Why Ghana Speaker adjourn sitting again till further notice
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has suspend Parliament sitting till further notice once again since the October 22 adjournment.
The Speaker make this decision on Thursday sake of the absence of Members of Parliament from the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
According to the Speaker, their absence leave the House without the quorum to conduct business of the day.
“We wont get business before us to transact. In view of the failure of di business committee to sit…we have once again adjourn the House.
"I proceed once more to adjourn the meeting indefinitely," the Speaker talk
Speaker of the parliament for October 22 bin suspend di House proceedings till further notice after one chaotic scenes for the chamber over gbege about which party will hold the parliamentary majority.
Before the suspension, the lawmakers begin discover that, four MPs begin to switch allegiance and go run for different parties for the 7 December general election.
Speaker Alban Bagbin has declare that their seats are vacant, are argue to say constitution is allow MPs to defect.
For normal parliament, di decision – As they challenged for court – means opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has become the majority party.
President Nana Akufo-Addo New Patriotic Party (NPP) begin to ask the Supreme Court to question the Speaker move weather align with the constitution.
Court has ask the Speaker to suspend his declaration until they decide - it has never clear when their judgement go come.
To suspend parliament sitting get significant implications as mean government have not get approval for important funding and laws, which can affect how the kontri are running for the coming year.
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has suspend Parliament sitting till further notice once again since the October 22 adjournment.
The Speaker make this decision on Thursday sake of the absence of Members of Parliament from the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
According to the Speaker, their absence leave the House without the quorum to conduct business of the day.
“We wont get business before us to transact. In view of the failure of di business committee to sit…we have once again adjourn the House.
"I proceed once more to adjourn the meeting indefinitely," the Speaker talk
Speaker of the parliament for October 22 bin suspend di House proceedings till further notice after one chaotic scenes for the chamber over gbege about which party will hold the parliamentary majority.
Before the suspension, the lawmakers begin discover that, four MPs begin to switch allegiance and go run for different parties for the 7 December general election.
Speaker Alban Bagbin has declare that their seats are vacant, are argue to say constitution is allow MPs to defect.
For normal parliament, di decision – As they challenged for court – means opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has become the majority party.
President Nana Akufo-Addo New Patriotic Party (NPP) begin to ask the Supreme Court to question the Speaker move weather align with the constitution.
Court has ask the Speaker to suspend his declaration until they decide - it has never clear when their judgement go come.
To suspend parliament sitting get significant implications as mean government have not get approval for important funding and laws, which can affect how the kontri are running for the coming year.
Gbege as NDC MPs occupy majority side again, as they are waiting the arrival of NPP caucus
Tori said as Parliament begin meeting again on Thursday morning to sit, only MPs from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) begin present for the chamber by 8:30 a.m.
They begin to take the seats which the majority side has normally, they reserved for the caucus which get the majority numbers.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) members begin never land their date time.
Some NDC members begin raise worry about the absence of the NPP MPs thus they see the situation as lack of commitment by the governing party to parliamentary business.
If the Speaker Alban Bagbin begin to call the session to address some pending issues, including budgetary allocations and legislative reforms, which they have delay sake of the recent parliamentary issue.
The whole drama begin show the ongoing power struggle between the two parties.
The NDC MPs has maintain say their attendance just to show the committed to settle the national issues.
Meanwhile, the NPP MPs delay has add to the tensions which already in, within the House.
Tori said as Parliament begin meeting again on Thursday morning to sit, only MPs from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) begin present for the chamber by 8:30 a.m.
They begin to take the seats which the majority side has normally, they reserved for the caucus which get the majority numbers.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) members begin never land their date time.
Some NDC members begin raise worry about the absence of the NPP MPs thus they see the situation as lack of commitment by the governing party to parliamentary business.
If the Speaker Alban Bagbin begin to call the session to address some pending issues, including budgetary allocations and legislative reforms, which they have delay sake of the recent parliamentary issue.
The whole drama begin show the ongoing power struggle between the two parties.
The NDC MPs has maintain say their attendance just to show the committed to settle the national issues.
Meanwhile, the NPP MPs delay has add to the tensions which already in, within the House.
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