{
  "id": 18327326,
  "title": "Only 10 MPs present as Bagbin enters Parliament (Video)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/only-10-mps-present-as-bagbin-enters-parliament-video",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T15:21:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/only-10-mps-present-as-bagbin-enters-parliament-video/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin entered the chamber only to discover that there were just 10 Members of Parliament present. The attendance was minimal, with eight MPs belonging to the Minority Caucus and two from the Majority side. This low turnout meant that only a few legislators were in the chamber as parliamentary proceedings commenced.\n\nSpeaker Bagbin has long voiced his concerns over the consistently low attendance in Parliament, a pattern that has continued to persist. Under Ghana's Constitution, any MP who remains absent for 15 consecutive sittings without seeking permission from the Speaker risks losing their seat. This occurrence prompts questions about the level of attendance and participation among MPs during parliamentary sittings.\n\n\"The MPs have gone to Jubilee House to look for jobs,\" said one NDC MP in response to the situation.",
  "summary": "Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin entered the chamber on Thursday to find only 10 Members of Parliament present, comprising eight from the Minority Caucus and two from the Majority side. The low attendance meant that only a handful of legislators were in the chamber as the Speaker arrived for parliamentary proceedings. Of the 10 MPs […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}