During an event at the University of Health and Allied Science in Ho, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, expressed his disappointment in National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentarians who defied the party’s orders to vote against the approval of new appointees of the government. He stated that their actions have caused the NDC to lose credibility in the eyes of many Ghanaians.
Ablakwa also stated that he will not work with these “treacherous” NDC MPs, even if it means he will be suspended from the party. He recounted how the party had asked its members to hold a press conference to state their opposition to the president’s appointees, only for more than 30 MPs to vote in favor of them. He emphasized that he does not believe in politics of betrayal and treacherous politics, and that he will not support those who engage in such practices, regardless of their party affiliation. He stated that if he is suspended or banished from the party as a result of his stance, he is prepared to accept the consequences
Background:
Parliament on Friday, March 24, approved all six ministerial nominees as well as the nominees of the Supreme Court of President Akufo-Addo after a heated debate, 24 hours earlier and a tense voting process.
Final results declared by Speaker Alban Bagbin showed that all nominees got more votes than the minimum of 138 votes required because out of the 275 eligible voters, there were three absent.
Some Members of Parliament (MPs) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) did not adhere to the decision of the party to vote against the approval of the nominees.
Kobina Tahir Hammond (MP for Adansi Asokwa) was approved as the Minister of Trade and Industry and Bryan Acheampong (MP for Abetifi) as the Minister of Food and Agriculture.
Other nominees who were approved include Stephen Asamoah Boateng, as Ministry of Chieftaincy; Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister of State (Ministry of Finance), and Osei Bonsu Amoah, Ministry of Local Government.
Stephen Amoah, the Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, was also approved as the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry.
The Supreme Court nominees who were approved include George Kingsley Koomson, Justice of the Court of Appeal, and Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu, Justice of the High Court.
Leading figures in the NDC, including former President John Dramani Mahama, slammed the MPs who broke ranks and have accused them of betraying NDC supporters and Ghanaians for their selfish interest.
The MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has challenged the said MPs, who were allegedly bribed, according to Cape Coast South MP, Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan, to come out and tell Ghanaians why they voted to approve Akufo-Addo’s nominees
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