Parliament to sit on Mondays and Saturdays

Parliament is set to begin extended sittings from Monday, July 7, 2025, as the House races to conclude critical legislative work ahead of its planned adjournment on Saturday, July 12, 2025.

The announcement was delivered by Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga during the presentation of the Business Statement for the seventh week of the session. He explained that the extended schedule—spanning Mondays through Saturdays—was necessary to expedite the processing of key Legislative Instruments (LIs) that must mature before the session ends.

The move signals an intense legislative sprint, with Mr. Ayariga indicating that Parliament will be hosting an unusually high number of ministerial appearances.

A total of 55 Ministers of State, along with the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, are slated to appear before the House to answer questions from Members of Parliament.

He stressed that the urgency of some upcoming legislation could see new Bills introduced and pushed through all required stages in a single sitting, in accordance with Standing Order 160.

He added that additional business would include the laying of Papers, presentation of committee reports, and debate of motions with consequential resolutions.

“Motions may be debated and their consequential resolutions, if any, taken during the week,” Mr. Ayariga said. “In accordance with Standing Order 216(2), and subject to Standing Order 67, the Committee submits to the House the order in which business shall be taken.”

During the deliberations, Minority Leader Osahen Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin raised a pressing concern. He urged the Majority Leader to make provisions for the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Madam Jean Mensa, to brief Parliament on the controversial decision to rerun parliamentary elections in 19 polling stations within the Ablekuma North Constituency.

The announcement of extended parliamentary sittings comes amid heightened public interest in both legislative reforms and the credibility of electoral processes. With the House nearing adjournment, the coming week is expected to be packed with politically consequential debates and decisions.