The Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticized the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for his decision not to reconvene the House.

According to Afenyo-Markin, the Speaker is treating Parliament as his personal property, deciding arbitrarily when to reopen it for government business. "Look at the shutdown they are doing in Parliament.

Today, the Speaker has taken Parliament as his personal property.

As and when it pleases him, he opens Parliament.