Ghanaians are interested in how the political parties will create jobs, reduce cost of living, fix the roads, secure access to health and education, and make the economy more predictable for business decisions ahead of the 2024 general elections, not 'macho drama' in Parliament, a leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Otchere-Darko has said.To that end, he has advised the NPP and National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament to focus on convincing the undecided and unconvinced.In a post of his platform regarding the tussle between the NPP and the NDC lawmakers over who occupy the Majority side, he said "I am sure majority of Ghanaians will join me in commending Alex Afenyo Markin, MP, and Majority Leader, for his strong show of leadership and maturity, patriotism and wisdom with his decision to avoid any needless potential brawlish exhibition of HONOURABLE members which has been set up by the notice from the opposition NDC to ignore the Supreme Court and make themselves the "majority.""He told Peace FM this morning that the NPP MPs have no interest in joining such a circus in Parliament tomorrow, fighting the NDC over chairs - who should occupy the Majority side of the House."The NPP will stay away from Parliament until the Speaker makes it clear that he will adhere to the Supreme Court directive until the final determination of the court on the fate of the MPs whose seats were declared by the Speaker as vacant.
For Markin, the Minority are looking for a confrontation but 'I won't give them that theatre.' We have a few weeks to Dec 7, we don't need such macho drama."Let the parties focus on convincing the undecided and unconvinced how they will create jobs, reduce cost of living, fix our roads, secure our access to health and education, and make our economy more predictable for business decisions.
The theatrics don't keep factory plants on 24-7.
Except perhaps, drinking bars."It is recalled that before proceedings in Parliament started on Tuesday, October 22, the NPP lawmakers retreated to their offices from the chamber of parliament.Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin said the NPP was a law-abiding party and, therefore, would at all times act within the framework of the law.The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament occupied the side of the Majority despite the Supreme Court ruling that stayed the execution of the ruling of the speaker in declaring the four seats vacant.Addressing a press conference at Parliament on Tuesday, October 22, he said "We are law-abiding, we have heard that our colleagues say they disagreed with the Supreme Court, using unprinted words on the Supreme Court.