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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The Parliament of Ghana in partnership with STAR-Ghana Foundation will on Monday, November 20, 2023, organise a Speaker\u2019s Breakfast Forum on the theme: \u201cThirty Years of Parliamentary Democracy under the Fourth Republic: Reflection on Citizens Engagement and the Way Forward.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

A statement issued by David Sebastian Damoah Esq, the Director of Media Relations, Parliament House Accra, said the purpose of the Speaker\u2019s Breakfast Forum was to consolidate the relationship between Parliament and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), and explore new ways of working together for accountable governance.<\/p>\n

It said: \u201cIn addition, the objectives of the forum are to explore new concepts for further engagements and collaborations, to strengthen the relationship between STAR- Ghana Foundation and Parliament, and lastly leverage the partnership to enhance citizens\u2019 engagement in the work of Parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parliament, STAR-Ghana Foundation,Speaker\u2019s Breakfast Forum , Monday, Elsie Appiah-Osei, GNAThe statement said Central to the theme was Parliament, the symbol and institution of democracy. \u201c…Indeed, the celebration was informed by the need to safeguard our democracy, to ensure that as many Ghanaians as possible appreciate the current political dispensation, the workings of parliament, and how crucial Parliament is to the sustenance of democracy,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

It noted that the survival of Parliamentary democracy in Ghana since independence for three decades was unprecedented which commemorated the 30 years of uninterrupted Parliamentary democracy in the Fourth Republic and the 5th Anniversary of STAR-Ghana.<\/p>\n

The Statement said Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, would deliver the keynote address with Professor Akosua Darkwah from the University of Ghana and Dr Rasheed Draman from the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Studies being the Guest Speakers.<\/p>\n

It said in all, 150 participants drawn from Parliament, CSOs, Think Tanks, Trade Unions, and the Media among others would be expected to attend the forum.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, in recognition of the need for a more effective engagement with the public and a wider participation in the work of parliament, having ranked first in Africa, in the open Parliament initiative, Parliament had decided to set up a Citizens Bureau within the Parliamentary Service.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bureau will work to institutionalise Parliament-citizens\u2019 engagement through partnerships with the media, CSOs and think tanks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bureau will develop and maintain a database of CSOs and think tanks operating in Ghana and provide the media and CSOs with the opportunity to easily share information and research findings with Parliament, whilst accessing relevant information from Parliament to support their work,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

The statement added that the Bureau would also facilitate capacity-building for the CSOs on how Parliament works and channels for collaborations with Parliament.<\/p>\n

It, therefore, explained that this arrangement would help bring the hopes and aspirations, concerns and anxieties of the public to the fore and enable Parliament to respond timeously to them, adding \u201cit will reduce the misunderstanding between parliament and the public and serve as an early warning signal to alert the elected representatives of the people on vexed issues before they degenerate beyond resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n

STAR-Ghana was founded at a period when the conditions globally were not favourable and the Parliament of Ghana had been a strategic partner of STAR-Ghana from its inception as a Programme to its status as a Foundation this partnership has led to several successful collaborations on several issues.<\/p>\n

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