Leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has described the Speaker of Parliament as a smart politician.He says the Rt.
Hon.
Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has his own ways of deploying his "political mischief" due to his smartness in the field of politics.This, he said is due to the Speaker's refusal to honour the "roll call" item on the proceedings of Parliament before adjourning the House indefinitely.According to him, as part of the proceedings, the Speaker was supposed to conduct a roll call, upon which he would have determined whether there was a quorum or otherwise.
However, Afenyo-Markin says the Speaker skipped the roll call which was the second item on the Order Paper and went ahead to adjourn the sitting.Speaking on Accra-based JoyNews Tuesday, October 22, 2024, he said the Order Paper of the day contained item 1, which was prayers, item 2, which was the roll call he avoided and proceeded to do corrections and recite the national pledge before his formal communication.This, is what the Effutu Member of Parliament who leads the NPP caucus says amounts to Mr.