oath of Allegiance andSpeaker’s Oath administered by the ChiefJustice, Mrs Justice Georgina Wood andtook the Speaker’s Chair.]

12.45 a.m.

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BY THESPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT

Mr Speaker (Mr Edward D. K. Adjaho):Order! Order! [Uproar]

Her Ladyship, the Chief Justice of theRepublic of Ghana, Hon Members ofParliament-elect, the Clerk to Parliamentand staff, the President of the Pan-AfricanParliament, Members of the DiplomaticCorps, the Media, Distinguished Ladiesand Gentlemen;

Exactly twenty years ago, I enteredParliament as a young man filled with zealto represent the people of Avenor/Ave inthe Volta Region, little did I know that a

day will come when this huge andchallenging responsibility will be placedon me. Hon Members-elect, today’sceremony is a great honour done me, myfamily, my constituents and I accept it withdeep gratitude and affection.

I must say that I am boundlesslygrateful to God the Almighty, myconstituents who elected me, the partythat I belong to and all of you for theconfidence and trust that you havereposed in me this morning. I am deeplyhonoured and humbled by this gesturefrom both sides of the House. Indeed, Iam honoured. I do look forward to thisgreat challenge with the hope that I willserve the House and uphold its dignityas the first Member of the country’sParliament to become the Speaker of theHouse in recent memory. [Hear! Hear!]

I will draw upon the great legacy ofour immediate past Speakers, Rt HonJustice Joyce Bamford- Addo and Rt HonEbenezer Sekyi Hughes.

As the first female Speaker in ourcountry’s history, Justice Joyce Bamford-Addo has been a great mentor and guideto me in the discharge of my duties as theFirst Deputy Speaker of the FifthParliament of the Fourth Republic. I willbe guided by her experience and theapproach that she showed in the way shepresided over this House, particularly indifficult circumstances.

I also have the legacies of twodistinguished Rt Hon Speakers–– the latePeter Ala Adjatey and Daniel FrancisAnnan–– to live up to. Both taught memany, many things and I am incrediblygrateful and appreciative for theirkindness and guidance while I wasserving in Leadership as a youngpolitician. Coincidentally, the two wereproducts of my alma mater, AccraAcademy. [Hear! Hear!]

I want to record my many thanks to myFriends, the Leadership of the House andindeed, all Members-elect for theirsupport.

It has been twenty years for me in thisParliament and I have learnt a lot from thestaff of Parliament at all levels. So,obviously, they have been enormousblock of support over the last twodecades. So I do need to thank them atthe outset for their priceless andindispensable support and service.

I, on my part, will bring the vastexperience acquired over the past twentyyears in the House to my new role. Let meassure you that, in all my endeavours, Iwill be guided by the tenets of discipline,humility, diligence, maturity and fairness.I also pledge to discharge my duties andresponsibilities in accordance with theConstitution, Parliamentary Rules andRegulations.

Hon Members-elect, let us therefore,be focused on the business of this Houseand learn to conduct ourselves withutmost discipline, humility, dignity andrespect. No side of this House can fullyaccomplish the task required of us withoutthe input of the other side. At all times, letus remember that we are not here on ourown and that this House is composed ofmore than one side. Without ourelectorates, without our staff, without theParliamentary Press Corps and the mediagenerally and without our families, wecannot do this job.

Let us renew our sense of patriotism,nationalism and devotion as we explorethe rich tenets of consensus building andbi-partisanship in carrying out theresponsibilities of this House. Mydetermination will be to preside over thisHouse in order to further deepen thepractice of parliamentary democracy in

Ghana. To this end, I request your supportand co-operation.

Again, thank you very much for thishonour and I look forward to being a trueservant of this House. I ask you all toremember that we serve this Parliamentand the people of Ghana, therefore, let usuphold the sanctity and dignity of thisinstitution. May God guide us all inperforming our parliamentary duties.

I wish to assure the Hon MinorityLeader that in the performance of myduties, I will not be “capricious” and“whimsical” –– [Laughter.] To the HonMember for Sekondi, Hon Papa Owusu-Ankomah, I have handed over the title ofthe “forces of darkness” to the HonMinority Leader. [Laughter.]

Before I conclude, I would like to statethat by virtue of article 97 of the 1992Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, Ivacate my seat. [Interruption.] The seatof the Akatsi South constituency isvacant.

Hon Members, before I move on toadminister the Oath, I have the pleasureto acknowledge –– [Pause.]

Hon Members-elect, I am about toadminister the Oath but I have to find outfrom you whether you have the two Oaths–– that of Allegiance and that of a Memberof Parliament.

Hon Members-elect, we would startwith the Oath of Allegiance.

12.55 a.m.

OATHS

The following Hon Members took andsubscribed to the Oath of Allegiance andthe Oath of a Member of Parliament,Administered by Mr Speaker.

