News:
October 18, 2024
In a rather unexpected turn of events, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in parliament has become the Majority with barely two months to the 2024 general elections.
This is due to the declaration of four (4) parliamentary seats vacant by the Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin on Thursday, October 17, 2024 in a ruling of a petition brought before him by Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Member of Parliament for Tamale South following some four MPs filing nominations to contest the upcoming elections on different tickets other than the one that brought them to parliament.
With the NDC having lost only one of their members in the vacant seat declaration and the NPP losing three members, the NDC Minority now has the Numerical advantage of 136 from their initial 137 as against NPP’s 135 from the initial 138 members.
More so, the NDC would again have the opportunity to elect the second Deputy Speaker; a position that has also become vacant since the occupant of the position, Hon. Andrew Asiamah Amoako, MP for Fomena Constituency, Ashanti Region (Independent) has been a victim of the vacant seat declaration.
Meanwhile, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Majority has described the ruling as an unconstitutional conduct by the Speaker and are waiting for the Supreme Court ruling, hoping to regain their Majority status in the House.
Dominic Shirimori/Ghanamps.com