Speaker’s maiden seminal lecture to be held on May 31

The Parliament of Ghana is expected to hold the maiden Speaker's seminal Lecture on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at the Accra International Conference Centre under the theme “Parliament, its business and the Supreme Court in perspective”.

This maiden lecture will seek to spark and stimulate public discourse on the concept of Separation of powers relative to the Supreme Court’s decision in Justice Abdulai V Attorney General.

Further to the above, the discussion will analyze the justiciability or non-justiciability of the doctrine of a political question in Ghana’s jurisprudence.

Stakeholders, participants, and citizens will also be afforded the opportunity to have a deeper look and reflection on the current challenges of Ghana’s hung Parliament and come out with some recommendations.

The event will have in attendance, the leadership of Parliament, MPs, Ministers of state, former MPs, Members of the Diplomatic Community, representatives of political parties, civil society groups, students, and the media.

The Dean of the UPSA Law school, Prof Kofi Abotsi is billed as the Keynote Speaker for the event while Thaddeus Sory, a private legal practitioner, Dr.Emmanuel Akwetey of IDEG, and Clara Beri Kassa-Tee, a private legal practitioner, will form the panel for the discussion.

Paramount Chief of Essikado, Nana Nketsiah V is expected to chair this maiden and high-level seminar.

WHY THIS LECTURE?

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon S.K.Bagbin per this forum is seeking to demystify parliament thus bringing it closer to the people.

Additionally, he seeks to broaden the scope of Parliamentary legislation which is reflective of the composition of the Ghanaian Society in our quest to build a buoyant democracy.

Also, this seminar will strongly position parliament to address many challenges in our democratic dispensation by cementing the gains it has made so far.