The 9th Parliament of the Fourth Republic has adjourned after two sittings of the 1st meeting of the 1st session. The House, which stood adjourned on Thursday, January 9, 2025, is expected to resume sitting on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
During the 12-day period of adjournment, all first-time Members of Parliament would undergo a 4-day orientation to learn the practices and rules of the House.
“The House is accordingly adjourned till Tuesday, the 21st day of January, 2025,” the First Deputy Speaker, Bernard Ahiafor, who is the MP for Akatsi South, announced.
Not much was done for the day, as there was no government business to transact, given that the second Mahama administration is now being formed.
The day began with the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, reading the message from the President, nominating Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson for the position of the Minister for Finance, John Abudulai Jinapor for Energy, and Dr. Dominic Ayine for Attorney General and Minister for Justice.
STATEMENT
After correcting the votes and proceedings for Wednesday, January 8, 2025, a statement was made to eulogise former Oforikrom MP, Dr. Emmanuel Marfo.
He has been appointed by the Climate Parliament as its director for Central and West Africa. Members took turns congratulating the former MP and made comments on climate change.
The maker of the statement, the Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, said that he was proud that the good works of Dr. Marfo on climate had been recognised by the Climate Parliament headquartered in London, UK.
The feat, according to the Nsawam-Adoagyiri legislator, not only elevates the status of their former colleague, but also promotes the positive image of the nation, Ghana. The MP for Oforikrom, Michael Kwasi Aidoo, who replaced Dr. Marfo, said the constituency was proud of the achievement of his predecessor.
The MP for Asante-Akim Central, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, also commended Dr. Marfo and urged his colleagues to continue making exploits in their fields of profession as they would yield positive results.
CLIMATE CHANGE
The MP for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, in his commendation, spoke about the effects of climate change. He said that today, rainfall patterns have changed and farmers no longer could predict rainfall due to the effects of climate change.
He advocated measures to deal with the matter, stating that members were prepared to support Dr. Marfo to succeed.
The MP for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nettey George, called on the country to pay more attention to the challenges the food sustainability of Ghana faces due to the effects of climate change.
He observed that Ghana, as a developing nation, contributes an insignificant amount to greenhouse emissions and pollution to the ozone but is one of the highest casualties of the effects of climate change.
He stated that the research on the shelves of tertiary institutions in the country should be implemented by government institutions, as most have pragmatic solutions to problems such as climate change.
The MP for Assin North, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, who joined his colleagues to congratulate Dr. Marfo, also said the education system is badly hit whenever there is a climate-induced disaster.
As such, he urged that it was important for schoolchildren to be guided to adopt climate-resilient practices at their younger stages to grow with it.
