{"id":236028,"date":"2024-10-21T04:42:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T04:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/21\/parliamentary-majority-is-won-at-the-polling-station-not-manufactured-bawumia\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T04:42:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T04:42:15","slug":"parliamentary-majority-is-won-at-the-polling-station-not-manufactured-bawumia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/21\/parliamentary-majority-is-won-at-the-polling-station-not-manufactured-bawumia\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliamentary majority is won at the Polling Station, not manufactured \u2013 Bawumia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reminded the opposition NDC that parliamentary majority is achieved through wins at the polling station level within constituencies, not \u201cmanufactured\u201d in Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>This follows Thursday\u2019s dramatic events in Parliament, where the Speaker declared four seats held by MPs contesting the 2024 elections on different tickets as vacant.<\/p>\n<p>This reduced the NPP\u2019s seat count and briefly granted the NDC a majority status. However, within 24 hours, the Supreme Court granted a stay of execution, nullifying the Speaker\u2019s ruling until the substantive case seeking an interpretation of the relevant constitutional article is heard.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing this development, Dr. Bawumia taunted the NDC for holding a \u201cmajority for only 24 hours,\u201d emphasizing that parliamentary majorities \u201ccannot be manufactured\u201d within the chambers of Parliament.<br \/>Dormant Accounts FAB Ghana<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few days ago, they (NDC) did something in Parliament and claimed to be the majority side,\u201d Dr. Bawumia said at a large campaign rally in Nkawkaw on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut their majority lasted just 24 hours. It was the shortest-living majority in history,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bawumia went on to assert that parliamentary majorities are won at the polling stations, and the NPP is poised to secure a \u201cdecisive parliamentary majority\u201d in the December elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey need to understand that if they want a majority, they should come to the polling station, come to the constituency, win an election, and then go to Parliament. You don\u2019t sit in Parliament and manufacture a majority for yourself,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will meet them in the constituencies, we will meet them at the polling stations. What I can assure you is that from what I\u2019ve seen\u2014having been to over 200 constituencies, campaigned on the ground, and analyzed the data\u2014I can tell you, if we held elections today, the NPP would have a decisive majority in Parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bawumia also encouraged NPP members to remain united and continue pushing for victory in December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe election is not today. It\u2019s on December 7. But if we continue as we are, and we all come together, by midnight on December 7, you\u2019ll hear that the NPP has won a decisive majority in Parliament. We will win at the polling stations,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: Graphic.com.gh<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reminded the opposition NDC that parliamentary majority is achieved through wins at the polling station level within constituencies, not \u201cmanufactured\u201d in Parliament. 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