Member of Parliament for Sekondi and Minister of Tourism, Andrews Agyapa Mercer, says he is confident in parliament conducting the business of the house as planned.
His comments come as parliament reconvene today, Monday, December 16, 2024 for the final session of the 8th Parliament of the Republic of Ghana.
According to him, today’s parliamentary sitting is a regular sitting like any other parliamentary sitting.
When asked if his other colleagues who lost their seats in the just ended parliamentary elections will be present today, Agyapa Mercer, responded that, he expects every member of parliament to attend just as he did.
“My presence here certainly proves that assertion. I lost the elections for the 9th parliament and I am still a member of the 8th parliament representing the good people of Sekondi and I am here to do my job”, he stated during an interaction with some journalists ahead of Parliament’s sitting today.
Andrews Agyapa Mercer is part of the MPs on the Majority side of parliament who lost their seats in the just ended elections.
Egyapa Mercer, representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP), garnered 11,084 votes, representing 42.94% of the total valid votes, while Blay Nyameke Armah secured 14,558 votes, corresponding to 56.40%.
Out of the 25,813 votes cast, 171 ballots were rejected.
This marks a significant shift in the Sekondi parliamentary seat, as Egyapa Mercer had previously dominated in the 2016 elections.
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