{"id":611503,"date":"2019-04-29T20:08:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T20:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Politics of Monday, 29 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Starrfm.com.gh<\/p>\n2019-04-29\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/60551542.295"},"modified":"2019-04-29T20:08:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T20:08:14","slug":"minority-fumes-over-decision-to-defer-passage-of-vigilante-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/29\/minority-fumes-over-decision-to-defer-passage-of-vigilante-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Minority fumes over decision to defer passage of vigilante bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Politics of Monday, 29 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Starrfm.com.gh<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-29<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/60551542.295.jpg\" alt=\"Minority Members Eoeoel4\" title=\"Minority Members Eoeoel4\" width=\"295\" height=\"219\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>A section of Minority in Parliament<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Parliament has deferred the passage of the vigilantism and related offences bill to its next sitting to the chagrin of the Minority side of the House.<\/p>\n<p>It would be recalled the Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Oquaye recalled the MPs (Members of Parliament) from their Easter break for emergency sitting aimed at passing the bill into law.<\/p>\n<p>Starr News\u2019 Parliamentary Correspondent Ibrahim Alhassan however, reports that the bill was \u201cconspicuously\u201d missing on the agenda for the week long emergency sitting.<\/p>\n<p><b>Recall needless<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to the Minority, the absence of the bill on the agenda renders the recall needless.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Starr News the Minority Spokesperson for Communications and MP for Sagnarigu Alhaji ABA Fuseini described the deferment of the passage of the bill as \u201cbetrayal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uJvPwTj2E_g\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a huge disappointment and a betrayal for many members of Parliament. One will expect that before you recall the house everything should have been ready,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we were told is different from what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>What\u2019s the majority saying?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Majority leader and Minister for parliamentary Affairs Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu explained the decision to defer the passage of the bill is because the committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has suspended its work on the bill awaiting the outcome of the peace council led dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Majority Chief Whip and Kpandai MP, Mathew Nyidam also added the fury of the Minority is much ado about nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot just say that it was not necessary,\u201d he told Starr News.<\/p>\n<p>The bill when passed into an Act will disband activities of vigilantism and prohibit the formation of such groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics of Monday, 29 April 2019 Source: Starrfm.com.gh 2019-04-29 A section of Minority in Parliament Parliament has deferred the passage of the vigilantism and related offences bill to its next sitting to the chagrin of the Minority side of the House. 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