The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has withdrawn from his assigned role as an observer in Ghana's delegation to the Pan-African Parliament.

The lawmaker and member of the Minority Caucus in Parliament stated that his decision stems from checks he conducted at the Pan-African Parliament Secretariat, which revealed that his role as an observer does not permit him to participate in committee meetings, but only allows him to attend them upon invitation.

In essence, his concern is that the observer's role imposes limitations on his ability to contribute.

In a memo addressed to the Speaker of Parliament, and dated July 23, 2025, it reads, "Speaker, I respectfully write to formally withdraw from the reconstituted list of Ghana's delegation to the Pan-African Parliament as an Observer as adopted by the House in a resolution on Tuesday, 22nd July, 2025, as evidenced in the copy of the attached votes and proceedings of Tuesday 22nd July, 2025. "Mr Speaker, my checks with the Pan-African Parliament Secretariat indicates that Observers are not permitted to participate in plenary sitting or committee meeting.