[MR SPEAKER]

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Ablakwa, Samuel Okudzeto, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... North TonguAboagye, George Kwame, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ahanta WestAboagye-Gyedu, Kingsley Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Aboah, Georgina Nkrumah (Ms) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa Abongo, Albert, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BongoAbrah, Rosemund Comfort (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Weija/GbaweAbu, Samson, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Lawra Abubakari, Ibrahim Dey (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Salaga SouthAbuga, Pele, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Chiana/Paga Acheampong, Kwame Seth, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Mpraeso Acheampong, Richard, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bia East Ackah, Stephen M. E. K., Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SuamanAdagbila, Boniface Gambila, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nabdam Adakudugu, David Tempane, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... TempaneAdam, Mutawakilu, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... DamongoAddai-Nimoh, Francis, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Mampong Addo, Grace (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Manso-NkwantaAddo, Irene Naa Torshie (Mrs) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tema West Addo, Yaw Frimpong, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Manso-Adubia Adjei, Kwasi Boateng, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...New Juaben Adomako-Mensah, Alex, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sekyere Afram Plains Adu, Johnson Kwaku, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ahafo Ano South WestAdusei, Kwasi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ahafo Ano NorthAfenyo-Markin, Alexander Kwamina, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AfutuAfful, Yaw, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Jaman SouthAfotey-Agbo, Joseph Nii Laryea, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Kpone-AkatamansoAgalga, James, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Builsa North Agbesi, Alfred Kwame, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ashaiman Agbodza, Kwame Governs, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Adaklu Agyarko, Emmanuel Kyeremanteng, Esq. –– NPP... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ayawaso West Wuogon Agyekum, Alex K., Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Mpohor Agyekum, Emmanuel Kwadwo, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nkoranza SouthAgyeman, Elizabeth (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Oforikrom Agyemang, Kwadwo Baah, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asante Akim North Agyeman-Manu, Kwaku, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Dormaa Central Agyen, Frank Boakye, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Effiduase/AsokoreAgyenim-Boateng, Kwaku, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Berekum West Ahi, Sampson, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bodi Ahmed, Baba Jamal Mohammed, Esq, –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Akwatia Ahmed, Mustapha Maj (Dr) (Alh) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Ayawaso North Aidoo, Evans Paul, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sefwi-WiawsoAidoo, William Owuraku , Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Afigya Kwabre South Akandoh, Kwabena Mintah, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... JuabosoAkolbire, Opam-Brown Emmanuel, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Bolgatanga CentralAkoto, Owusu Afriyie (Dr) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... KwadasoAkyea, Samuel Atta, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Abuakwa SouthAlhassan, Ahmed Yakubu (Dr) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... MionAlhassan, Bashir Fuseini, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sagnarigu Alhassan, Dahamani, Esq. –– IND. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tamale NorthAlhassan, Mumuni, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Salaga North Alhassan, Sualihu Dandaawa, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Karaga Amadu, Seidu (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Yapei/Kusawgu

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Amankwanor, Joseph Sam, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....Upper West AkimAmbre, Samuel, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... Assin NorthAmenowode, Joseph Zaphenat, Esq. –– NDC... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Afadzato SouthAmeyaw-Cheremeh, Kwasi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sunyani EastAmoah, Osei Bonsu, Esq. –– NPP... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... Akwapim SouthAmoah, Robert Kwasi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AchiaseAmoah, Samuel Ato, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Twifo Atti MorkwaAmoako-Attah, Kwasi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Atiwa WestAmoakoh, Nana, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Upper Denkyira EastAmoatey, Magnus Kofi , Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Yilo KroboAmpofo, Twumasi Kwame, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sene West Anaman, Francis K. (Wg. Cdr. (retd)) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... JomoroAnane, Richard Winfred (Dr) ––NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nhyiaeso Andoh, Ama Pomaa (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Juaben Andoh, Foster Joseph, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Hemang/Lower/DenkyiraAnim, Moses, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Trobu Annor-Dompreh, Frank, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nsawam-AdoagyiriAnyimadu-Antwi, Kwame, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asante Akim CentralAppiagyei, Patricia (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asokwa Appiah, Justice Joe, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ablekuma NorthAppiah-Kubi, Kojo (Dr) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Atwima KwanwomaAppiah-Pinkrah, Kwabena, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Akrofuom Appoh, Rachel Florence (Ms) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Gomoa Central Arthur, Ahmed, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Okaikoi South Arthur, Francis Kojo, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Gomoa West Arthur, George Kofi, Esq. –– NDC... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Amenfi Central Arthur, Stephen Nana Ato (Dr) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abrem Asafu-Adjei, Kwame, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nsuta-Kwamang/ BeposoAsante-Boateng, Kwaku, Esq. –– NPP... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . Asante Akim SouthAshie-Moore, Emmanuel Nii –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Adentan Ashietey, Nii Armah, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Klottey Korle Asiamah, Isaac Kwame, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Atwima-MponuaAsiamah, Kwabena Amankwa, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Fanteakwa NorthAsimah, Simon Edem, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... South DayiAssibey-Yeboah, Mark, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... New Juaben SouthAssumeng, David Tetteh, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Shai-OsudokuAtta-Boafo, Daniel Kingsley, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Adansi FomenaAvedzi, James Klutse, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ketu NorthAvoka, Cletus Apul, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ZebillaAwuah, Ignatius Baffour, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sunyani West Ayamba, Laadi Ayii, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Pusiga Ayariga, Mahama, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bawku CentralAyeh, Benjamin Kofi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Upper Denkyira West Ayeh-Paye, Samuel, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AyensuanoAyine, Dominic A., (Dr) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bolgatanga EastAzong, Alhassan, Esq. –– PNC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Builsa SouthAzumah, Dominic Azimbe, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... GaruAzumah, Namoro Sanda, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ChereponiAzumah-Mensah, Juliana, (Mrs) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Agotime-ZiopeAzure, Noah Ben, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Binduri

Baani, Nelson Abudu, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Daboya/MankariguBaffour, Fritz Frederic, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ablekuma South

