Bury absenteeism, lateness with Christ: Bagbin to MPs as Parliament adjourns

• Posted on April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
• Comment

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has urged Members of Parliament (MP) to bury absenteeism and lateness with Christ.   

He expressed regret about the persistent lateness and absenteeism during Parliamentary sittings and urged MPs to bury those conducts with Christ, praying for renewed zeal to serve the nation upon resurrection.  

He made the call when Parliament adjourned sine die from its First Meeting of the Second Session of legislative work last Friday.

Commendation 

Mr Bagbin, however, commended the MPs for their dedication, saying, their “sacrificial sweat continues to irrigate the gardens of parliamentary democracy.”  

He also urged MPs to reconnect with constituents during the Easter break, gathering perspectives to guide future work.  

Mr Bagbin praised the Clerk to Parliament, Parliamentary Service Staff, and media for supporting Parliament’s work, saying their efforts “bring Parliament closer to the people.”  

Context

Parliament reconvened for the First Meeting of the Second Session of the Fourth Republic on February 3, 2026.

During the Session, Parliament passed a number of key Bills, including the approval of disbursement formulas of the District Assembly Common Fund for 2026.

A key highlight of the meeting was the presentation of the State of the Nation Address by President John Dramani Mahama, which set the tone for the session’s legislative agenda and triggered broad debate on the floor of the House.

Among the most notable developments was the passage of the Legal Education Reform Bill, 2025, which effectively ends the long-standing monopoly of the Ghana School of Law over professional legal training and opens the space for accredited institutions to offer legal education.

Parliament also ratified a 15-year lithium mining agreement between the government and Barari DV Ghana Limited for operations at the Ewoyaa deposit in the Central Region.

The House also passed the Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Act, 2026; the Value for Money Office Act, 2026; the Ghana Deposit Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the government’s flagship 24-Hour Economy Authority Act, 2026.  

The rest were the Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025; the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences Bill, 2025; the Growth and Sustainability Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2026; the Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Bill, 2025 and the Governance Advisory Council Bill, 2025.

The meeting also featured debates on key national issues, oversight of government policies and responses from sector ministers on parliamentary questions.
  Pending Bills, such as the Parliamentary Transition Bill, await further consideration.  

— GNA