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Ghana's 7th parliament inaugurated

The 275 MPs including several new MPs, were led by the new Speaker, Prof. Mike Oquaye, to take the oath of the Member of Parliament, as well as the oath of allegiance.

The new Speaker had earlier been sworn into office by the Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood. The New Patriotic Party (NPP), form the majority in parliament with 171 seats and have therefore moved from the new Speaker’s left-hand side to occupy seats to his right.

The National Democratic Congress which has 104 seats have moved to the left side to form the minority.

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The seventh parliament of the Fourth Republic will run for a four-year term.

Professor Mike Oquaye is the new Speaker of Parliament, while Joseph Osei-Owusu, the Member of Parliament for Bekwai constituency, has been elected as the First Deputy Speaker.

The NDC’s Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin has also been elected the 2nd Deputy Speaker.

The Member of Parliament for the Suame constituency, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, is now the Majority Leader in parliament, with Sarah Adjoa Safo, MP for Dome-Kwabenya, serving as his Deputy.

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The Minority Leader is now the NDC’s Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, who will be assisted by the Member of Parliament for Ketu North, James Klutse Avedzi.

Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka will still maintain his position as the Chief Whip, with the Member of Parliament for Banda, Ahmed Ibrahim, and the Member of Parliament for Ada East, Hon. Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, serving as deputy chief whips.

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