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Speaker Of Parliament, MPs Excluded From Using Sirens In New Legislative Instrument
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Speaker Of Parliament, MPs Excluded From Using Sirens In New Legislative Instrument

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • The Speaker of Parliament, the Chief Justice and legislators will not be allowed to lawfully use sirens
  • Some legislators expressed reservations about the exclusion of the Speaker of Parliament from the instrument
  • Parliament withdrew an earlier version of the instrument because of an uproar over the inclusion of legislators

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The Speaker of Parliament, the Chief Justice and Members of Parliament will not be allowed to lawfully use sirens and be exempted from speed limits per a new legislative instrument seeking to amend the Road Traffic Regulations.

The Road and Traffic (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 legal instrument has been re-laid in Parliament.

Speaker Of Parliament and MPs Excluded From Using Sirens
Some legislators have reservations about the exclusion of the Speaker of Parliament from the instrument. Source: Parliament of Ghana
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The instrument, which becomes law after 21 days, will allow the president and the vice president, as well as the police and ambulance service, to use sirens.

The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, and the former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, questioned the Speaker of Parliament's exclusion during the sitting.

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In July, Parliament withdrew an earlier version of the instrument because of an uproar over the inclusion of legislators.

The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, withdrew the legislative instrument on behalf of the Minister for Transport.

NDC MP takes responsibility

Dominic Ayine, Chairman of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament, took responsibility for the earlier legislative instrument seeking to amend the Road Traffic Regulations.

Ayine, also the Bolgatanga East MP, stressed that the transport ministry was not required to issue compulsory directives, which eventually led to the related legislative instrument.

At the time, the Speaker of Parliament also claimed he was unaware of the possible legislation allowing ministers and MPs to use sirens and exempting them from speed limits.

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Parliament to correct dialysis fee

YEN.com.gh reported that Parliament wrongly approved the hike in dialysis fees from GH¢380 to GH¢491.

It noted that the mistake stemmed from errors in the document presented by the finance ministry.

Parliament assured Ghanaians that the mistake would be corrected as soon as possible to ease the burden on renal patients.

Proofread by Edwina N.K Quarcoo, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

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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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