Vacant Seats: A conspiracy between Minority and Speaker to cause confusion -Afenyo Markin

Leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo Markin, has expressed his disappointment in the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin

According to him, the declaration of four seats as vacant is a conspiracy.

The Speaker yesterday declared four seats in parliament as vacant.

This followed a motion filed by former Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu.

He argued that the MPs, who are seeking to contest the upcoming December elections as independent candidates, must renounce their parliamentary positions as outlined in the constitutional provisions governing parliamentary membership

The affected MPs are Cynthia Morrison (Agona West), Kojo Asante (Suhum), Andrew Asiamah (Fomena), and Peter Kwakye Ackah (Amenfi Central).

According to Afenyo Markin, “This is a conspiracy between the Minority and the Speaker of Parliament to cause confusion in the house.”

Currently, the Minority has assumed control of the house as the majority.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme