Here is what Parliament is expected do as it resumes on May 27

Parliament is expected to resume on Tuesday, May 27, for its second meeting of the 1st session.

The House went on break on March 29, 2025.

3News recaps the first meeting and highlights what to expect in the next meeting.

The 1st meeting of the 9th Parliament begun on January 7, 2025

It was a Parliament many Ghanaians had waited to see after the NDC in the December general elections swept most of the parliamentary seats to form an overwhelming majority in the house.

Lots of parliamentary activities took place including the vetting of 56 ministers and deputy ministers by the Appointments Committee.

The 1st Meeting which lasted for eleven weeks saw 18 bills presented out of which 16 were passed.

They included the Electronic Transfer Levy (Repeal) Bill, 2025, Revenue Administration (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Emissions Levy (Repeal) Bill, 2025, Earmarked Funds Capping and Realignment (Amendment) Bill, Energy Sector Levy Bill, 2025, the Appropriation Bill and the Ghana Gold Board Bill, 2025.

There was one regulation presented to the house, the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025, which was referred to the committee on Subsidiary Legislation.

The meeting also witnessed President Mahama’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on February 27 and the 2025 budget presentation by the Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson on March 11.

There were also leadership changes in the house by both the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Despite the legislative and oversight roles during the meeting, unfortunate incidents also took place.

Misunderstanding at the Appointments Committee led to the destruction of public property compelling the Speaker, Alban Bagbin to suspend four MPs for two weeks and set up a committee to investigate the chaos.

The House begins the second meeting on Tuesday May 27 and is expected to focus on key legislative bills, such as the Grains Development bill, which stakeholders are advocating for, to boost sector growth through value addition.

The House may also exercise its oversight role, scrutinising government policies and actions, as seen in the vetting process of ministerial nominees.

Budgetary allocations, research grants, and financial management are likely to feature in this meeting.

Ghanaians, however, would be interested in knowing the outcome of the committee that was set up by the speaker to probe the destruction of Parliament’s property at the vetting committee.

Another matter that was unresolved and would need answers is the investigation into the “daughter of a murderer” comment.

While, Ghanaians wait for the outcome of these matters, the Minority Caucus is reported to have met over the weekend to strategise on ways to conduct business in this particular meeting.

One can only wait.

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