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Bagbin Sparks Confusion After Saying He’s Unaware Of Potential Law Allowing MPs To Use Sirens
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Bagbin Sparks Confusion After Saying He’s Unaware Of Potential Law Allowing MPs To Use Sirens

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • The Speaker of Parliament has said he is unaware of a legislation to allow ministers and MPs to use sirens and exempt them from speed limits
  • Alban Bagbin explained his side of the matter during a public lecture on private member bills at the University of Ghana
  • The government was criticised over the alleged proposal to allow ministers and MPs to use sirens and exempt them from speed limits

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The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has said he is unaware of a Legislative Instrument seeking to amend the Road Traffic Regulations to allow ministers and MPs to use sirens on their cars and exempt them from speed limits.

Bagbin, speaking during a public lecture on private member bills at the University of Ghana, explained why such a move was impossible.

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Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is denying knowledge of a proposed law allowing MPs to use sirens and ignore speed limits.
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is denying knowledge of a proposed law allowing MPs to use sirens and ignore speed limits. Source: Parliament of Ghana
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“There is nothing like that before parliament, and so I thought something was being done behind my back.

“Later on, I was told that it was a regulation that Parliament was amending. We don’t amend regulations as per the constitution," he said in a video shared by Citi News.

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There was growing concern about the reported proposal to allow ministers and MPs to use sirens on their cars and exempt them from speed limits.

Per Joy News, the Bureau of Public Safety expressed disappointment over the move, saying there were concerns about road safety and accountability.

The L.I. also received backlash from within Parliament, with the minority caucus demanding its immediate withdrawal by the Transport Minister.

Lil Win charged with dangerous driving and negligently causing harm

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YEN.com.gh reported that Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lil Win, was charged with dangerous driving and negligently causing harm following the road crash he was involved in, which claimed the life of a three-year-old boy.

According to the law, given the nature of the charges, he is facing up to seven years in prison. The charges were given at the Asokore Mampong District Court, which granted Lil Win GH¢50,000 bail with two sureties following his arrest.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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