The Minority Caucus in Parliament have worn red and black attires to protest the suspension of three (3) of their Members of Parliament (MP) ahead of parliamentary proceedings today.
Their clothing symbolizes their disagreement with Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to suspend three (3) of their Member of Parliament for two weeks.
The three NPP MPs suspended are; Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Jerry Ahmed Shaib- MP for Weija-Gbawe and Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana-MP for Gushegu.
Their suspension comes after they were seen as principal instigators in the scuffle which at the Appointments Committee resulted in the destruction of equipment and property of parliament.
The Minority have however disagreed with Speaker Bagbin’s ruling, arguing his decision has bulling tendencies and is autocratic.
The General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong also in a statement described the Speaker’s action as “selective” and “autocratic”.
“The party sees this selective, and autocratic posture of the Speaker as very dangerous, with all these actions packaged to cow the minority into submission, consequently weakening its potential to hold the government accountable,” the statement read.
