Parliament unlikely to declare Asante Akyem North MP’s seat vacant – Majority Leader
Mr Ayariga also cautioned against relying exclusively on the number of missed sittings to determine whether a parliamentary seat should be declared vacant, saying, "If we allowed that precedent, what will happen is that an MP is arrested based on trumped-up charges and then after 15 days, I will say his seat is vacant.
Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has indicated that Parliament is unlikely to declare the seat of the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene Frimpong, vacant despite his prolonged absence from the House following his arrest in the Netherlands.
Speaking on Citi FM on Wednesday, July 15, the Majority Leader said, "The practice of the House has always been that if a person is absent due to circumstances beyond the control of that person, we wait.
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