The Office of the Speaker of Parliament has denied reports that the Speaker travelled to Dubai with his children.
The office said it has taken note of the publications in both the new and traditional media with respect to the travel of Mr Alban Bagbin to Dubai for medical review.
A statement issued on Monday March 7 said also that the figures being quoted in the reports as per diem are false and should be ignored.
“We want to place the following on record: The Rt. Hon. Speaker did not travel to Dubai with his children as is being alleged. Indeed, Mr. Speaker has never included his children in any of his trips. Travel expenses for Mr. Speaker’s trip to Dubai is in accordance with what is prescribed for the Speaker of Parliament long before Rt. Hon Bagbin became Speaker, and also for analogous members of government such as the President, Vice President and the Chief Justice.
“The figures quoted in the story as per diem are false. The Speaker has no hand in the computation of his per diem and it is available as part of the official records of the State. It is part of the mischief that the publication is aimed at.
“For purposes of clarity, Mr. Speaker traveled with the medical doctor in charge of Parliament Medical Centre. his spouse as career and two other officials of Parliament as the least in practice. There is no advance party. no children , and certainly no other member on
his entourage. What is intriguing is the focus on Mr. Speaker’s travel and the efforts at exaggerating the cost.
“Meanwhile, there is complete silence on the travels of other members of government, the frequency of which is far higher than that of Mr. Speaker. Even within the hierarchy of Parliament, there are members of the leadership whose frequency of travel is far higher than that of Mr. Speaker. It is also on record that Rt. Hon. Bagbin, in his 14 months as Speaker, is the least travelled of all previous Speakers of Parliament within the same time frame
“The public is advised to see in such publications the political mischief that is intended and ignore such publications with the contempt they deserve,” the statement said.
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I thought it was only the prez who allows the prezi jet to fly out friends and relatives to the UK for shopping. I never expected a rebuttal from the speaker over this Dubai news story. Ghanaians have become so vulnerable that we believe every crazy story. Very soon there will be the news that the speaker and his family have joined Elon Musk and had flown to space. ***barred word*** journalism at its best.