SRC Visits Parliament

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S.R.C President in a shot with Honorable Samia Nkrumah, a C.P.P MP after discussions on the PUC student parliament.

The Student’s Representative Council of the Pentecost University College paid a working visit to the Parliament of Ghana on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. This was to help them familiarize the Council with the inner workings of Parliament and to formally inform the leadership of Ghana’s parliament of the existence of a student parliament here in PUC.

Speaking on their visit, the President of the SRC, Mr Jonathan Mbir said it was an educative experience for them. He said, sitting in Parliament he had come to know how Parliament functioned. He said, the Council used the opportunity to invite the leadership of Parliament to formally inaugurate the University’s student parliament.

The parliament of Ghana resumed sitting after going on a seven week recess for the Easter festivities. The current meeting is the Second Meeting of the Fourth Session of Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic.

Parliamentarians will be discussing in this meeting among others the Right to Information Bill, the Public Health Bill, Broadcasting Bill, University of Professional Studies Bill 2011, Ghana AIDS Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

Pentecost University wishes parliamentarians fruitful deliberations.

S.R.C President Mr. Jonathan Mbir and Rt. Hon. Speaker of parliament Miss Gertrude Ohene-Asare in the Ghana National   Parliament   House   to   push   for   affiliation, equipping and training of the PUC parliament.

S.R.C President explains the PUC Parliamentary system to Hon. Matthew Opoku Prempeh and Hon. Isaac Osei of the N.P.P.

Mr. Isaac Ansah of the public affairs directorate of parliament house Ghana assuring the S.R.C president and speaker of parliament of   Ghana parliament’s willingness to grant equipping, training and affiliation to the P.U.C parliament.

From left ,Hon. Collins Douda(MP), S.R.C president Mr. Jonathan Mbir, Hon. George Yaw Boakye (MP), Rt. Hon. Speaker of parliament Miss Gertrude Ohene-Asare.