GRi in Parliament 03 – 01 - 2003
Speaker of Parliament
sends New Year Message
"This spirit of
co-operation and compromise resulted in the passage of a number of Bills and
Resolutions and the ratification of various Agreements. Many Constitutional and
Statutory Instruments were permitted by the House to take effect".
Ala Adjetey said this in a New
Year Message to the Nation to wish all a prosperous and joyous New Year. He
said "on this first working day of the year 2003 and in the midst of this
festive mood, it is prudent that we reflect on the past, take note of our
achievements to build on them, acknowledge our shortcomings so as to avoid
their recurrence and in the process, set new goals, visions and aspirations to
quicken the pace of our development".
The Speaker said undoubtedly
some gains were made in several fields of endeavour in the country as a whole
during the past year and Parliament had continued to play its role in all
modesty with some success.
He said hunger; unemployment,
HIV/AIDS and conflicts in some parts of the country were not peculiar to
Ala Adjetey said the bold decision
to opt for democracy in 1992 was increasingly yielding results. Parliament
continues to play her constitutional role, both the executive and judicial arms
of government are doing their best while the media and other guardians of the
people have not shirked their responsibilities, he added.
The Speaker said through these
collective actions and responsibilities, democratic culture was being
entrenched and
Ala Adjetey said that Peace, the
Rule of Law, accountability, love for one another, political tolerance, hard
work and abhorrence of indiscipline should be every body's guiding principle
this year and wished all a fruitful and joyous New Year.
GRi…/
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