Former Deputy Attorney General and MP for Bolgatanga East, Dr. , has voiced disappointment over the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) entrenched stance, which he believes led to Speaker Alban Bagbin's indefinite suspension of Parliament.
In an interview with TV3 on October 22, 2024, Dr.
Ayine expressed that he had hoped for a negotiated settlement between the political parties.
He criticised the NPP caucus in Parliament for what he described as a 'zero-sum' approach to politics, stressing that the majority-minority dynamic should only play a role during decision-making processes. "I thought that there would have been a negotiated settlement.