Sunyani West MP, Millicent Yeboah Amankwah is Observer on Ghana ECOWAS Parliamentary Delegation

Ghana’s Parliament has approved the composition of Ghana’s Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament delegation with some last-minute amendments to ensure compliance with the 30 per cent female quota.

The approved list included Mr. George Ricketts-Hagan, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Cape Coast South, as a Leader.

The new members of the delegation are Mr. Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, NDC MP for Ho West; Madam Laadi Ayii Ayamba, NDC MP for Pusiga; Mr. Eric Afful, NDC MP for Amenfi West; Mr. Dominic Napare, NDC MP for Sene East; Madam Patricia Appiagyei, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Asokwa; Mr. Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, NPP MP for Asante Akim Central; and Mr. Bryan Acheampong, NPP MP for Abetifi.

Madam Millicent Yeboah Amankwah, a first-term NDC MP for Sunyani West, was proposed and accepted as an observer.

“The choice of Honourable Patricia Appiagyei was arrived at due to her designation as deputy minority leader,” Speaker Bagbin said on the Floor of the House on Tuesday.

”I sincerely appreciate the wonderful people of Sunyani West for believing in me and walking this path with me, to the Speaker of Parliament, the Majority Caucus and my colleagues in the 9th Parliament, thank you for the opportunity to serve as an Observer on the ECOWAS Parliament”.

The Sunyani West MP was grateful the honor would strengthen her , ”resolve to contribute more meaningfully to our national and regional progress”,

”May I continue to serve with wisdom and humility”, Madam Millicent Yeboah Amankwah wrote.