The Speaker of Parliament Hon. Alban Bagbin has once again adjourn the house indefinitely following the failure of NPP MPs to show up in Parliament today: Thursday 7th November 2024.
The Speaker declared that without the NPP MPs present, the house would not have the quorum required to make decisions. In addition, there was no business before the house, which would have prevented any legislative action.
The planned emergency session, which had been called to discuss urgent national issues, was hampered by the NPP MPs’ absence from Parliament.
Speaker Bagbin was disappointed by the state of affairs, emphasizing that the NPP members’ absence made the session useless and necessitated the indefinite adjournment of Parliament.
“There is no order paper for today because the business committee was unable to meet because the individuals who requested the recall were not present, and the items that they wanted us to handle—which I acknowledged for the business committee’s consideration—are not on the order paper.”
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As you can see, the house is entirely empty on one side. Because of this, even though we have a quorum to sit, we don’t have any business to do. Without that, no other authority has the power to present you with business that you haven’t chosen to conduct.”
“Given that the business committee was unable to convene due to the refusal of those who triggered the recall”
Therefore, I’ll go ahead and adjourn the meeting indefinitely once more,” he said. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, criticized the NPP MPs after the adjournment and charged them of causing the state to lose money.
Resources were set aside to recall Parliament for the emergency session, but the NPP members did not show up, Dr. Forson noted. He emphasized that this move squandered public funds and denied taxpayers the opportunity to advance legislation.
Dr. Forson called on the NPP MPs to behave responsibly, pointing out that their absence damaged the organization’s reputation in addition to interfering with legislative business.
He also urged Parliament to take action to stop such incidents, highlighting the necessity of accountability and dedication from members of Parliament