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The Majority sprawled its numerical might over at least two triangles in Parliament, leaving the Minority holed up like the 300 Spartans against the might of King Xexes in that medieval story.
This is the inauguration of the 7th Parliament of the Fourth Republic. It is an understatement to say this Parliament is new. It is really, really new not merely by date, but tremendously by content.
At least 182 out of 275 MPs are debutants - rookies - fresher - apprentices. That is nearly 7 out of 10 faces are fresh. A lament for apostles of experience, a lyric for apostles of fresh blood.
Armoured in impressive blue embroidery outfit, Dome Kwabenya MP Adwoa Sarfo treated her swivel chair like it was new property.

She settled in with some deliberate hesitation like it needed testing for some physical assurance that this is indeed the Deputy Majority Leader's seat.
Her bonding experience in the new seat was frequently interrupted by walk-overs to her side by MPs who congratulated her for new post - the first woman ever.


And mirror, mirror on the wall. Who is the fairest of them all - Adwoa Safo.
Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong wore a dress that affirmed,this ceremony will not command his attention to don impressive regalia - Not for a veteran.

Parliament had a familiarity of his bedroom. He leaned a hand by one of the exiting doors like a landlord rests by his gate to check out the neighbourhood.
He hugged some MPs irreverently. The firebrand on a bad day, an easy hand on a good day, walked over the collect several handshakes.
Okudzeto and Fifi Kwetey 'chocked' one of the lanes in the House and decided that was the spot where they would have a full-blown conversation.
Korle Klottey MP and debutant Zanetor Rawlings walked in from the opposite end and walked by them to find her seat on the rear rows - no exchange of pleasantries with the two poster boys of youthful leadership.

Her father's 'babies with sharp teeth' jab at the two, probably ringing in her ears as she appeared to find virtue in distance. We won't know if that was part of President Rawlings briefing for her daughter's parliamentary debut.
Her dress caused some muffled stirs. Parliament must be a dinning place, judging from the outfit. Cut the woman some slack. This is an evening wear.
On the opposite side, the so-called 'babies with sharp brains' also deliberated - George Andah, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Anthony Karbo appeared to plot their careers in parliament. George Andah in a white outfit like a Japanese samurai.
New entrant Ablekuma South MP Alfred Oko Vanderpuye, with no shortage of confidence tried to make a new friend - Della Sowah and later Ursula Owusu-Ekuful.

A friend request to former President Rawlings was turned down 48 hours ago under the unforgiving and trolling watch of social media.
But there was a happy-ever after ending to this. To Oko Vanderpuye's unbelievable delight and sheepish relief, Rawlings moved over to reconcile with him.


By 12:00 am, the NDC government perished and the timetable of heaven signalled to the Clerk of Parliament, he can carry on this regime-changing agenda. About 13 minutes later, the Clerk walked in to fill a power vacuum.


Sam George was still trying to grid his kente cloth for the umpteenth time as his choice of clothing proved a little testy.



Prof. Mike Ocquaye, the proposed Speaker of Parliament, was later elected and the Minority dusted off his old name for the new face in the Speaker's chair - 'Papa Ajasco'.

It was to be a hipcup-less, controversy-less choice, matter-of-course election until the new Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu trusted in the Speaker by doubting his energy levels.
In a tail-end jab after his head-on flattery, Haruna Iddrisu said he hoped Papa Ajaasco would have the energy levels to sustain him in his work, a slightly varied jab thrown at Akufo-Addo that he was too old to be President.
Haruna Iddrisu's light-hearted comment playfully rifled the Majority as the new Minority leader served signs he was going to be a thorn-in-the-flesh.
Prof. Ocquaye used his first 'order, order' for much the same value as 'hello, testing mic-one, two' And he used his acceptance speech to test the energy levels of the Minority as he went on and on in shocking oblivion that some five paragraphs should be just enough for a speech.
He found the position an opportunity to lead by lecturing and also found a weird need to list African countries in his speech - Algeria, Namibia, Uganda,Lesotho, Liberia, Tunisia, Sudan, Zimbabwe.... until a clamour on the floor intimidated him to curtail his seminar.
Joe Osei Owusu and Alban Bagbin [who is the last member of the 1993 batch of parliament) were elected First and Second Deputy Speakers respectively and without incident but Haruna used all three occasions to speak to demonstrate oratory.

Haruna Iddrisu
His lively presentation of the proposed Second Deputy Speaker was a hot cup of coffee for those in the Public Gallery at a time when the Minority caucus' introduction of their nominees for Speaker and First Deputy Speaker sounded like a listless monologue.
With a Parliament in place, the foundation for the swearing-in of Nana Akufo-Addo as Ghana's next leader is firmly in place. And as NPP back-room election engineer Gabby Otchere Darko streched his neck to catch glimpses of this swearing-in, he would drive off with a satisfaction - it is now my cousin's turn.

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