Parliament is The Voice Of The People- Bagbin

The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has stated that, Parliament is the legislative arm of government that represents the voice of the Ghanaian people.

The Rt Hon Speaker made the statement when a six- member delegation from the University of Media Arts and Communication led by the Rector of the Institute of Journalism, Prof. Christiana Hammond paid a courtesy call on him to present a proposal on upcoming courses in Effective Political Communication to Members of Parliament.

In furtherance, Mr. Speaker said “Parliament is the voice of the people particularly in jurisdictions that focus on that voice including the commonwealth”.

He noted that political communication plays a central role in the business of Parliament adding that Parliament has often made frantic efforts to use resource persons to teach new Members of Parliament in Political Communication.

Additionally, Mr. Speaker revealed that, Parliament has in recent times embarked on reforms with a strategic plan where the public Affairs Department has now been split into three Departments namely Media Relations Department, Public Engagement and Parliamentary Broadcasting to communicate effectively and ensure a robust citizen participation.

The UniMAC Faculty seeks to collaborate with the Parliamentary Training Institute to teach and train Members of Parliament with programs in Effective political communication to obtain Diploma and Degrees.

This will help enhance the capacity and sharpen the skills of Members of Parliament to effectively communicate with the citizenry.

Source: Parliament