Equipment, desk, and chairs in Parliament’s chamber are all anticipated to be modified, making a recall on September 3 unimaginable.
Checks by 3news.com in Parliament present an alternate venue must be selected for any sitting earlier than October.
On Wednesday, August 7, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, in an announcement to recall members of Parliament indicated that the Parliamentary Service Board final yr had determined to retrofit the parliamentary chamber for the ninth Parliament.
He mentioned the retrofitting has grow to be needed resulting from structural defects with the audio and video tools within the chamber which have typically disrupted proceedings equivalent to compelled suspension of proceedings or adjournment.
On Thursday, the Director of Media Relations, David Damoah mentioned the retrofitting is critical.
“For some time now, the microphones and the laptop that we upload the parliamentary documents on have structural defects, so we have to reconfigure the whole place and replace them. The contract has been awarded and the contractor has been on site now as you can see we have removed them,” he mentioned.
“Work is expected to be done before members resume in October. Per the timetable that we have, I think it’s going to take us between now and September,” Mr Damoah added.
He mentioned the Parliamentary Service Board and management of Parliament must discover an alternate venue for the recall on September 3.
Contractors from now to October would work across the clock to make sure a effectively retrofitted chamber for members once they resume.
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