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Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has strongly condemned Speaker Alban Bagbin\u2019s decision to adjourn Parliament indefinitely.<\/p>\n
Afenyo-Markin described the move as \u201csupervising chaos\u201d and an undermining of Ghana\u2019s democratic processes.<\/p>\n
Afenyo-Markin noted that \u201cWe will recall Parliament! We won\u2019t let the Speaker have his way\u2014he\u2019s not an MP! We MPs determine the business of Parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n
He noted that \u201cWhat Mr. Speaker did today amounts to supervising chaos and bringing the image of democracy to disrepute.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho are they and when did we constitute a new committee in Parliament? I chair the Business Committee, and when the Clerk of Parliament asked for the Business Committee meeting, I was explicit that the subject matter of the recall is the very matter for consideration, and so there was no need to have another business committee.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further explained that \u201cBusiness Committee is to decide on the business of the House, and this occasion, you have made an application which has been granted, and the items that had been approved were the very things to be decided on, so I directed that the Order Paper be printed to reflect all those items.\u201d<\/p>\n
These statements convey Afenyo-Markin\u2019s strong dissatisfaction with Speaker Alban Bagbin\u2019s decision to adjourn Parliament indefinitely, citing procedural disputes and administrative lapses.<\/p>\n
Background of the Dispute<\/strong><\/p>\nThe controversy began when Speaker Bagbin adjourned Parliament due to a lack of business, caused by the absence of New Patriotic Party (NPP) members.<\/p>\n
However, Afenyo-Markin clarified that the NPP caucus\u2019 absence was due to a procedural dispute.<\/p>\n
Procedural Dispute<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Clerk of Parliament failed to print the necessary Order Paper, outlining issues and agenda items for discussion.<\/p>\n
Without the document, the session couldn\u2019t proceed, leaving NPP members unable to participate.<\/p>\n
Afenyo-Markin\u2019s Reaction<\/strong><\/p>\nAfenyo-Markin emphasized that the failure to address the procedural issue should not be blamed on the NPP but rather on the administrative lapse.<\/p>\n
He stated, \u201cWhat Mr. Speaker did today amounts to supervising chaos and bringing the image of democracy to disrepute.\u201d<\/p>\n
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