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Parliament reconvenes for emergency meeting today
July 29, 2024
After a lengthy debate as to when the House would go on recess on Friday, July 26, 2024, after Leader of Government Business Alexander Kwamena Afenyo Markin presented the Business Statement around 10:00pm, the Rt. Hon. Speaker in adopting the Business Statement indicated that the House would go on recess Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
Leader of Government Business Alexander Kwamena Afenyo Markin indicated to the Rt. Hon Speaker that he has been a Majority Leader before and knows how hot the seat is and it has been given to his son at this critical moment.
“I am going to engage the Minority; sometimes the Minority Leader will quit as if he does not know issues playing out and send his attackers on me; the door should not be closed Mr. Speaker”.
Chairman of the Constitutional Committee indicated to the House that in view of the House wanting to rise on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, the constitutional Amendment Bill has been on the Order paper since 2021 and has not been dealt with. This, the Speaker, assured that it would be taken on Monday, July 29, 2024.
Deputy Minority Leader Emmauel Kofi Armah Buah drew the attention of Leader of Government Business that, the Tuesday, July 30, 2024, for the House rising is not negotiable; the more reason why the House had to seat late into the day and adjourn on Friday, July 26, 2024, around 11:04pm.
Because the House was supposed to sit on Saturday, July 27, 2024, but the Minority NDC had a campaign launch activity in Tamale on Saturday the following day, hence the House could not seat.
Minority Leader Ato Forson further pointed out that there should not be time wasting on the matter; a decision has been made and they would not engage the Majority Leader on the issue of when the House should rise; there is no room for any engagement and discussion on the matter.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com