The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has strongly condemned the decision of the Speaker of Parliament to suspend three of its Members of Parliament (MPs), describing the move as unilateral, selective, and autocratic.
A statement signed by the party's General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong indicated that the suspension is in disregard of the 1992 Constitution. "In this spirit, the party wishes to state that it does not accept the decision of the Speaker to suspend its members, which is in flagrant disregard for the Constitution of the Republic as well as the rules of natural justice," the statement noted.
This reaction follows the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's suspension of four MPs for two weeks after a chaotic incident that occurred during Thursday's sitting of the Appointments Committee.
The suspended MPs are the Chief Whips for both the Minority and Majority caucuses, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor and Frank Annoh-Dompreh, as well as Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli and Jerry Ahmed Shaib.
