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January 26, 2022
Majority Leader Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has called for consensus building in the 8th Parliament in the wake of fight that ensued on the floor of the House last year December 20, 2021 that led to Ghanaian condemning the conduct of lawmakers.
According to him as the House went on recess he believes there has been a considerable reflection on the issues that happened last year December.
“A major stakeholder like the Christian Community has met us; we have pledged to build consensus, reconciliation, given the circumstances of our time, we need to carry all on board”.
He, however, pointed out a sad development before the House reconvene on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 of some MPs going on air to say that what happened on December 20, 2021 was something small and Parliament of Ghana is going to witness greater atrocities; “if we have to kill people in the House we would do that.” It is outrageous for someone who calls himself MP in this House Mr. Speaker, he added.
And said he agrees with the Minority Leader that the two documents that should guide the House are the Standing Order and the Constitution as alluded to previously by late J. H. Mensah.
Again, he further pointed out that other Parliament from the African continent have come to under-study the Ghanaian parliamentary system as they see Ghana as the beacon of hope and shining example.
“What play out there on December 20, 2021 does not put Ghana in a good light and we have to do something about it Mr. Speaker”.
“Voting rights to Speakers in jurisdiction where MPs are speakers, they are all accorded voting rights except in cases they are not giving original voting right, they are granted casting vote provisional legislature of Canada, Australia, Malaysia, US and South Africa and India are granting voting rights we cannot be oblivious of this”.
This meeting is likely to travel to 8th of April, 2022 we should provide ourselves with enough space to do considerable work, we have tall order of business and let us get yourself set for the business, he said on the floor.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com