Professor Ransford Gyampo, a political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, has lashed out at the majority leadership in parliament, describing the leadership as irritating. <\/p>\n
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He is therefore urging a reshuffle to push out those whose aggressive posturing is generating so much heat in the House, to the backbench. <\/p>\n
This, he says, is the way forward to allow for consensus building in the country\u2019s current parliament where there is no clear majority. <\/p>\n
It should not be about the number of years served in parliament, but it must be all about people who are conciliatory, persuasive and would help to bring all sides together. <\/p>\n
Prof Gyampo was less charitable with the leadership of the majority, seeing them as politically intolerant, hawkish and irritating. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you listen to some of the of the current leadership in parliament, you would get angry. <\/p>\n
Some of them are overly partisan, and they sound politically nauseating to the extent that what they say frustrates any effort to ensure genuine consensus. <\/p>\n
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Political sobriety, political temperament and political tolerance are key attributes of the calibre of leaders you need to lead deliberations in a hung parliament. <\/p>\n
It does not matter whether you have been an MP for 20 or 30 years, if you are a political hawk, you must take the backbench and bring in people who are sober.\u201d <\/p>\n
The call by the political science lecturer comes amid a haggle over the government\u2019s electronic transaction tax (e-levy) between the majority and the minority sides of the aisle. <\/p>\n
The minority in parliament has vowed not to torpedo the e-levy, which the government desperately wants passed because receivables of the tax have been factored into the various estimates approved for all the sectors. <\/p>\n
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With the Speaker of Parliament now in Dubai for another medical review, it remains to be seen how the majority is going to get around this. <\/p>\n
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