The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has suspended sittings for three weeks following an upsurge in COVID-19 cases among Members of Parliament (MPs) 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 positive for COVID-19.
However, he stressed that the Appointment Committee will go ahead with the vetting of the President's nominees for Ministerial portfolios during the suspension.
The House will be suspended from Wednesday, February 10, 2021, to Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
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