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[MR SPEAKER]Bagbin, Alban S.K., Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nadowli/KaleoBaidoe-Ansah, Joe (Dr) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...KwesimintsimBamba, Mohammed Salisu, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Ejura-SekyedumaseBambangi, Sagre, (Dr) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...WalewaleBanda, Ben Abdallah, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Offinso SouthBandua, Emmanuel Kwasi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BiakoyeBarton-Odro, Ebo, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Cape Coast NorthBasoah, Philip, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... KumawuBedzrah, Emmanuel Kwasi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ho WestBennam, John Jabaah , Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ZabzuguBisiw, Hanna Louisa, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tano SouthBoafo, William Ofori, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Akwapim NorthBoakye, Anthony Osei, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Atwima-Nwabiagya SouthBoamah, Patrick Yaw, Esq. NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Okaikwei CentralBoampong, Michael Coffie, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bia WestBoar, Solomon Namliit, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BunkpuruguBoateng Appiah, Joseph, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Afram Plains SouthBoforo, Mary Salifu (Hajia) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SaveluguBotchway, Shirley A. (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Anyaa/SowutuomBotwe, Daniel, Esq.–– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... OkereBrako, Kofi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tema CentralBuah, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... EllembeleBukari, Joseph Nikpe, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Saboba

Chaie, Theophilus Tetteh, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ablekuma CentralChireh, Joseph Yieleh, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Wa WestCobbina, Herod, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sefwi AkontombraCrentsil, Abeiku, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... EkumfiCudjoe Ghansah, Comfort Doyoe (Mrs) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. AdaCudjoe, Joseph, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Effia

Dadzie, Anthony Christian. Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Abura-Asebu-KwamankeseDahah, Joseph Benhazin, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asutifi NorthDanquah, Joseph Boakye Adu, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Abuakwa-NorthDarfour, Eric Kwakye, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... NkawkawDarko-Mensah, Kwabena Okyere, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . TakoradiDauda, Collins (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asutifi SouthDemordzi, Bright Edward Kodzo, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... Bortianor-Ngleshie AmanfroDerigubaa, Paul, Esq. –– IND. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... JirapaDery, Edward Kaale-Ewola, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Lambussie/KarniDonkor, Kwabena (Dr.) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Pru East

Eduamoah, Ekow Panyin Okyere, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Gomoa EastEffah-Baafi, Yaw, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Kintampo SouthEnnin, Edward M. Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Obuasi EastEssilfie, Gabriel Kodwo, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Shama

Fobih, Dominic Kwaku (Prof) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Assin SouthForson, Cassiel Ato Baah, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ajumako/Enyan/EssiamFrimpong, Kofi , Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Kwabre EastFuseini, Inusah Abdulai B. (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tamale Central

Gbediame, Gershon Kofi Bediako, Esq. –– NDC .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nkwanta SouthGhartey, Joe, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Esikadu/KetanGidisu, Joe Kwashie, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Central TonguGidisu, Wisdom, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Krachi EastGyamfi, Emmanuel Akwasi , Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... OdotobriGyan-Baffour, George Yaw (Prof.) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... WenchiGyan-Tutu, Kwasi Agyemang, Esq.–– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... TainGyetuah, John, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Amenfi West

Hammond, Kobina Tahir, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Adansi AsokwaHeloo-Adiku, Bernice (Mrs) (Dr) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... HohoeHumado, Clement Kofi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Anlo

Ibrahim, Ahmed, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BandaIbrahim, Murtala Muhammed, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... NantonIddrisu, Haruna, Esq. –– NDC... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tamale South

Kavianu, Jeff Tetteh, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Upper Manya KroboKessie, Kweku Tanikyi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Evalue Ajomoro GwiraKlenam, Gifty (Mrs) –– NPP) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Lower West AkimKoffie, Francis Adu-Blay, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . Prestea/Huni-ValleyKokofu, Henry Kwabena, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BantamaKoomson, Mavis Hawa (Mrs) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..Awutu-Senya EastKpodo, Benjamin Komla , Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Ho CentralKunbuor, Benjamin, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... NandomKunsu, Stephen, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Kintampo NorthKusi, Gifty Eugenia (Mrs) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tarkwa-NsuaemKwarteng, Kwaku Agyeman, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .Obuasi WestKwetey, Fifi Fiavi Franklin, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Ketu SouthKyei-Frimpong, Kwadwo, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bosome-FrehoKyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Osei, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SuameKyeremeh, Alex, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Techiman North

Laliri, George Maban, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... WulensiLaryea, Emmanuel Nii Okai, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AmasamanLoh, George, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... North Dayi

Mahama, Naser Toure, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ayawaso EastMajisi, John, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Krachi NchumuruManu-Adabor, Francis, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Ahafo Ano South EastMarfo, Nana Amaniampong, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . Afigya Kwabre NorthMensah, Adjei, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Techiman SouthMensah, Enoch Teye, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ningo-PrampramMensah, Isaac Adjei, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Wassa EastMohammad, Habibu Tijani, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... YendiMohammed, Masawud (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Pru WestMosore, Robert Nachinab Doameng, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Talensi

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Mumuni, Muhammad, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... KumbunguMuntaka, Mohammed-Mubarak (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asawase

Naabu, Joseph Bipoba, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... YunyooNamoale, Nii Amasah, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Dade KotoponNanja, Sanja, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Atebubu/AmantinNapare, Dominic, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sene EastNasah, Thomas Kwesi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... GusheguNitiwul, Dominic Bingab Aduna, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BimbillaNortsu-Kotoe, Peter, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Akatsi NorthNtim, Augustine Collins, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Offinso NorthNtoso, Helen Adjoa, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Krachi WestNtow, Mathias Kwame, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AowinNyindam, Matthew, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Kpandai

Obeng Dappah, Esther (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AbiremObeng-Inkoom, Charles, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Agona WestOduro, Derek Yaw (Maj. [Retd]) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nkoranza NorthOfori, Joseph Kwadwo, Esq. –– IND. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. . AkanOfosu, Asamoah, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... KadeOkity-Duah, Benita Sena (Mrs) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... LedzokukuOkyere-Agyekum, Kofi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Fanteakwa SouthOpare-Ansah, Frederick, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SuhumOpoku, Eric, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asunafo SouthOpong-Asamoah, Vincent, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Dormaa WestOppong-Fosu, Akwasi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Amenfi EastOppon-Kusi, David, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ofoase/AyirebiOsei, Anthony Akoto (Dr) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Old TafoOsei, Isaac Subin Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SubinOsei, Kennedy Nyarko, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Akim SwedruOsei-Ameyaw, Kofi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AsuogyamanOsei-Asare, Abena (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Atiwa EastOsei-Mensah Simon, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BosomtweOsei-Owusu, Joseph, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BekwaiOti, John Kwabena Bless, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nkwanta NorthOtuteye, Christian Corletey, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SegeOwusu, Ursula G. (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ablekuma WestOwusu-Aduomi, Kwabena, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... EjisuOwusu-Amankwah, Collins, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Manhyia NorthOwusu-Ankomah, Papa, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SekondiOwusu-Bio, Benito, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Atwima-Nwabiagya NorthOwusu-Boateng, Yaw, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asene/Akroso/Manso

Pelpuo, Abdul-Rashid Hassan (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Wa CentralPepera, Peter Wiafe, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...AbetifiPrempeh, Freda Akosua O., Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Tano NorthPrempeh, Matthew Opoku (Dr) –– NPP . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Manhyia SouthPuozaa, Mathias Asoma, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Daffiama/Bussie/Issa

Quaittoo, William Agyapong, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Akim OdaQuansah, Aquinas Tawiah, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Mfantseman WestQuartey, Henry, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ayawaso CentralQuashigah, Richard Mawuli, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Keta

Quaye-Kumah, Nii Oakley (Dr) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Krowor

Ricketts-Hagan, George Kweku, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Cape Coast South

Saaka, Joseph Akati (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bole/BamboiSabi, William Kwasi, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Dormaa EastSackey, Elizabeth K. T. (Mrs) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Okaikoi NorthSafo, Sarah Adwoa (Ms) –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Dome/KwabenyaSalifu, Ameen, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . Wa EastSarfo-Mensah, Robert , Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Asunafo NorthSawyerr, Queenstar Pokua (Mrs) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Agona EastSiaka, Stevens, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Jaman NorthSoditey, Donald Dari, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sawla/Tuna/KalbaSorogho, Amadu Bukari (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... MadinaSowah, Della, (Mrs). –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... KpandoSuhuyini, Wahab Wumbei , Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... TolonSulemana, Alijata, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sissala EastSulemani, Amin Amidu (Alhaji) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....Sissala West

Terlabi, Ebenezer Okletey, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Lower Manya KroboTetteh, Hannah Serwaah (Ms) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Awutu-Senya WestTia, Alfred Sugri (Dr) –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nalerigu/GambagaTitus-Glover, Daniel Nii Kwartei, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Tema EastTwum-Nuamah, Kwabena, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Berekum East

Ussif, Mustapha, Esq. –– NPP . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Yagaba/Kubori

Vanderpuye, Edwin Nii Lantey, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Odododiodioo

Woyome, Kobena Mensah, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... South TonguWoyongo, Mark Owen, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .Navrongo Central

Yakah, Ernest Kofi, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... New EdubiaseYanwube, James Cecil, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Tatale/SanguliYeboah, David Hennric, Esq. –– NPP ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Afigya-Sekyere EastYemoh, Daoud Anum, Esq. –– NDC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Domeabra/Obom

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Mr Speaker: Order! Hon Members,kindly take your seats. [Pause.]

Hon Members, I congratulate you onthe assumption of office as Members ofthis Honourable House after taking yourOaths. We hope to work together for theinterest of this country.

Hon Members, before I move to item(7) seven on the Order Paper, I have thepleasure to acknowledge in the House thepresence of some distinguishedpersonalities from the parliamentaryfraternity in Africa, who are in our midstto witness the inauguration of the SixthParliament of the Republic of Ghana.

They are Brother, Hon Bethel N. Amadiof the Federal House of Representativesof Nigeria and the Speaker of the Pan-African Parliament. [Hear! Hear!]

We also have Hon Mukthar Ahmed,Chief Whip of Nigerian House ofRepresentatives [Hear! Hear!]

We also have Hon Tom Zakari,Member, Nigerian House of Representa-tives[Hear! Hear!] And we have our ownbrother, Maj. Ken Akibati (retd), theMarshall of the Pan-African Parliament.[Hear! Hear!]

Hon Members, on your behalf, I wishthem a pleasant stay in the country.

Hon Members, we now come to item 7on the Order Paper. The election ofDeputy Speakers.

Hon Members, I now invite nomina-tions for the election of the First DeputySpeaker of Parliament.

