The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa has described as "discriminatory" attacks on Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo.
Adwoa Safo has been at the receiving end of flak from her colleagues and some New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives following her continuous absence in Parliament.
Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyepong says “her absenteeism from Parliament for more than 15 days could declare her seat vacant while she continues to dance on TikTok. ”
Others have also accused her of sabotaging the ruling administration.
Speaking to this on JoyFm's Newsfile programme, Okudzeto Ablakwa condemned the attacks insisting that she's not the only NPP MP who has been absent from Parliament for more than 15 days.
"Focus on Adwoa Safo is discriminatory. Other NPP MPs have been absenting themselves...when you look through these votes proceedings from Tuesday 26th October 2021 to Thursday 25 November 2021, you'll find out that two other NPP MPs: Kennedy Agyepong and Henry Quartey missed 18 sittings; so we should be talking about the possibility of 3 by-elections, not 1…" he indicated.
According to him, "...once you cross 15 days there's no salvation for you…(moreover) the constitution provides that you seek permission; why are they not seeking permission, why are we treating parliament with such contempt".
He further expressed worry that Parliament as an institution has no mechanism to "check absenteeism and deal with it".
"I am also worried that as an institution we don't have an internal inherent mechanism to check this...Had it not been e-levy, this issue would not have come up and so as an institution we need to deal with this..." he added.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Why is the NDC bent on destroying everything beautiful in this country, because of Politics? This baby with a SHARP TEETH is always trying hard to knock heads together. Why? Why? Why? This Propaganda and wickedness must stop. The 'tail ' proverb says, If you don't help your brother to get to 9, you would never get to 10.
A decorated donkey is still an ***barred word***, bolokpaku like that. This man too dey talk some? Massa if you be man enough declare your real assets from just as you entered politics till date. What is the real source of your income? Baby with sharp teeth.
OH GHANA AND GHANAIANS HOW WE ALLOW THIS NDC MAHAMA TO LEAD NDC 2024 AND HE WILL SEE HOW FLAT HE FALL IN THAT ELECTION AND THAT WILL BE THE FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR HIM. SUCH ***barred word*** LOOOSER JOKER COULDN'T HAVE SOLUTION OR POLICY TO THE ECONOMY ONLY TO HAND OVER TO IMF TO DICTATE TO HIM HOW TO MANAGE THE ECONOMY WITH GOVRNMENT HIRING FREEZE FOR GOVERNMENT SECTOR WORK, EVEN HIS OWN BUDGET HAS TO BE APPROVEED BY IMF. THAT IS WHEN THERE WAS GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT. IT WAS HIS ERA.
You these MPs are disgusting. You do not have a little patriotism in you. All you care is political advantage to your party.
Baby with sharp teeth failed to tell us whether the two other NPP MPs were absent with permission or otherwise. The law says absent without reasonable excuse or permission.
Does propadanda with everything
It's like in africa when a political party is in opposing they are only interested in things that potentially will score them political point.... Is adwoa safo required to be in parliament or not whether E-levy or no E-levy? That is the most important question.. Still ahh we are not learning from what is going on..see how countries has billions as military budget are they taking this billions from world bank or IMF? Let's wake up ooo na partisan thinking and politics will keep us marking time still since Nkrumah was overthrown
Baby with sharp teeth. ***barred word*** saaa