News:
May 27, 2018
Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu has said he has good working relations with the Speaker of Parliament despite their differences.
According to the Tamale South legislator, he would jealously guard his “say” as the Minority leader and not compromise on that.
He further noted that he shared a joke with the Speaker that, if he were a goalkeeper he would had scored him a lot of goals, because most of the time when he is on his feet and not recognized, Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye misconstrued reasons for him being up.
Again most of the time when I am in agreement with the Majority Leader Osei Kyei, the Speaker does not have difficulties with me, he said.
Speakers are supposed to be impartial but I cannot say so for those who have served under the fourth Republican constitutions, I look at proceedings way back when former senior Minister J. H. Mensah were given ample time to debate, but today Haruna is given only ten to fifteen minutes to debate, he said.
He was however quick to point out that leadership of both the Minority and the Majority are supposed to help Mr. Speaker steer affairs on the floor of the House.
Minority Leader made this remarks when leadership of the House had a media encounter with journalists who reports from parliament.
By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com