Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has been charged by the Majority in Parliament with influencing the Minority Caucus to impede parliamentary proceedings.
According to the Majority, parliamentary business has been repeatedly interrupted by the alleged meddling of the NDC leadership. This comes after NDC MPs were urged by Asiedu Nketiah to abstain from any emergency recall of Parliament, which he claimed would be used to further corrupt goals.
In response, Second Deputy Majority Whip Alex Tetteh Djornobuah denounced the NDC Chairman’s conduct as detrimental to the legislative process.
“I disagree with the National Chairman of the NDC. If you will recall, about two or three weeks ago, what happened in Parliament, was not the fault of the Members of Parliament. It was the control of the [NDC] National Chairman because we have witnessed this on several occasions when we are trying to cover business in Parliament.
“And if the NDC National Chairman, who is claiming that they are the next alternative to rule the country and this is what he is putting out, I don’t think Ghanaians should actually hear this.
“We have a business to do for Ghanaians and the Speaker, in his own wisdom, will recall Members of Parliament to come to transact business for Ghanaians, we the majority side will come.”
