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Hon Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak
February 20, 2022
Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed Muntaka has urged the Majority side of the House to take Business of the House serious as he expressed worry over a development on the floor of the House on Friday, February 18, 2022 where on the Majority side they had only Frank Annoh Dompreh representing their side.
According to him he was not in position to present the Business statement on the floor of the House since he was part of the Business Committee that worked on the Business Statement.
This occurred on the floor of the House when the Majority Chief Whip wanted the Business of the day varied for the Roads and Transport Minister, Kwasi Amoako Atta to take questions in his name, and when the Majority Leader shows up on the floor he presents the statement.
Mr Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak noted that, “it does not show any seriousness; we are here and you want the business varied, and doing things your way. If the worry is that you were not there at the business committee meeting, I was there and ready to take the report on the floor”.
Mr. Frank Annoh Dompreh caught the eye of the second Deputy Speaker, Andrew Amoako Atta who was in the chair and noted that there have been times that his colleague had not been there; Adaklu MP Governs Kwame Agbodza stands in for him.
“The impression should not be created as if our members do not show up; it is only the chief whip who show up, it is unfair and I urge the Speaker to use his wisdom to rule on the matter”.
The Second Deputy Speaker said he is with the Minority Chief Whip, but pleaded with him to allow the Minister to take his question since the chief wipe does not know how government business would be.
Mr. Muntaka responded by saying if the Speaker is pleading, he accepts but they should be taken seriously and each time Kwame Agbodza takes over, he has his full mandate but, “once the Speaker has said he pleads I would oblige”.
Minister for Roads and Highways Kwasi Amoako Atta on his part when he caught the attention of the Speaker on the subject matter noted that the point being made by the Minority Chief Whip was in order on the face value.
And further added that since the Majority Chief Whip was not at the Business Committee meeting and appealed that he is not cloth with the authority to speak to issue that might come up and in normal business set up anyone who was not at a meeting cannot move for acceptance of a minute.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com