Hung Parliament are the best, let’s keep voting that way – Alban Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has indicated that Ghana’s 8th Parliament under the 4th Republic is the best out of the lot.

Addressing a public forum in the Volta Regional capital of Ho, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the parliament under the 4th Republic, he entreated Ghanaians to endeavour to always ensure that both the majority and minority sides of the House have balanced numbers.

Mr Bagbin, who has served in Parliament since the inception of the 4th Republic in 1992, asserted that a hung house is “very difficult to manage” but indicated that it best prevents leaders from becoming possible dictators by having their way through parliament.

“This hung parliament is not like the other parliaments, and I would want to urge all of you to let us continue along this path, and with time you will see the difference.

The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV who chaired the occasion, indicated that national goals captured in the 1992 constitution have not been achieved within the last 30 years.

You’ve not realized the dreams of our founding fathers, and of course, we have not realized the aspirations that are enshrined in our 1992 constitution”, he stressed.

“This forum would not have been happening at a better time than now, time to take stock, time for parliament to look back and ask, how much have we done to facilitate the development of the country