The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called members of Parliament (MPs) back from break to convene for five days to deal with pressing parliamentary matters.
In a statement released on Wednesday, August 12, the Speaker instructed Members of Parliament to reconvene from Monday, August 24, to Friday, August 28, 2026.
The summons was issued under Order 58(4) of Parliament’s Standing Orders, just under three weeks after the House adjourned on July 31.MPs were originally scheduled to stay on recess until October, but the Speaker has now ordered them to return at 12:00pm on Monday, August 24, at Parliament House in Accra.The notice did not outline the specific urgent business that prompted the recall.