The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has sworn in the newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) for the Akwatia and Tamale Central constituencies.
The brief ceremony was held on Tuesday, October 21, at the commencement of the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament.
The two MPs won by-elections conducted by the Electoral Commission in September this year, following the passing of their predecessors.
In Akwatia, Mr Baidoo, a 40-year-old lawyer, polled 18,199 votes to succeed the late Ernest Yaw Kumi, the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for the area, who died in July this year.
In Tamale Central, Professor Seidu, a University of Ghana lecturer and former Head of the Department of Political Science, was elected unopposed. He succeeds the late Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for the constituency, who died in a military helicopter crash in August.
After administering the oaths of allegiance and office, Speaker Bagbin congratulated the new MPs and reminded them of the responsibility that comes with their new roles.
He urged them to “honour their oath, uphold the dignity of the House, and let your service be marked by integrity and accountability.”
The two MPs now join the NDC caucus in Parliament, further strengthening the party’s majority to 185 seats. Four Independent MPs have also declared their intention to collaborate with the NDC in the conduct of parliamentary business.