The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has suspended sittings for three weeks following an upsurge in COVID-19cases among Parliamentarians and Parliamentary Service staff.
In a statement in Parliament today the Speaker disclosed that some 17 MPs and 151 Parliamentary staff and ancillary workers in Parliament have tested postive for COVID-19.
He also stated that the Appointment Committee will go ahead with the vetting for the President’s nominees for Ministerial portfolios during the suspension.
The House will be suspended between Wednesday, February 10, 2021 and Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
By: Graphic Online
