Alban Bagbin wins Speakership In 8th Parliament

The former National Democratic Congress (NDC)  member of Parliament for Nadowli Kaleo and former Majority Leader, Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin has been elected the Speaker of Parliament for the eighth Parliament of the fourth Republic.

Bagbin who was the Second deputy speaker of Parliament was selected in Parliament in the dawn of January 7, 2021 after the seventh Parliament was desolved.
He was the Minister for Health in the Ghana government until February 2013 when Hanny-Sherry Ayittey took over the position.

The Speaker is an individual elected to preside over the elected Members of Parliament. The speaker is a Member of Parliament (MP) and is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow MPs.

On the Voting Results

Alban Bagbin=138

Mike Quaye=136

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Total vote cast = 275

Source: Myghanamedia.com