Former Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Reverend Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye has been elected as the Speaker of the Seventh Parliament of Ghana.
He was proposed by Minority Leader of the immediate past Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu, at the inaugural sitting of the Seventh Parliament on Saturday, January 7.
Proceedings were supervised by Clerk of Parliament Emmanuel Anyimadu as a result of the absence of a speaker.
As per Standing Order 85, Mr Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu’s proposal was seconded by the Tamale South Constituency Member of Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, who will be the Minority Leader.
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