The majority leader of Ghana’s Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has been elected as the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s sole candidate for the Vice-Chairmanship position.
Angel News gathered that the Executive Committee unanimously chose the experienced politician and legislator as the sole candidate on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.
His confirmation for the position is scheduled to take place Thursday, August 25, 2022, during the plenary session of the ongoing 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.
The Vice Chairman-elect in a brief phone conversation with Angel FM’s parliamentary, correspondent, Prince Joe Boadi, stated that the meetings at the Coordinating Committee and Executive Committee levels have all gone well.
The lawmaker indicated that the conference recognised Ghana’s enormous contribution through his intervention in the Commonwealth parliament.
”I guess they have all appreciated Ghana’s contribution by my interventions. The result is that, by unanimity, the Executive Committee has resolved to put me up as the sole candidate for the Vice Chairmanship of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. It will be done tomorrow at plenary.”
In a related development, a UK MP, Ian Liddell-Grainger, was also elected as the sole chairman.
If confirmed the two parliamentarians would be working together and steer the affairs of the Commonwealth Parliament.
The UK MP is also the Chairperson of the CPA UK Branch Executive Committee.
The Majority Leader
Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is a Ghanaian urban planner and politician. He is currently the majority leader in the Ghanaian Parliament and also the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in Ghana.
He is the Chairperson for the Special Budget, House, and Business Committees.
Mr Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu is also a member of the Finance, Mines and Energy, Standing Orders, and Selection Committees.
He graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Planning.