ELECTION OF DEPUTYSPEAKERS OF PARLIAMENT

Mr Alfred K. Agbesi: Mr Speaker,pursuant to Order 12 (2), I propose HonEbo Barton-Odro as the First Deputy

Speaker, of this House and I beg to move,that he takes the Chair as the First DeputySpeaker of the House for the SixthParliament of the Fourth Republic ofGhana.

Mr Speaker: Any seconder?

Mr Dominic B. A. Nitiwul: Mr Speaker,I beg to second the nomination of the HonEbo Barton-Odro, the Member ofParliament for Cape Coast North as FirstDeputy Speaker of the Sixth Parliament ofthe Fourth Republic of Ghana.

Mr Speaker: Hon Members, do wehave any other nomination? [Pause.]

Question put and Motion agreed to.

Mr Speaker: Hon Members, I wouldnow move on to take the nomination forthe election of the Second DeputySpeaker of this House.

Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu: MrSpeaker, I beg to propose Hon Joe Ghartey,the Member for Parliament for Esikadu/Ketan Constituency for the position ofSecond Deputy Speaker of this House.

Mr Speaker, if you permit me, in thefullness of time, we would have space andtime to say a few words about thesubstantive Speaker, but we may not havesimilar occasion for the DeputySpeakers.So if I may just say a word ortwo in respect of the Hon Member that Iam proposing to this House. [Interruption.]

Mr Speaker: Hon Members, order!The Rules of the House allow him to doso.

1.15 a.m.

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu: Mr Speaker,I have always trusted in your impartialitywhen the occasion demands. [Laughter.]

Mr Speaker, Hon Joe Gharteycompleted Mfantsipim School in 1982; hedid his LLB at the University of Ghana(Legon) in 1986 and completed the LawSchool in 1988. Hon Dr Ben Kunbuor wasthe classmate of his and they were closeassociates; whether they were friends ornot, I am not able to tell. But they wereclose associates.

Mr Speaker, the Hon Member that I amproposing, did his National Service at theKomenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (KEEA)as a Lawyer for the District Assembly andworked as a young lawyer in the Chambersof Akuffo Addo, Prempeh and Co. forseven years [Hear! Hear!] After thatperiod, he set up Ghartey & Ghartey withhis wife in 1995.

In January, 2005, he came to Parliamenton the ticket of Esikadu/Ketan Constituency.In April, 2005, he became a DeputyAttorney-General and Deputy Ministerfor Justice. On January 16, 2006, a dayafter his birthday, he was nominated forthe position of a substantive Attorney-General and Minister for Justice. InJanuary 2009, he was returned toParliament by Esikadu/Ketan Consti-tuency, this time as a Minority Member ofParliament.

For the second successive time, he hasbeen returned to Parliament to begin histerm, this very day, 7th January, 2013. Hehas served as a Ranking Member forConstitutional, Legal and ParliamentaryAffairs and a member of severalcommittees in this House. He is aConsultant to the Inter-ParliamentaryUnion (IPU) and the Parliament of SierraLeone. Hon Joe Ghartey is married to justone woman –– [Uproar] –– with whomhe has five children.

Mr Speaker, in accordance with article96 of our Constitution, and StandingOrder 12 (1), (2) and (3), I beg to move,that the Hon Joe Ghartey do take the chairas the Second Deputy Speaker.

Mr Speaker: Any seconder?

Dr Benjamin Kunbuor: Thank youvery much, Rt Hon Speaker.

I beg to second the Motion. ––[Uproar.]

I was anticipating that my good Friendand the Leader of the “Forces ofDarkness” was going to do exactly whathe did.

It is indeed, true that Hon Joe Gharteyand I had been classmates and we knoweach other for quite a long time. All that Ihave to say is basically that it is interestingfor Hon Members to know that when Iwas contesting the Students Repre-sentative Council (SRC) elections, mycampaign manager was Hon Joe Ghartey.–– [Uproar.]

Mr Speaker, I particularly feel veryhappy and intrigued about the ironies ofhistory, firstly, that we have had theopportunity to traverse this road before.I do remember vividly in this House in 2005when we did break the traditional rule inwhich we will always have the majorityParty that is in opposition have theSecond Deputy Speaker.

I am almost certain that there have beena lot of speculations but we on this sidebelieve in democratic fairness as the onlypotential –– [Uproar] –– as the only wayin which we can build democracy in thiscountry. I believe we have actually setthe standard and I hope my Colleagueson the other side will emulate itsubsequently.

Let me say, more significantly, that wedo appreciate the contribution of Hon JoeGhartey in this House, particularly on legalmatters. We also think this is a verysignificant gesture for us to begin to lookat our work here as a service to Mother

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Ghana and more significantly to ourconstituents who have elected us here.Let me repeat what His Excellency thePresident said to the former House, thatwe have been elected to serve more inpartnership than partisanship.

I guess that that phrase will be asignificant guide for this House. For wethose who are the “I shall return”, wecertainly have returned and we are gladto be back here. There will be no betterway to return than to have your own paland colleague become Second DeputySpeaker.

Mr Speaker, I beg to second theMotion.

Mr Speaker: Hon Members, any othernomination? [Interruption.]

Hon Members, there being no othernomination, I declare Hon Joe Gharteyelected as the Second Deputy Speaker ofParliament.

Hon Members, on my own behalf andon behalf of the House, I congratulate mytwo Deputy Speakers on their election.They are my old friends. When I was inthe final year at the Faculty of Law, HonJoe Ghartey came to the first year. He hassince been my very good Friend and I amlooking forward to working together withhim. The First Deputy Speaker was mysenior at the Bar but I am his senior inParliament.–– [Uproar.] We shall worktogether in the interest of mother Ghanaas one team.

