Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has announced a postponement of the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic.
According to Alban Bagbin, the postponements are circumstances beyond my control.
In a statement issued from the Office of the Speaker of Parliament in Accra stated, “Pursuant to the notice to summon Parliament dated September 29, 2025, I, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, hereby give notice that the commencement of the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic is deferred until further notice due to circumstances beyond my control”.
The statement, however, did not provide reasons for the postponement.
However, the statement revealed that a new date would be communicated later.
The postponements mean that parliamentary proceedings, which were expected to resume in October after recess, will remain on hold.
This development comes at a time when parliament was anticipated to consider key legislative and policy matters, including the presentation of the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy.
Also, Dominic Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, has revealed that the government will repeal the infamous Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462, which allows mining in forest reserves.
According to the Attorney General, LI 2505 will be laid in Parliament to repeal infamous LI 2462.
Speaking during the stakeholder engagement on illegal mining assembled by President John Dramani Mahama in Accra on Friday, October 3, Dr Ayine stated, “We have prepared an instrument that is LI 2505 in my office, and that will be laid in Parliament on the 14th of October”.
“The Minister and I have agreed that on the 14th of October, when Parliament resumes, we will lay that instrument to revoke the famous LI 2462,” he added.
Meanwhile, some Ghanaians have reacted to the development saying, “he fear of repealing LI 2462, which circumstance is beyond his control? Is Jesus coming??”.
“Are they not supposed to repeal LI2462 when parliament resumes? Which circumstance is so important that repealing LI2462?? #StopGalamseyNow”, another wrote.
A netizen wrote, “They have postponed the parliamentary sitting because of the LI”
One more netizen added, “Ah? Masa make them come back and revoke that mining in the forest reserve LI before them go erh. People we put wanna lives in their hands be this o”
See the statement below:
