There's been no meeting between Speaker and President Akufo-Addo over 'vacant' parliamentary seats

Gertrude Ankah Politics Oct - 22 - 2024 , 11:28

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin has not held any meeting with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in relation to last week's ruling that declared four parliamentary seats vacant, a statement issued by the Media Relations Office of Parliament has said.

“The attention of Parliament has been drawn to a video circulating on social media insinuating that the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has been invited to a meeting with the President to negotiate a settlement regarding the pronouncement on Thursday, October 17, 2024,” the statement signed by Lawrence Kwarteng-Ashia Deputy Director of Media Relations read.

“Parliament states without any equivocation that there is no iota of truth in the insinuation in the circulated video,” it added.

Attached below is a copy of the press statement

TREAT WITH DISDAIN ATTEMPTS TO SMEAR THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT

The attention of Parliament has been drawn to a video circulating on social media insinuating that the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has been invited to a meeting with the President to negotiate a settlement in respect of the pronouncement by the Rt. Hon. Speaker on Thursday, 17th October, 2024 in response to a call by the Minority Leader to declare the seats of four (4) Members of Parliament vacant.

Parliament states without any equivocation that there is no iota of truth in the insinuation in the circulated video.

The video in question was taken on 4th July 2024, when the Rt. Hon. Speaker led a delegation to present the maiden democracy cup to the President.

The attempt to wrongly label the video and twist facts to impugn the integrity of the Rt. Hon. Speaker and Parliament is not only disingenuous but unfortunate.

The general public is hereby advised to ignore the attempt to hoodwink them into believing what has never transpired and treat the narrative with the contempt it deserves.

Below is the statement from parliament: