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Parliamentary ‘turf war’: Intervene to bring order to Parliament – Atik asks former president Kufour, chief imam | Policy
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Parliamentary ‘turf war’: Intervene to bring order to Parliament – Atik asks former president Kufour, chief imam | Policy

Atik Mohammed has called on former President John Agyekum Kufour to intervene in the current uproar in Parliament involving the majority and the minority.

Following the declaration of some seats in Parliament as vacant by the president, Alban Bagbin, the minority has claimed a majority position, while the leaders of the majority group also insist that they have not lost their position.

The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, petitioned the Supreme Court regarding the litigation and the court decided to stay the Speaker’s decision, but the Speaker rejected the Supreme Court order served on him, claiming that He has constitutional immunity.

In a letter to the Supreme Court, the Speaker’s office noted; “The attached processes which were left at the Legal Services Office of the Parliamentary Service by three bailiffs of the Court on Wednesday 16 October 2024 are hereby returned.”

“The Rt. Hon. Speaker has ordered the return of the attached processes for necessary action”concludes the letter.

The minority remains firm in its decision not to allow Members of Parliament from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to occupy the majority chamber.

Parliament was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday, October 22, the president announced after the majority boycotted the House to avoid a violent confrontation with the minority group.

Commenting on the matter during Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” program, Atik Mohammed termed the current developments in Parliament as a “turf war” and called on former President Kufour, the Chief Imam and the Clergy to intervene to put the House in order.

“We have statesmen in this country. Former President Kufour, Your Excellency, is one of the most respected statesmen we have in this country. Both sides respect him very much… It is high time we called the president and the leaders of Parliament. to a round table with these people around,” he stated.

Atik, former secretary general of the PNC, admonished the parliamentarians to “Find a way to resolve this impasse. It is not in the interest of Ghana. It is not in the interest of Parliament. It does not improve the image of Parliament”.

Fountain: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi



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