The legislators are expected to receive 14 bills, 10 legislative instruments and 12 papers.

[contextly_sidebar id=”FtwxlsyK2yEcYxAWvYU9kp7uRfssha6V”]”The 2nd meeting of the 1st session of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic will open on Tuesday, 30th May, 2017. During this meeting, a number of activities are scheduled to take place. Fourteen (14) bills will be laid. Ten (10) instruments will be presented during this meeting. At least twelve (12) papers will be presented to the House,” a statement signed by Kate Addo, Acting Director of Public Affairs at Parliament stated.

Prior to the break, the MPs vetted and approved all the 110 Ministers and deputy Ministers appointed by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

They also approved the 2017 budget as well as amended some existing laws.

Parliament also debated the President’s State of the Nations Address.

The House further investigated a bribery allegation hit the Appointments Committee.

Below are some of bills, instruments and papers Parliament will be considering during the session:

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Presenting the business statement to the house today [Friday], he said due to additional government business, the house is expected to deal with, they will now rise not later than Friday 7th of April.

Meanwhile, Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, disagrees with the extension of the meeting till next Friday.

He said Parliament cannot be made to suffer for the lack of planning associated with the President’s appointments.

He wants the House to rise by Wednesday, 4th April.

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, had earlier stated that, Parliament was most likely to extend sitting beyond the scheduled date for MPs to rise on Thursday, March 30.

Speaking to the media, Mr. Mensah-Bonsu noted that, the House had a lot on its plate, making the scheduled recess yesterday [Thursday] implausible.

“There are outstanding matters and it does appear we would have to push ourselves to next week. We are in a conversation with colleagues on the other side, and I hope we can come to an understanding on that,” he said.

One of the outstanding matters was a discussion of the report from Parliament’s committee investigating the recent bribery scandal that hit the Appointments Committee.

The report was laid before the House last Wednesday.

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By: Marian Ansah & Duke Opoku Mensah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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