Hon Members, I thank you very much.

Hon Members, at this stage, I invitethe First and Second Deputy Speakers totake their Chairs.

[Mr First Deputy Speaker and MrSecond Deputy Speaker took theirChairs.]

Hon Members, before I suspend theHouse, I want to find out from the Leaderswhether they have anything to say.

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu: Mr Speaker,we should have something to say, inparticular with respect to your elevation.Unfortunately, we may have to step outto catch some sleep to engage in otherenterprises subsequent to this event.

Mr Speaker, so we have both decidedto cork up what we otherwise would haveto say this evening until the mostappropriate occasion.

The other thing that we may have tosay, Mr Speaker, we are still innegotiations about when to say it and howto say it. Since we have not come to anyamicable conclusion on that, I guess theproper thing to do, is to defer thatconsideration until further notice.

I thank you.

1.25 a.m.

Dr Kunbuor: Mr Speaker, I thought myColleague on the other side would havehad the courage to say it. I thought therewas a conclusion on the matter. But oncehe has indicated that there is noconclusion, we would want to hold on tothat.

Mr Speaker, all I can indicate is the basicinformation for tomorrow’s ceremony ––Interruption] –– Today, sorry –– that allMembers of Parliament would assemblehere at 8.00 a.m. for us to be transportedfor the inauguration ceremony of HisExcellency the President elect –– [Hear!Hear! ] –– If I can take liberties, I wouldsay that all Hon Members should be hereprompt without fail.

Thank you, Mr Speaker.

Mr Speaker: Hon Member, I shall nowsuspend Sitting of the House and we shallreconvene at the Independence Square at10.00 o’clock in the forenoon.

Hon Members, I thank you so muchfor your support and co-operation.

1.27 a.m. –– Sitting suspended.

9.58 a.m.–– Sitting resumed at the Independence Square.

[MR SPEAKER IN THE CHAIR]

Mr Speaker: Hon Members, we wouldwithdraw from the Chamber to receive HisExcellency the President-elect and HisExcellency the Vice President-elect.

[Mr Speaker, led by the Clerks-at-the-Table, withdraws to usher in thePresident-elect; Mr John D. Mahama andthe Vice President-elect, Mr Kwesi B.Amissah-Arthur.]

Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office

Mr Speaker: Hon Members, I wouldnow invite Her Ladyship, the Chief Justiceof the Republic of Ghana to administer theoath of office to the Vice President-elect.

The Vice President-elect, Mr Kwesi B.Amissah-Arthur, took and subscribed tothe Oath of Allegiance and the Oath ofOffice. [Administered by Her Ladyship,the Chief Justice, Mrs GeorginaTheodora Wood.]

Mr Speaker: Hon Members, I nowinvite His Excellency, the President-elect,Mr John D. Mahama to take the oath.

The President-elect, Mr John D.Mahama, took and subscribed to theOath of Allegiance and the Oath of Office.[Administered by the Chief Justice, MrsGeorgina Theodora Wood.]

Mr Speaker: Hon Members, I nowinvite H. E, President John D. Mahama,President of the Republic of Ghana andCommander-in-Chief of the Ghana ArmedForces to deliver his Inaugural Addressto the nation.

Inaugural Address

President of the Republic of Ghana(Mr John Dramani Mahama): Rt HonSpeaker of Parliament, His Excellency theVice President, Her Ladyship the ChiefJustice, Your Excellencies our dear formerPresidents, Your Excellencies VisitingHeads of State and Heads of Delegations,Hon Members of Parliament, Members ofthe Diplomatic Corps, Nananom,Dicountrymen-and-women, family andfriends, good morning.

It has been said that what is past isprologue, a mere introduction of all that isyet to come. If this is the case, then Ghanais in store for a wealth of achievements.

Ghana’s past is filled with one exampleafter the other of courage, sacrifice andperseverance. Ghana’s past is defined byheroic men and women — pioneers,visionaries, patriots.

Indeed, we have inherited a powerfullegacy, beneficiaries of a mighty history.

The names of our forefathers andforemothers are firmly etched in theworld’s memory. People like Nana YaaAsantewaa, Naa Gbewah, Dr KwameNkrumah and Dr J. B. Danquah. Peoplelike Efua Sutherland, Dr James KwegyirAggrey, Dr Esther Afua Ocloo and DrEphraim Koku Amu.

These are but a few of the names ofpeople who were fearless enough to fulfiltheir dreams, or to fight for the liberationof their people, or to envision change andthen manifest it.

We rightfully memorialise the names ofthe many, many individuals whosesingular contributions have elevated theprofile of this nation and enriched the livesof its citizens.

[DR KUNBUOR]

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[MR PRESIDENT]

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We respectfully extol their virtues andhold them in high esteem. In fact, we holdthem in such high esteem that we oftenoverlook entirely the reality that theseheroes, these men and women, were ashuman as you and me.

The majority of individuals who havehad the greatest impact on this countrycame from humble beginnings.They were not so different from mostGhanaians, like those assembled here orthose going about the events of the dayin the homes, churches, mosques, andoffices across the country.

They were ordinary people who livedtheir lives to the fullest, made use of theirGod-given talents, and took pride in theiractivities. That was the simple call theyanswered, the call that placed them inextraordinary circumstances, events andexperiences that led them to indeliblychange the face and the very fabric of thisnation.

