The Strategic Thinkers Network Africa, STRANEK-Africa has congratulated Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin for his election into office as President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association International ( CPA).
In a statement, STRANEK described Mr Bagbin as an icon who contributed to deepening Ghana’s democracy and good governance, from being a Member of Parliament for Nadowli/Kaleo to occupying the number 3 position as Speaker of Parliament, for lifting the flag of Ghana high with his election as president of the CPA .
Speaker Bagbinn was unanimously elected the President of the CPA, an organization of over 180 member Parliaments of the commonwealth of nations, at the just-ended 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) hosted by Canada in Halifax.
Speaker Bagbin, until his election as President, was the Vice-President of the CPA.
As President of the CPA, Ghana has been given the opportunity to host the 66th Conference of the CPA in Accra from the 30th of September to the 7th of October 2023.
The election of Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin as President of the CPA makes him the head of the CPA and he will preside over the next CPC in Ghana while also serving as the Chair of the Elections Committee of the Association.
He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Association amongst other roles and duties constitutionally bestowed on him.
Executive Director of STRANEK Africa Nii Tettey Tetteh noted ” His election to the position of President is a sign of the confidencce imposed on him for championing democracy and good governance in Ghana and to a larger extent Africa”.
He further described the speaker as one of the most exprerienced tried and tested parliamentarian who’s leadership is unparralled and perfect the hopes and aspirations of both the Anglophone and Francophone countries which form the 180 member countries of the CPA .
The statement concluded that ” Once again we say Kudos to the additional leadership step and we believe the demonstration of excellence by Rt. Hon. Speaker will help build and overcome global challenges and promote parliamentary democracy”. He noted.
The Parliament of Ghana was ably represented at the 65th CPC in Halifax, Canada by a crack team led by the Speaker, and included the Majority Leader, Hon Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Minority Leader, Hon Haruna Iddrisu, Hon Ahmed Ibrahim, Deputy Minority Whip, Hon Thomas Mbomba, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon Lydia Seyram Alhassan, Deputy Majority Whip, Hon Comfort Cudjoe-Ghansah Doyoe, Second Deputy Minority Whip, and Hon Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei, MP of Akwapim North. The Clerk To Parliament, Mr. Cyril Kwabena Nsiah and some members of staff were available to offer secretarial services to the delegation.
Source: 3news.com/Ghana