The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Parry (NPP) Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has wondered why with just two months of the general elections the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is fighting to occupy the Majority side in Parliament at the moment.
To him, the quest of the NDC lawmakers to occupy the Majority side is an indication that they are losing the elections.
“The NDC knows they are losing this election, the NDC knows they know we are winning. so they are panicking. Just imagine only three months to the election they are fighting to be the majority,” Dr Bawumia while addressing NPP supporters at H0 central in the volta region
He added “for us, we are going to stay focused, we will not be distracted, we are the Majority party and we will be the majority on December 7.”
The Supreme Court on Friday, October 18 directed Parliament to recognise and allow the four MPs to continue to serve as lawmakers until the case is determined. This was after the Speaker had, on Thursday, October 17, declared four seats in Parliament vacant.
The constituencies and the lawmakers are:
2. Kwadwo Asante, the current NPP MP for the Suhum constituency in the Eastern Region, who has also filed to run as an independent candidate.
3. Andrew Asiamah Amoako, currently an independent MP for the Fomena constituency in the Ashanti Region, who has filed to run in the upcoming election as a candidate for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
4. Peter Kwakye Ackah (Amenfi Central), NDC.
The former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu had petitioned the Speaker to declare the seats vacant by invoking Article 97 (1)(g) of the Constitution which stipulates that a lawmaker must vacate their seat if they leave the party under which they were elected or attempt to remain in Parliament as an independent candidate. The Majority Leader Afenyo-Markin had filed a suit at the Supreme Court against the petition filed by Haruna Iddrisu.
But the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmakers said that they would stick to the ruling of the speaker declaring four seats vacant, a ruling that makes them the Majority in Parliament.
This is despite the Supreme Court order that stays the execution of the ruling of Speaker Alban Bagbin,
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