News:
March 23, 2020
Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye ignored protest from the Minority Chief Whip Mohamed Muntaka Mubarak that the House did not agree to sit on Saturday March 21, 2020.
According to the Minority Chief Whip he is not happy that on the Order paper for Monday 23rd March 2020, the Minority Members had been marked absent, but the Speaker ignored his plea.
The Speaker was of the view that if he has any issue he should address it with the table office and went on with proceedings in the House.
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa raised similar issue that there was no agreement that the House meets on Saturday, yet he has been marked absent. But the Speaker did not tolerate his plea and went on with proceedings in the House.
Member of Parliament for Wa West, Joseph Yiele Chireh drew the attention that two members of the House, Dr. Robert Baba Kuganab-Lem and Toure Mahama including staff who had traveled to Germany were asked to stay at home by the Majority Leader hence they cannot be marked absent.
“It should be absent with permission, Mr. Speaker what we have in the Order Paper is not right and the proper thing should be done”, he added.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com