Founder and Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has expressed satisfaction with the election of Alban Bagbin as the Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic.
This according to Mr. Otchere-Darko is because despite Mr. Bagbin being a "true green NDC", he has the maturity and experience needed for that position, adding that Bagbin does not dislike the President, Akufo-Addo although he is from the opposition party.
"If the nation must have a Speaker from the Opposition who can be expected not to unduly frustrate the work of Government, then Bagbin is he," he added.
The oldest serving Member of Parliament won a keenly contested secret ballot in Parliament against former Speaker, Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye, Thursday.
Under the circumstances, Alban Bagbin is the best person from the NDC to be Speaker under an Akufo-Addo presidency. Yes,...
Posted by Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko on Friday, January 8, 2021
This was after hours of chaos and drama in the august House by members of the Legislature.
Among other things, the NPP MP for Tema West, Carlos Ahenkorah had snatched some of the ballots during the counting process in an effort to force a rerun of the polls.
Mr. Bagbin, however, made history when with support from the opposition, he polled a 138 win over his opponent who had 135 to become the first Speaker, not from the governing party.
But in a Facebook post sharing his opinion on the election, Mr. Otchere-Darko who is a leading member of the NPP said he was optimistic the new speaker will not push a 'JM agenda'.
He therefore believes Mr. Bagbin when he says "he will serve the nation with honesty."
"The NPP remains the Majority in Parliament to drive the agenda of the Executive and requires the full, professional cooperation of the Speaker.
"For now, the jury is still out. But, it cannot be as gloomy as some may fear. I hope it will all be good for Ghana. For, that is the ultimate interest," he concluded.
Latest Stories
-
Blue Ivy Carter joins mum Beyoncé in Lion King prequel
8 mins -
Stonebwoy, other African acts’ music restored after TikTok, Universal Music resolve dispute
29 mins -
Dumsor hasn’t ended – IES debunks Akufo-Addo’s claim as citizens complain of more outages
36 mins -
Bawumia praises church’s invaluable role in Ghana’s development
41 mins -
Bawumia: ‘I am confident God can use me for Ghana’s good’
44 mins -
‘Man stuffing ballot box, not our staff and incident not related to Ejisu by-election’ – EC
51 mins -
Agogo Presby Hospital holds annual performance review meeting
56 mins -
Fifth body found after Baltimore bridge collapse
1 hour -
Atlantic Lithium to list on the Ghana Stock Exchange
1 hour -
EOCO could have done more investigations into Cecilia Dapaah’s case – GII
1 hour -
MTN FA Cup: Dreams FC to switch focus to title defence after CAF Confederation Cup elimination
2 hours -
New photo marks Princess Charlotte ninth birthday
2 hours -
Dafeamekpor files appeal against dismissal of request to compel Akufo-Addo to accept anti-LGBTQ bill
2 hours -
Group submits RTI application seeking information on BVRs for limited registration exercise
2 hours -
They accepted my lunch offer – Kwadaso MP on money given to EC officials
2 hours