About 40 National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MPs) have acted on their declaration to occupy the majority side of the House following a recall.
The MPs have taken seats on the majority side of the House, leaving the minority side completely vacant.
Adaklu MP, Governs Kwame Agbodza, had vowed that the caucus would occupy the majority side in accordance with Speaker Alban Bagbin’s declaration of four seats being vacant.
With the NDC holding 136 seats and the NPP reduced to 135, the NDC quickly asserted itself as the new majority.
Although the Supreme Court on Friday, October 18, issued a stay of execution on the ruling, the NDC MPs insist they take instructions from Speaker Bagbin and not the Apex Court.
Amidst the controversy, the Speaker, during a press briefing on Wednesday, stated that he does not decide where MPs sit in the chamber.
Meanwhile, reports suggest that no New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker is in the chamber yet, with the sitting scheduled for 10 a.m.
But the Majority Chief Whip and Tolon MP, Habib Iddrisu, has assured that the side won’t fight or be caught up in any chaos in the chamber.
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