The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Monday rejected the decision by the Speaker of Parliament to suspend three of its Members of Parliament (MPs) for two weeks.
The Party said the Speaker’s directive was a flagrant disregard of the 1992 Constitution and the rules of natural justice.
This was in a statement issued by Mr. Justin Kodua Frimpong, the General-Secretary of the NPP, and copied to the Ghana News Agency.
He expressed the Party’s unflinching support to its 88 MPs and urged them to remain steadfast in ensuring accountability and transparency.
“The New Patriotic Party has learnt with scorn that the Right Honorable Speaker on Friday, January 31, 2025, unilaterally suspended three of its Members of Parliament.
“The Party hereby reiterates its position that it stands with its 88 gallant members to address all forms of repression and unfairness in the application of the rules governing Parliament and the nation,” the statement read.
The Party said it viewed the Speaker’s selective and automatic position as very dangerous, noting that the action was intended to “cow the Minority Caucus into submission, consequently weakening its potential to hold the Government accountable.”
On Friday, January 31, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin suspended four MPs for two weeks for their alleged involvement in a chaotic incident during a ministerial vetting on Thursday night, January 30, disrupting the proceedings.
The suspended MPs are Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor (South Dayi), Frank Annor-Dompreh (Nsawam-Adoagyiri), Alhassan Tampuli (Gushegu) and Jerry Ahmed Shiab (Weija-Gbawe).
Source: GNA
