Bagbin adjourns sitting after only 24 MPs showed up in Parliament

Parliament adjourned sitting on Monday, July 15, 2024, after only 24 MPs appeared in the House.

The Minority had earlier threatened to disrupt Parliamentary business with concerns of a quorum if the majority caucus failed to avail themselves of the business of the house.

During proceedings on Monday, the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed raised the issue of quorum amid plans by the Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh Dompreh to lay before the House the Ewoyaa Lithium and Bauxite agreement.

Murtala argued that the majority can’t consistently rely on the minority’s numbers to have government businesses executed.

Murtala argued, “Mr Speaker, I’m standing on order 64 to raise a quorum for transactions for business this morning. They bring business to this house, and they can’t consistently rely on our numbers to have government business executed.

“It demonstrates a lack of seriousness, I don’t think we need to give them this opportunity. They are in our constituencies campaigning, yet they expect us to execute their business for them. It’s completely unacceptable, we could have also done that, we could have left this house, but we have decided to act responsibly.”

The Speaker, Alban Bagbin was compelled to adjourn sittings after a headcount revealed that only 24 Members of Parliament were available for proceedings.

“Honourable members, head count 24, the house is adjourned.”