Mention the name Tetteh Quarshie, forinstance, and you will learn the story ofan ordinary man, a blacksmith, the son ofa farmer from Teshie. In 1870, TettehQuarshie travelled to Fernando Po, anisland that belongs to the nation ofEquatorial Guinea and which is now calledBioko.

At the end of that fateful trip, TettehQuarshie returned home with severalcocoa seeds. He planted those seeds onhis property in Mampong-Akwapim to seeif they would grow.

So well suited was this crop to the soiland climate that it grew abundantly. It tookless than twelve years for the country tostart exporting cocoa. Now, over onehundred years later, Ghana is the world’ssecond largest exporter of cocoa, and it isGhana’s leading export earner.

This is the effect that the life of oneordinary citizen can have on an entirenation.

Complacency and frustration canentice us into believing that we areinsignificant players stuck somehow inthe background of a bigger picture, or thatwe are incapable of making a difference.But history itself has proved that nothingcould be further from the truth.

We all, each and every one of us, havea role to play in the growth anddevelopment of our beloved motherGhana. In our hands — yours as well asmine — rests the success or failure ofGhana’s future.

There is no denying the fact that in thepast 55 years, Ghana has madetremendous gains, but there is also nodenying the fact that Ghana is still a youngcountry and every young country goesthrough its share of instability anddifficulty as it struggles to find thedirection towards permanence.

Over the course of the last four years,a tremendous amount of work has beendone. Nevertheless, there is a tremendousamount of work that still needs to be done.

More jobs must be created. More roads,bridges, schools and hospitals must bebuilt. The infrastructure that we alreadyhave must be expanded, strengthened,and made better, able to withstand theincreased usage.

Equipment should not be the onlything that is state-of-the-art in ourinstitutions; systems, procedures andstaff must be brought up to standard; bestpractices must be implemented.

We need to look beyond temporaryfixes to find lasting solutions for thecomplications we’ve experienced withpower, water and sanitation.

We must continue to invest in ouragricultural sector, and grow our economyso that it lifts the bulk of our most cripplingfinancial burdens, especially among thepoorest of the population.

A country’s most valuable resource isits human resource. This is why it isimperative that our citizens have accessto good healthcare.

These issues and concerns are allworks in progress; they are realistic goalsthat have been set, and that are withinour capabilities to be met, and in a timelyfashion.

I have taken an oath that as Presidentof this nation, I will work hard to place uson the right path, and I will lead us overthe hurdles and past the obstacles thatmight threaten to keep us from meetingour goals. The promises that I have madeare promises that I intend to keep.

But change does not happen overnightand sometimes, despite whateverprogress has been placed in motion, it willappear to be darkest before the dawn ofthe new day makes that progress visible.In such times, I will be counting on you tomaintain the faith and the trust that youhave placed in me as president. I will notlet you down.

Of course, every society has its shareof people who would rather talk andcomplain about what is wrong, thandevote their time and efforts to do what ittakes to make things right.

At every given opportunity, they willtell us all the things we cannot achieveand all the reasons we should not evenattempt. The choice is ours to believe ornot. We can look within ourselves andchoose to see the lie of our powerlessnessor we can see the unlimited horizon of ourown potential.

Ghana is on the cusp of enormoustransformation. We are moving forward ata rapid pace. New resources are at ourdisposal; new alliances are being formed.The opportunities posed by these gainscould result in a self-sufficiency that wasalways imagined and desired, but wasnever a realistic occurrence in theforeseeable future, not in the way it is rightnow.

It is true that other countries have metadversity while trying to make the mostof prospects such as the ones we havebefore us. But those countries are notGhana. They do not have the benefit ofour history or the example of our heroes.We have been the first before, the successstory. We have blazed trails before forothers to follow.

Nelson Mandela once said, “It alwaysseems impossible until it is done.” I believethat with God, and in Ghana, all things arepossible.

I believe this because I have seen thework and accomplishments of mypredecessors, President Jerry JohnRawlings, President John AgyekumKufuor and, of course, the late PresidentJohn Evans Atta Mills.

We were all witnesses to the way theywere able to take what others said wasimpossible and to not only turn it intosomething that was probable, but torealise their vision and get it done. To them,I say, “Ayekoo.” I am ever grateful to havethe advantage of their wisdom and theimportant lessons of their your leadership.

I would also like to extend my gratitudeand appreciation to my transition team fortheir time, their service and their tirelessefforts. More than anything, I would liketo acknowledge them for their morale andfair-mindedness, for their drive anddetermination to place the good of thenation above all else.

[MR PRESIDENT]

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[MR PRESIDENT] [PRESIDENT BONI]

There is a torch that is passed fromone era of Ghanaians to the next. It is asfragile and as irreplaceable as any familytreasure.

My fellow countrymen and women,that torch is now in our possession.

That torch is the tradition of optimismand hope that we must carry on. It is theresponsibility that we have to take chargeof our lives, and in so doing, to determinethe course of Ghana’s future.

We are now the keepers of that flame.It is only by doing and being our bestthat we can make Ghana her best. We mustall do our part, every single day, whetherit is by reducing the amount of plasticwaste that is in our environment, bydriving responsibly and courteously toensure that our roads are safe, or bysharing kindness with a stranger orsomeone less fortunate.

Your actions do matter. You do make adifference.

