News:
February 7, 2025
Parliament was forced to adjourn early on Friday 7, 2025 as the House failed to form a quorum for business.
The First Deputy Minority whip Habib Iddrisu raised the issue of quorum when the required number was obviously lacking in the chamber. Even the Majority with all their huge number failed to raise 91 out of their 187.
According to him Article 102 of the 1992 constitution says for business on the floor of the House to go on the House needs 91 MPs on the floor of the House and at the start of the Business they had only 30 members on the floor of the House hence his decision to raise the issue of quorum with the first deputy Speaker Bernard Ahiafor presiding.
Addressing the media, he noted that his call for a quorum pushed the Majority to get their members in which only pushed the number to 71 out of the 276.
“It’s clear the super Majority is not ready to do business and they have no government business to do. If they were serious with the numbers that they have, they should be able to get 91 of their members into the chamber this is a clear indication of how weak the NDC Majority is and how unserious they are”.
And if they do not have the numbers, I will continue to raise this issue; it is stated in the constitution, Article 102, you need to have 91 to commence business when it comes to decision you need to have 138, he concluded.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com