Founder and leader of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, says he feels ‘’absolutely ecstatic’’ about the ongoing standoff between the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, and the Supreme Court regarding the vacant parliamentary seats.
The business mogul said this on Wednesday, 30th October, 2024, during a Facebook Live conversation.
The former presidential candidate of his party noted that “Finally, people are beginning to understand the power of Parliament and what it is supposed to be for us.”
“I have been telling the Progressive People’s Party to pay attention to Parliament. Some of you should try to go to Parliament. Imagine if there was one member of the PPP in Parliament; the next Parliament would be wonderful. We would put all the research, all the thinking, and all the support behind him or her to deal with what goes on in this country in the right way.”
He opined that the ongoing standoff shows that the three arms of government are functioning, but one should not oppress the other, stating, “In the three arms of government, one shouldn’t suppress the other and say, ‘Because you are implementing your standing orders, I have something against that.’”
“If the Speaker or Parliament as a whole is implementing Parliament’s standing orders, leave them to do that. That’s the power they have because Parliament is an independent arm of government.”
“There is this slim majority that is there, and I hope it continues to wake everybody up and ensure that the executives do not act as they please by some automatic fiat.”
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