Minority insists Parliament recall wasn’t done in good faith; Majority disagrees
Published:
4 months ago
Source:
MyJoyOnline
The Minority in Parliament is taking on the Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin for unilaterally triggering a recall of Parliament, despite knowing the scheduled period for the House to reconvene. Minority Chief Whip Kwame Governs Agbodza criticized the recall, stating "It was not done in good faith". Mr Agbodza says although the House will reconvene, the majority side will have the arduous task of meeting the quorum to commence the business of the day.
"I was surprised at the reaction of the Majority Leader… It was a needless reaction and if I see a list of universities to be established, tax waivers, how are these an emergency situation warranting a recall? Evidence for the past one or two months in the chamber as a whip, I notice my side is almost always more than them," he said. Speaker Alban Sumana Bagbin has agreed to the recall, setting an emergency session for Tuesday, September 3, based on Mr Afenyo-Markin's petition.