News:
February 6, 2025
Minority Leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo Markin on few occasions on the floor of the House has raised issues with attendance of the Majority side of the House to proceedings in parliament accusing them of failing to be present to do government business despite their huge number.
This he said shows that the Majority still needs the Minority to achieve their goals in parliament especially so when the president has made a lot of the appointments from the House.
But the Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings responding to the observation of the Minority Leader in an interview with Ghanamps.com said it is still early days yet in the first meeting of the first session of the ninth parliament to make assessments on attendance to business on the floor of the House.
She affirmed that the low attendance from the Majority side notwithstanding, when the numbers are required to take a decision on the floor, the Majority side will get the numbers.
She argued that the new government is still in the process of having its full complement of Ministers and those appointed would also have to familiarize themselves with their new portfolios.
“Bear in mind that some members have been going to the vetting and others re-orienting themselves with their ministerial appointments” and that going forward things will turn out better.
“But the reality is that you will not always have the seats full all the time given the fact that many of the president’s appointments are coming from Parliament there will be other duties that other members of Parliament have to play.”
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com