The Ghanaian government will have to pay about €2.26 million for the continuing of the Parliamentary Chamber renovations , according to Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin. On 30 July, Parliament took an indefinite recess at midnight in order to expedite the renovation process, which is anticipated to take three months or longer.
The Speaker toured the Chamber on Friday, August 23, to see how the construction was coming along. Alban Bagbin listed some of the difficulties the House faces during his visit, such as voting, quorum, and broken audiovisual equipment.
He added that in order to cut expenditures linked to bulk printing, paperwork, and other related expenses, former Speaker Doe Adjaho hired Bosch DICENTIS Multimedia Company in 2014 to convert the House into an E-Parliament. He disclosed that after reviewing the original contract, previous Speaker Prof. Mike Ocquaye made the decision to install biometric devices in the Chamber.
This resulted in a competitive tendering procedure when Michel Africa Parliament Services was given the contract. Additionally, Bagbin made it clear that part of the reason for the July 30 adjournment was to accommodate attendance at an international legislative meeting held in the US.The government is paying the estimated €2.26 million cost of the chamber’s refurbishment. All other equipment will be imported, but a local company named Fernac is producing the work tables. It is anticipated that the renovations will be finished by the end of October 2024.
SOURCE: https://dew360.net
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