Minority accuses Majority of wasting parliamentary time after emergency recall

The Minority in Parliament has criticized the Majority Caucus for wasting precious parliamentary time. Despite the Speaker's emergency recall of the House for a five-day sitting, the Minority claims that over 75% of the scheduled period had already been wasted by the third day. They were unable to discuss crucial government bills, such as the Banks and Specialized Deposit-Taking Institutions Amendment Bill and the National Petroleum Authority Bill.

Dr Mahama Tiah Abdul Kabiru, the Member of Parliament for Walewale, emphasized that the government must show more commitment to its parliamentary duties. "Today is the third day of the five days we were recalled to sit. Effectively, we have wasted about 75% of the time," he stated. The Minority's Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, also questioned the Majority's ability to manage the limited time effectively.

He challenged them to explain why they failed to accomplish government business during the emergency recall. The Majority, represented by their First Deputy Whip, Comfort Doyoe, defended their position. She attributed the delays to ministerial and judicial vetting by the Appointments Committee. Doyoe stated that while they called for a meeting to work, the vetting process was affecting the schedule.

She added that once the nominees were approved, the ministers and judges would return to their roles, focusing on their respective budgets.