2024 flag bearer aspirant for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has expressed his fear over the ongoing brouhaha in Parliament.
He has a bad precedence is being set which may affect how the future house would be run if care is not taken.
According to him, whatever happens in Parliament should be in the interest of the nation and not any individual or political party.
The Member of Parliament for Assin South in the Central region, has disclosed that he has had a discussion with his colleagues from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to reconsider their decision since the tables could change in future.
Speaking on the issue after Afenyo-Markin’s address, he asked the NDC MP’s not to stifle the business of the House with former Speaker Oquaye’s decision.
“What I want to tell the media; the message we have to carry is in the interest of our country, Ghana. With what is going on in Parliament, it is not good for the country.
“I’ve advised my colleagues from the other side; assuming you win the incoming election, would you get two-thirds of Parliament to take decisions? Then they all said no.
“So, I said if you’re saying that Prof. Mike Oquaye set a precedence and you’re using that to take a decision as you have done, what happens if you win elections and do not get two-thirds, do you expect NPP also to help to rule this country? That is my fear for Ghana,” he stated.
The Speaker has adjourned Parliament indefinitely the second time in two weeks following the NPP caucus’ boycott of the House.
Today’s adjournment comes after the Business Committee failed to present a business on the floor for deliberation.
“Matters that they wanted us to handle, which I admitted for consideration from the business committee, are not on the Order Paper and in fact, there is no order paper for today because the business committee could not meet due to the absence of the people who requested for the recall.
“As you can see one side of the House is completely empty. In view of this, we have a quorum to sit but we have no business before us to transact. In the absence of that, there is no other authority that can put business before you that you have not adopted to transact.
“In view of the failure of the business committee to sit, as a result of the refusal of those who requested a recall to show up, we are compelled to once again adjourn the sitting of the House. Knowing the challenges we are facing, it is not advisable to be adjourning from day to day. So, I will proceed once more to adjourn the meeting indefinitely,” he stated.
The second adjournment comes amid the ongoing tensions that has stemmed from the Supreme Court’s involvement in the ruling that was delivered by the Speaker to declare some four seats vacant.
The controversy over who occupies the majority caucus has brought a lot of confusion, negatively impacting parliamentary proceedings for the past weeks.
With the indefinite adjournment, it remains uncertain when Parliament will reconvene to address the stalled issues, leaving the legislative agenda for this session in a state of flux.
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