This is either perfect picture of resilience of Ghana’s democracy or…- Bright Simons on ‘chaos’ in Parliament

A Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has said that the chaos that erupted during Parliament’s appointments committee sitting on Thursday, January 30 was either the perfect picture of the resilience of Ghana’s democracy or a dramatic illustration of the inability to secure an elite consensus on matters of political significance.

During proceedings, the Minority and Majority members clashed over the timing of the vetting process.

However, the Majority MPs, resisted and insisted that the process continue tonight, leading to further tension in the chamber.

The Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin told the media that “The nominees—where we have to ask them questions, we do. Nothing will stop us from asking the necessary questions. It’s not every nominee; some of their nominees spent five minutes. NDC is always up to intimidating people. They think that they must always bully.”

He further alleged that the Clerk had unilaterally advertised the vetting schedule without prior agreement.

“The Clerk to the Committee is a partisan clerk. She’s a typical NDC member, she agrees with them, and she advertises and informs people to come. On January 29, there was no agreement, no meeting, but at 10:00 pm, she advertised,” he said.

Commenting on this matter, Mr Bright Simons wrote on his X page that “This is either the perfect picture of the resilience of Ghana’s democracy or a dramatic illustration of the inability to secure an elite consensus on matters of political significance.”

 

 

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