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Bagbin urges proper petition procedures in Ghana

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Ghanaian Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin has called on groups wishing to submit a petition to follow parliamentary procedure rather than organise demonstrations. He made the recommendation at a national public relations conference in Koforidua, The Ghana Report reports.

The Speaker of the Ghanaian Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called on people and groups wishing to petition MPs to follow parliamentary procedures rather than organise demonstrations to make their demands heard, The Ghana Report reports.

Alban Bagbin was speaking at the 2026 IPR Ghana National PR Conference and Excellence Awards in Koforidua, according to the same outlet. He recalled that petitions must be submitted through the channels provided by Parliament.

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