The Member of Parliament for Adaklu, Kwame Agbodza, has affirmed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus will assume the majority role in Parliament when sessions resume on Thursday.
Agbodza made these remarks at a campaign event in Adaklu Ahunda during a regional tour by Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate to the NDC’s presidential candidate.
His statements followed Speaker Alban Bagbin’s recent announcement that four parliamentary seats had been declared vacant.
Expressing confidence in returning as Majority Chief Whip, Agbodza dismissed any notion of a minority role, citing Article 97 of the 1992 Constitution, which he believes supports his stance on the vacant seats.
He noted that the four affected MPs had not contested the vacancy decision, effectively ending their status as Members of Parliament.
“I do not intend to be called Minority Leader in 2024, and that will not happen. I am returning to Parliament as Majority Chief Whip. Whoever disagrees is free to think otherwise. To me, the four seats are vacant in line with Article 97, and since the affected MPs have not challenged the decision, they no longer hold their seats.”
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