First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu says work in Parliament will not be affected despite a good number of MPs from the Majority side either losing their primaries to represent the New Patriotic Party or voluntarily declining the opportunity to seek re-election.

This was after some 28 incumbent MPs lost their seats to contenders in the just ended NPP Primaries held over the weekend in constituencies that have incumbent MPs.

There are fears those who have lost their seats will be reluctant to partake in parliamentary work, resulting in government business suffering.

But the Deputy Speaker and Member of Parliament for Bekwai disagrees.

According to him, MPs will still turn up to carry out government business despite their situation.

“Generally, once we give the date we sufficiently remind people to come. It is the day-to-day business that we have challenges, when an unexpected challenge is thrown people are generally responsible, generally if it’s about the party or government’s policy position. However, of course if we don’t have the numbers we will defer the decision day,” he said.

Some 28 incumbent NPP MPs lost their bid to contest in the upcoming 2024 elections.

Prominent amongst them include Sarah Adwo Safo, MP for Dome Kwabenya, Sanitation Minister; Freda Prempeh, and the Minister for Public Enterprises; Joseph Cudjoe. Ahead of the primaries, about six seasoned parliamentarians also declined to return to parliament after their current terms end on January 7, 2025.