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July 28, 2024
In the wake of the brouhaha over when the House should go on recess with the Minority whip Govern Kwame Agbodza pushing for the House to rise on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, the Majority Leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin says the Business Committee programmed Friday, August 2, 2024.
According to the Majority Leader it is not acceptable that unilaterally the Minority decides that the House goes on recess Tuesday, July 30, 2024, rather there should be consensus building around the day; the House should go on recess as this is a democracy.
“This House would not sit beyond Tuesday, is that what you are telling the people of Ghana? The speaker gave an indication; do not put words in his mouth, you are taking the liberty of opposition to far, when we were in opposition we did your government business for you, I was on the left of Mr. Speaker”, he added.
The Majority leader asserts that there is a way to solve a problem, saying “in my dealings, I do not believe in surprises and I have reservation in some aspects of views expressed by my colleagues on the other side, and Hon Kofi Buah I am not aware of any decision for rising on Tuesday, July 30, 2024; the Speaker gives indications and we in leadership guide those indications.
And I have no indication from colleagues that we should rise on a particular date of which indication I agree, and I am at this point making a turnaround.
“If I agree and turn back on it in the future it would turn against me, I will not do that. At the business committee there was no such indications from your colleagues who were there, I would have approached things differently and I have reached out to colleagues opposite me:, he pointed out.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com