The Member of for Asawase, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has expressed concerns about the potential challenges that may arise in the Ninth of Ghana, following the recent vacant seat impasse in the House.
In an interview with GHOne TV, on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, he stated that he fears an intensifying acrimonious atmosphere between the two sides of the House, suggesting that new standing orders and committee dynamics may bring about division instead of promoting oversight and accountability. "This kind of acrimonious relationship, or this acrimony, I am doubting if the new standing orders will help us, then it is okay, this is a committee we can use to create more havoc.
Instead of a committee that we may use to demand more oversight, making sure the right things are done, now it becomes a tool for 'You do me, I do you' that kind of tennis ping pong thing and I am beginning to get scared that if we are not careful going into the Ninth we may have more difficulty especially whoever wins," he stated.
He emphasised the necessity of a decisive parliamentary majority, pointing to the super majority enjoyed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2017 as a benchmark for effective governance.