Audio By Carbonatix
The Nsawam Adoagyiri MP, Frank Annoh Dompreh says the NPP MPs will by all means possible take their rightful place as Majority in Parliament come Friday, January 15.
Parliament will have its third sitting on Friday following the inauguration of the 8th Parliament and swearing-in of Akufo-Addo as president.
Speaking to JoyNews' Daniel Dadzie Monday, the Chief Whip for the NPP caucus was emphatic the NPP would not tolerate any act that undermines their rightful position in the House.
This he said: "On Friday, we will sit at where we have to sit. Whatever we will to do to sit at where we have to sit, we will sit there and they must understand this."
According to him, should the NPP MPs be confronted by the NDC caucus, they "will resort to reasonable force to go back to where they belong, the Majority side."
The Nsawam Adoagyiri MP described the actions of the NDC MPs as "most unreasonable and unthinkable" insisting they fail to come to terms with facts.
During the inauguration of the 8th Parliament, the NDC caucus took up the right side of the Speaker to signify their Majority position in Parliament.
This led to several contentions between the two caucuses which ended with Ablekuma West MP Ursula Owusu-Eufaula being shoved off her seat when she insisted on sitting at the right side occupied by the NDC MPs.
Mr Annoh Dompreh stated that the notion of Majority by the NDC is misplaced because the Fomena MP identifies with the NPP caucus.
This act, he indicated strongly emphasises their position in the chamber without a doubt.
"Even when we were being sworn in, the MP for Fomena identified with us [NPP]. He sat with us after we had been sworn in. The issues about who is in the Majority is not in contention," he stated.
However, he urged both sides of the House to reach a resolution to prevent any clash during subsequent sittings.
Per the standing orders in Parliament, the Majority caucus occupies seats to the right hand side of the Speaker and the Minority caucus to the left.
Latest Stories
-
IMF recommends strengthening of BoG’s macroprudential framework
2 minutes -
Banking sector records gradual recovery but NPLs, sovereign exposures remain high – IMF
5 minutes -
When algorithms decide the story: AI and the new struggle for press freedom
11 minutes -
GRA sharpens frontline capacity to drive tax compliance and boost national revenue
15 minutes -
UG Corporate Football League Week 7: Goals, drama and hat-tricks on display
49 minutes -
South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US
50 minutes -
Asante Kotoko apologise for ‘disappointing’ form, vow to hire ‘competent’ coach
54 minutes -
Tema daycare reopens after microlight aircraft crash
1 hour -
Free Primary Healthcare to remove cost barriers — NHIA CEO
1 hour -
South Korea jails American YouTuber for public nuisance
1 hour -
Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, undercover BBC investigation finds
1 hour -
250 missing after migrant boat sinks in Indian Ocean
1 hour -
Magyar meets Hungarian president as Trump says next PM ‘a good man’
1 hour -
Cement manufacturers petition government over surge in raw material costs
1 hour -
NEDCo rolls out maintenance programme as government moves to deploy 500 transformers
1 hour