{"id":146585,"date":"2024-02-02T07:02:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T07:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/02\/ndc-npp-need-serious-introspection-on-exit-of-seasoned-mps\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T07:02:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T07:02:50","slug":"ndc-npp-need-serious-introspection-on-exit-of-seasoned-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/02\/ndc-npp-need-serious-introspection-on-exit-of-seasoned-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC, NPP need serious introspection on exit of seasoned MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, says he is worried about the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Parliament over the exit of experienced lawmakers from the house.<\/p>\n<p>Many seasoned legislators from both sides of the House \u2013NPP and National Democratic Congress (NDC)\u2013 have either announced their decision not to seek re-election or defeated in their respective parliamentary primaries.<\/p>\n<p>During the NPP\u2019s primaries, 28 MPs lost their bid to return to Parliament. Before that, 18 NPP legislators, including Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, voluntarily opted out of the race.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1014907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-29-at-6.05.20-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1472\" height=\"1600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>16 incumbent legislators on the NDC side also lost their parliamentary bids in May 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1014920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ndc-mps-not-returning-to-parliament.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1880\" height=\"2554\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>In an interview on GTV, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said political parties must have serious introspection on the disturbing trend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am worried about the NPP, and I am worried about the Parliament of Ghana, and I am worried about our democracy. The longer a person stays in Parliament, the better the performance of that person. It is for him, it is for his party, it is for Parliament, and it is for our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhich is why what is happening certainly cannot be good. And I think that the parties, especially NPP and NDC, need to do some serious introspection about what is going on \u2013 this constant peeling of MPs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu also condemned incidents of vote-buying that characterized the NPP\u2019s parliamentary primaries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, says he is worried about the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Parliament over the exit of experienced lawmakers from the house. 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