February 27, 2023

The Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Kofi Armah Buah said for his side of the House to work with the Majority side of the House there is the need to work with two key things – trust and respect for each other.

According to him his side is committed to ensuring that Ghanaians’ business is attended to in the House and work that comes to the House is done.

“We should work together in trust and respect; we believe if we can get that and trust each other all the things the Speaker has said we are committed to work together at the Committee of the whole”.

The Deputy Leader was responding to an urgent appeal made by the Speaker to both side of the House to jaw jaw on matters that comes to the floor of the House where both sides have strong opinion on the matter.

Ghanamps.com gathered that at the Committee of the whole meeting after adjournment on Thursday, February 23, 2023 the police had to be called into the chamber as tensions were high which nearly resulted in physical fight on the Constitutional Instrument which seeks to make the Ghana card the only authentic reference document to acquire a voters ID.

Rt. Hon Speaker Alban K. Sumana Bagbin said, “I am happy to hear that because outstanding issue should be resolved, I do not want you to come and repeat what happened on Thursday”. He made this remarks on Friday before the House was adjourned.

Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com