The Member of Parliament for Bongo, Edward Bawa has accused the Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Prof. Mike Oquaye of being high-handed especially against the Minority in Parliament in the discharge of his duties.
According to him, the Speaker has since assuming his position been using his own set of rules and also uses his personal interest to determine the manner he presides over the House.
The Minority NDC Caucus in Parliament has been very critical of the Speaker’s conduct against the group, which led to them embarking on a sit-down strike in what they termed protest against the Speaker for being partial against their course.
It all started when the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, rose up with the intent of catching the eye of the Speaker to make an intervention during a presentation to the House by the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Kennedy Ohene Nyarko.
But the Leader was ignored by the Speaker, paving the way for the Deputy Minister for Agriculture to conclude his presentation, with the Speaker, also giving the floor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, to make a statement on the alleged slave trade of Africans in Libya.
This compelled the Minority NDC Caucus to embark on a sit-down strike in protest against the Speaker for being partial to them.
But the Speaker, on Thursday insisted he’s been impartial in all his deliberations.
However speaking on Starr FM Friday, Hon. Edward Bawa who’s also a former Spokesperson for the Ministry of Energy stated that the Speaker’s dislike for the NDC Minority has gotten to an absurd state such the Speaker sometimes does not respond to greeting from Minority Members who take a position on matters that opposes the Speaker’s view.
“Quote me everywhere, if you get up and make a case that Mr Speaker is not happy about and you see him outside and greet him he’ll not answer. You have a situation where even the Minority Leader will get up to make a point, he makes a point and goes out and says Mr Speaker…he’ll not shake him.
“You also have a situation where when MPs make statements and he’s not excited he then decide that he’ll never call you. The MP for Bodi, Sampson Ahi, when he gets up, he’ll never be called.”
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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HOW CAN A SPEAKER TURN HIMSELF TO A MONARCH? HE MUST BE CIVILIZED, THAT IS AN ACT OF 7 CENTURY, THIS OLD SCHOOL SPEAKER MUST BE CONFRONTED BY ANOTHER BODY, HE CANNOT CONTINUE LIKE THAT, WE SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE PARLIAMENT WITH THE HELP OF THE NEWS MEN, WHAT RULES? THE PAST SPEAKERS WERE NOT LIKE THAT. SOME OF THE THINGS HE DOES ARE NOT CONSTITUTIONAL AT ALL, A SPEAKER SHOULD ENDEAVOR TO MINIMIZE PARTISAN POLITICS IN THE PARLIAMENT, IS GETTING TOO MUCH, WE SEE AND HEAR PARLIAMENTARY NEWS. IT IS HIGH TIME TO KNOW THAT PARLIAMENT DOES NOT BELONG TO AKUFO ADDO FAMILY AND FRIENDS!! SUPREME COURT IS NOT EVEN THE SOLUTION, BECAUSE ANOTHER MONARCH OLD SCHOOL IS THE CJ.
WHAT IMPUDENCE. WHEN DID YOU ENTER PARLIAMENT. YOU BOYS HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. IS YOUR FATHER AKIN TO THE SPEAKER? SHOW RESPECT. LOOK AT WHO IS TALKING?
The minority in parliament are gradually becoming a use.less minority.The worse ever minority in the history of our democracy.
THE SPEAKER ONLY APPLY THE RULES, THIS MINORITY WANT TO BE TALKING MORE THAN THE MAJORITY ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE. THE RULES ARE CLEAR THAT THIS IS NT POSSIBLE. BY THE WAY DO THEY EVEN TALK SENSE
after u insult and disrespect him u expect him to respond to your greetings? if u insult your father or your uncles up north how will they respond when u greet them
Pettiness at its peak. What at all do you want? The speaker has something better to do instead of returning greetings from incompetent and people who have threatened to disrespect him. You can greet NDC members but not the speaker. Find something better to do and stop the pettiness!!
Ah Bawa, is greetings part of parliamentary duties??!! Ah, IGNORE him!!!! Concentrate on your job and cut out the niceties!!!