The outgoing National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will provide a most credible opposition when the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is sworn into office for the next four years, Ashanti Regional Minister John Alexander Ackon has said.
Speaking on the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class91.3FM on Monday January 2, Mr Ackon noted that he expected the seventh parliament of the Fourth Republic, which would be sworn into office on January 7, to be vibrant.
He called on incoming parliamentarians to avoid absenteeism to enable them conduct government business effectively.
“We are going to provide the most credible opposition than this one. There is no way for me that NDC MPs are going to go to parliament in mourning cloth when the State of the Nation address is being read,” he stated.
“…We are not going to get a situation where…we boycott the State of the Nation address contrary to law. We are not going to do that but we will give a credible opposition and I think people should respect us for that.”
Mr Ackon: “…The NPP has 170 [seats in parliament] to the extent that they will be able to [have] 70 Members of Parliament as ministers of state and will still have enough to operate in parliament, so I expect parliament to be vibrant. We don’t expect absenteeism looking at the numbers. As for the opposition, they will not be in the executive and so they will be there always. So my expectation is we should have a parliament full at all times to conduct government business.”
Source: classfm
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HOW CAN THE NDC PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE OPPOSITION WHEN THEY CANNOT BOAST OF CREDIBLE EXPERIENCE BACKGROUND AMONGST THE PARTY MEMBERS ; NAME ME ANY ONE PERSON IN THE NDC THAT CAN COMPETE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH DR FRIMPONG AND THE TWO DR AKOTOS IN THE NPP PARTY !!!!!!!!!; THESE NDC 'RIFF-RAFFS' AND EDUCATED BUNCH DO NOT EVEN UNDERSTAND THE CONTRACTS THEY SIGN SO HOW CAN THEY PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE OPPOSITION : IS PEOPLE LIKE FIFI KWETTEY ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OR AMISSAH ARTHUR OR ATO FORSON OR SETH TERPKOR : THERE IS NO WAY THESE LOUD MOUTH EDIOTS CAN PROVIDE EFFECTIVE OPPOSITION BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER : WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHAT GOVERNANCE IS ALL ABOUT SAVE STILLING AND SIGNING DUBIOUS CONTRACTS !!!!! ;THE FACT IS THAT ; THE NDC PARTY DO NOT HAVE 'GOVERNANCE PLAYERS' TO PLAY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ECONOMY ;THEY ONLY SHOUT ON THE TOUCH LINE AND ARE ALL LLAZY CHAIR COACHES IN GOVERNANCE MANAGEMENT .
So was President 'Commissioner" Mahama truthful to himself when he went around talking about disunity in the NPP? He should sit down and soberly reflect on statements he made over the period and will surely know that he is part of the fall of the NDC in the last General Election. He was not strict enough to control the 'Babies with sharp teeth" If a person like Fiifi Kwetey will stand and insult the incoming President as a drug peddler and there was no reprimand from the NDC as a Party, then so be it. Do we allow a known criminal more so a drug peddler to be walking freely without any prosecution and we even allow him to be a Presidential Candidate? Mr Commissioner when a you going to commission of the return of the Guniea Fowls to Ghana as part of your unfinished business. Onaapo oooo , Onaapo.
NDC TO STAY IN OPPOSITION FOREVER IN JESUS NAME. AMEN
teach them the true democracy. NDC don't go to court let them know how to accept defeat.
After you have accounted for all stolen monies
That will make the Npp strong enough to rule better to stay longer ,as the opposition helps them do the right things for the country
WHO CARES? PROPAGANDA AND LIES PARTY CAN EVEN EMPLOY SATAN HIMSELF
For 32 years !!!