As President, I will take to heart thosevery words that I have just extended toyou. I will do and be my best. I will givemy best, and I will ensure that my actionsmake a positive difference in the lives ofGhanaians.

I will work to ensure that our society isless polarized and weighted down by thepressures of political differences. I willwork to ensure that Ghana is a place whereall citizens, regardless of their religiousfaith, ethnicity or political affiliation, willhave the opportunities available to themto reach their full potential.

Ghana should, and will, be a placewhere economic opportunities areavailable to everyone. I recognise thevital role that our private sector, especially

small and indigenous businesses, playsin the expansion of our workforce as wellas in the growth and stability of oureconomy. I would want to assure thebusiness community that I will be an ally;I will extend whatever support I am able,to reinforce their contributions to ourdevelopment.

Let us all stand, not as separate entitiesbut as partners. Together, we will build aGhana that will be a source of pride for allof us.

This is our country. This is our moment;Ghana’s time, once again, for greatness.

May God bless you, and may Godcontinue to bless our homeland, Ghana.

Mr Speaker: Hon Members, on myown behalf and on behalf of the House, Iwould like to thank H.E. the President forthe Inaugural Address.

Hon Members, may I invite theChairman of African Union (AU) to makea few remarks.

Remarks by Chairman of theAfrican Union

Chairman of the African Union (H. E.President Yayi Boni): Your Excellencies,Heads of State, Your ExcellenciesRepresentatives of Heads of State, YourMajesties, Chiefs and Traditional Leaders,Invited Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, itis a great honour and pleasure for me tospeak before this august gathering onbehalf of the African Continent in mycapacity as Chairman of the AfricanUnion, to express my sincere and warmcongratulations to the people of Ghana, apeople who love peace, democracy andjustice.

Ghana, the home of one of thefounding fathers of the Organization ofAfrican Unity (OAU) / African Union(AU), President Nkrumah, has demonstrated

again to the world that she is still a modelnot only in economic success but also,especially, in democratic success and goodgovernance. .

The serene atmosphere in which thepresidential and parliamentary electionswere conducted as remarked by thousandsof observers both national andinternational, who were deployedthroughout the country, is a testimony ofthe political maturity of the people ofGhana and an expression of howdemocratic values are deeply rooted in thecountry. In this regard, Ghana is andremains the pride of Africa.

This performance is altogether, a signof victory to the people of Ghana as awhole. That is why we urge all politicalbodies and the different sectors of theGhanaian society to be more united tobuild a country where the motor foreconomic growth is a driving force fordevelopment and integration of the sub-region.

So it is with legitimate pride that onbehalf of the African Continent and thepeople of Benin in particular, I reiteratemy warm and sincere congratulations toPresident John Dramani Mahama for thetrust that the people of Ghana havereposed in him by electing him as Presidentof the Republic of Ghana.

The Almighty grant you the wisdom ofKing Solomon and make you a unify-ing shepherd who is constantly mindful ofthe welfare of his flock.

I cannot conclude my speech withoutwishing the people of Ghana, my friendand Brother, President Mahama my goodwishes, the best of health, profoundpeace and continuous prosperity.

Long live Ghana!

Long live Africa!

I thank you all.

Mr Speaker invited the followingHeads of State and diginitaries tocongratulate H.E. the President:

a. H.E. The President of Benin ––Dr Thomas Yayi Boni

b. H.E. The President of la Coted’Ivoire –– Mr AlhassaneOuattara

c. H.E. The President of EquatorialGuinea –– Mr T. Obiang NguemaMbasogo

d. H.E. The President of SouthAfrica –– Mr Jacob Zuma

e. H.E. The President of Senegal ––Mr Macky Sall

f. H.E. The President of Liberia–– Mrs Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

g. H.E. The President of Nigeria ––Dr Goodluck Jonathan

h. H.E. The President of Togo ––Mr Faure Gnassingbe

i. H.E. The President of Niger ––Mr Mahamadou Issoufou

j. H.E. The President of the SahrawiArab Democratic Republic –– MrMohammed Abdel-Aziz

Their Excellencies Former Leaders ofGhana ––

i. Former President JohnAgyekum Kufuor;

ii. Former President Jerry JohnRawlings;

iii.Former First Lady, Mrs KonaduAgyemang-Rawlings;

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[MR SPEAKER]

iv. Former UN Secretary-General,Mr Kofi Annan

v. Mrs Nane Anan

k. H.E. The Vice President of Kenya–– Dr Stephen Kalonzo Musyo-ko

l. H.E. The Vice President ofSudan–– Dr Al-Haj AdamYousif

m. H.E. The Vice President ofZambia –– Mr Guy Scott

n. Prime Minister of Dominica––Mr Roosevelt Skerrit

o. Prime Minister of Burkina-Faso– –Mrs Beyon Lue Adolphe Tiao

p. President of Pan-AfricanParliament –– Rt. Hon BethelNnaemeka Amadi

q. President of the ConstitutionalCourt of Gabon –– Ms MarieMadaleine Mborantsuo

r. First Lady of Ghana –– Mrs Lordina Mahama

Hon Members, I would now invite theLeadership to give an indication as to theadjournment of the House.

Dr Benjamin Kunbuor: Mr Speaker, Ibeg to move, that this House do nowadjourn until tomorrow at 10 o’clock inthe forenoon.

Mr Alfred Agbesi: Mr Speaker, I begto second the Motion.

Question put and Motion agreet to.

ADJOURNMENT

The House was accordingly adjournedat 11.48 a.m. till Tuesday, 8th January,2013.

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