The Majority caucus in Parliament has dismissed demands from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus for an apology to Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin.
The NDC MPs had called for New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin to apologize, labelling his comments about the Speaker following the indefinite adjournment of Parliament on Thursday as an unjustified attack.
However, Deputy Majority Leader Patricia Appiagyei responded that no apology would be forthcoming, asserting that the NPP caucus had done nothing wrong.
Speaking on the sidelines of the 78th Anniversary and Speech and Prize Giving Day of St. Monica’s Senior High School in Mampong, Ashanti Region, Appiagyei reaffirmed the Majority’s intention to initiate another recall to address critical government business.
She urged Speaker Bagbin to publicly clarify his stance, noting that if his recent statements on the majority controversy were merely personal opinions rather than formal rulings, the Speaker should make that clear.
“It is up to them, they have been voted to ensure that government business goes on so they had to do the right thing because the speaker is clearly saying he didn’t give a ruling, he only expressed an opinion so you can’t take the law unto yourself.”
“…I think the speaker has the right as the head of the legislative arm to come into this issue and make a declaration. I don’t understand why he is hiding from that fact. He needs to.”
“…Why do they want an apology when they know the parliamentary procedure? You know that before we sit we always go and decide what to do,” she stated.
The 78th anniversary and Speech and Prize Giving Day of St. Monica’s Senior High School was organised by the 1964, 1974, 1984, 1994, 2004 and 2014 year groups of the school under the theme: a healthy mind lives in a healthy body.
