Majority Leader and Effutu Member of Parliament (MP), Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin has accused Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin of conspiring with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority Caucus to create confusion in the House.
According to Afenyo-Markin, the Speaker deliberately avoided being served a writ regarding a petition aimed at declaring four parliamentary seats vacant.
He claimed this move was a deliberate effort to serve the interests of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). "We have just witnessed a conspiracy between the Speaker and the Minority to bring confusion in the house," Afenyo-Markin told journalists at Parliament on Thursday, October 17, 2024.
He further expressed frustration, asserting that the Speaker had no authority to interpret the constitution on matters concerning the vacant seats, adding, "It is clear that Mr.