The chairman of business Committee and majority leader, Honorable Kyei Mensah has notified that a number of staff and journalists covering proceedings of the House will be reduced to allow them to properly follow the covid 19 protocols.

He said this during the presentation of the business for the fifth week.

According to the leader of the house, as Honorable members may already be aware, seating arrangements in the House has been reorganised in line with physical distancing protocols.

He noted that given the upsurge in cases of COVID-19 infections and associated deaths, the Business Committee recommends that the Clerk to Parliament takes steps to ensure that only essential staff of the Parliamentary Service report to undertake official duties.

Kyei Mensah said, members are also entreated to curtail visits by constituents and other acquaintances to their offices. 

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The chairman of the business committee further asked that the  Clerk to Parliament is further requested to liaise with the Dean of the Parliamentary Press Corps with a view to reducing the number of media personnel who attend the House to cover proceedings. 

He indicated that all other visitors who have no critical business to transact in Parliament will not be permitted in the precincts of Parliament.

Meanwhile, the Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu said on Thursday, January 28, 2021, that the NPP caucus is not adhering the covid 19 protocols in the lead up to the voting of Mahama Ayariga's motion in the chamber.

He explained that, whereas the leadership has agreed that, only one-third of members should be present in the chamber during proceedings, the NPP members trooped in after the debate of the private members' motion to take part in the voting process.