Ghana in Search of Regional Integration Agenda 54 Some fundamental issues pertaining to Ghanaian representation were raised in subsequent meetings on the floor of the House of Parliament, including the following: a) Members of the Ghanaian Parliament who were elected to represent Ghana in the Community Parliament were already sworn into the Parliament in Abuja the previous year, thus in January 2001 without due process in the Parliament of Ghana, thus making it an illegality; b) Some minority parties, particularly the People's National Convention(PNC), were of the view that they should be given representation on the Ghanaian delegation, despite their small membership in the Ghanaian Parliament and the very limited number of seats allotted to Ghana. Finally, after some adjournments and interventions by members from both sides and clarifications from the Speaker of the House who had always urged compromise, the resolution on Ghana's representation as presented by the Majority Leader, Papa Owusu-h in the House was finally adopted(Hansard, Volume 33, Number 13, Tuesday, 4 th of June, 2002). The delegation consisted then of the following members: Hon. Osei-Kyei Mensah Bonsu(Leader); Hon. Hawa Yakubu; Hon. Stephen Kwaku Balado Manu; Hon. Joseph Akudibillah; Hon. Kenneth Dzirasah; Hon. Abraham Kofi Asante; Hon. Alice Boon; and Hon. Likplalimor Kwajo Tawiah. The issue of representation in the Community Parliament of the ECOWAS came up again after the 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana. This was to be expected since the provisions in the protocol only allow representation of elected members of national assemblies. Secondly, those appointed to an executive office or position in the sending state(for instance, a minister of state) must resign membership of the county's delegation. The reconstitution led to retention of only Hon. Mr. Osei-Kyei Mensah Bonsu and Hon. Balado S. K. Manu and the addition of the following new members: Hon. David Apasera; Hon. Elizabeth K. T. Sackey; Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong; Hon. John A. Tia; Hon. Michael Teye Nyaunu; and Hon. Francis A. Agbotse(Hansard, Volume. 51, Number 11, Friday, 11 th November, 2005). On the reconstitution of Ghana's delegation to the Community Parliament, however, Members of Parliament raised some very crucial issues pertaining to the designation and the legal status of the members who generally represent Ghana. Members wondered whether they were delegates to the Community Parliament of the ECOWAS or they were representatives of the Parliament of Ghana. The position that was finally agreed upon was that all such delegates from the various national parliaments across the sub-region represent all the people within the ECOWAS framework and not just representing particular governments or arms of government. In the same vein, the Ghanaian delegates in the Pan-African Parliament of the African Union are representing the people of Africa in its entirety and not individual countries. On the issue of leadership of Ghanaian delegations to sub­regional and regional representative bodies, it was agreed that the most senior member of the group from the majority side leads such delegations. While these issues constituted important elements for consideration, Members of Parliament further agreed that representation in the Community Parliament of the ECOWAS