The former Member of Parliament for Nadowli-Kaleo, Alban Bagbin has been elected as the new Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.
This comes after he was elected in a keenly contested election between himself and former Speaker, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye
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Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin polled 138 votes as against 136 for former Speaker Professor Mike Oquaye.
The election of Mr Bagbin sent shockwaves across the aisle where NPP members of Parliament were sitting.
Born on September 24, 1957 at Sombo in the Upper West Region, Mr Bagbin is a graduate of the University of Ghana (1977-1980) and the Ghana School of Law (1980 -1982). He holds an Executive Masters in Governance and Leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.
His parents are Sansunni Bagbin and Mrs Margaret B. Bagbin who were both peasant farmers.
Mr Bagbin is married to Mrs Alice Adjua Yornas Bagbin, the Programme Officer of the United Nations Children Fund office in Ghana.
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