Members of Parliament (MPs) on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have served notice of their preparedness to ask the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin to recall the house from recess,
This notice was served by the leader of the Majority caucus in the house who is also the MP for Effutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo Markin.
In an interview on Accra-based Citi FM monitored by Angelonline.com.gh, the Majority leader said they will trigger this clause since they have the required numbers to request a recall of the house.
The Speaker of Parliament, adjourned Parliament indefinitely on Tuesday.
This is due to the lack of quorum to conduct government business as a result of a boycott by the NPP members of the House.
The decision follows the majority and minority conundrum in the House where both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) are claiming majority status.
The confusion follows a ruling by the Speaker of Parliament Thursday, October 17, 2024, where some four seats were declared vacant. The declaration, subsequently reduced the membership of the governing NPP, who were then Majority to 135, with the opposition NDC, who were the Minority, remaining with 136 members to assume the Majority position.
Leader of the NPP caucus, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, filed an ex parte motion in the Supreme Court, where it ruled to stay with the ruling of the Speaker.
This, has created a confusion since, with both caucuses claiming to be the majority side of the House.
With the House resuming sitting today, Tuesday, October 22, 2024, tensions were high, especially with the same 8th Parliament already engaging in two fisticuffs already.
