*Speaker Bagbin Dedicates GJA Hall of Fame Award to Parliament* The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has dedicated his Special Award and inducti

*Speaker Bagbin Dedicates GJA Hall of Fame Award to Parliament* The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has dedicated his Special Award and induction into the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Hall of Fame to Parliament. Making a statement on the floor of the House today, Tuesday 11th November 2026 [actually 10th], Speaker Bagbin disclosed that he was honoured with the award at the 30th GJA Media Awards ceremony held at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra on Saturday, 6th November 2026. According to him, the award was in recognition of his contributions to press freedom and media development. "This is a statement I am making to dedicate to you, the Parliament, an award from the Ghana Journalists Association," he told Members. Rt. Hon. Bagbin recounted his long association with the Parliamentary Press Corps since the inception of the Fourth Republic in January 1993, saying he witnessed firsthand the formation of the Corps and the efforts journalists made to

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*Speaker Bagbin Dedicates GJA Hall of Fame Award to Parliament*

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has dedicated his Special Award and induction into the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Hall of Fame to Parliament.

Making a statement on the floor of the House today, Tuesday 11th November 2026 [actually 10th], Speaker Bagbin disclosed that he was honoured with the award at the 30th GJA Media Awards ceremony held at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra on Saturday, 6th November 2026.

According to him, the award was in recognition of his contributions to press freedom and media development.

"This is a statement I am making to dedicate to you, the Parliament, an award from the Ghana Journalists Association," he told Members.

Rt. Hon. Bagbin recounted his long association with the Parliamentary Press Corps since the inception of the Fourth Republic in January 1993, saying he witnessed firsthand the formation of the Corps and the efforts journalists made to partner Parliament in deepening Ghana's democracy.

"From the very onset of the Fourth Republic, I recognized the centrality of the work of the media in the growth of the Republic," he said.

He noted that this recognition informed deliberate steps he took to facilitate the education and training of many journalists across the country, irrespective of the media houses they worked for, their ideologies or political affiliation

Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, says he cannot claim sole glory for his induction into the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Hall of Fame, and has therefore decided to donate the award to Parliament.

"I cannot claim sole glory for the honour done me. The institution which paved the way for my long relations with the media must be credited with the award. Therefore, I have decided to donate this award to Parliament," he stated.

According to him, the award belongs to all members of the House, including leadership, members, the Clerk to Parliament and all parliamentary service staff.

He recounted observing both Majority and Minority sides sitting together to find consensus and fashion out ways of unravelling difficult national challenges, and watching the Clerk and staff prepare order papers, votes and proceedings, committee reports and the official Hansard often late into the night.

Report filed by PKB