The Minority in Parliament has said the reason for wearing mourning clothes to the State of the Nation Address is to mourn the country’s democracy, which is under threat from the Majority.
According to the Minority, the Majority was increasingly becoming intolerant of the Minority’s views and that the Speaker, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, is presiding over what they described as "democratic tyranny".
Mr James Klutse Avedzi, the Deputy Minority Leader, speaking to the media after President Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address, said the relationship between the Minority and the Majority has deteriorated over the Cash-for-Seat Report, which was laid in the House on Tuesday.
The Minority walked out of the Chamber protesting that the final report did not include the views of its members on the Cash-for-Seat Committee.
When the House rose to sing the National Anthem, Members of the Minority identified with some of the words, precisely the stanza: “And Help Us to Resist Oppressors Rule with all Our Will and Might Forever More,” to register their displeasure at the treatment from the Majority.
They expressed their love for the words of this stanza as they repeated it several times even after the song had ended.
Mr Avedzi said the Majority’s stance did not portend well for Ghana’s democracy in the future.
“In Parliamentary Democracy, the Minority would have their say, the Majority would have their way. If you deny the Minority their say, then democracy is at risk,” he added.
He said the “mourning clothes” by the Minority was to send a signal to the President, the Speaker and the whole world that all was not well.
“If you don’t want my view on the floor of Parliament, if you don’t want my view to be captured in a Committee’s report of which I am a member, then we are heading towards a problem” he said.
Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South, in his reaction, said the Minority’s lack of cooperation with the Majority for Parliamentary duties did not augur well for the country’s democracy.
He said the Minority had an equal opportunity to have their views heard but failed to cooperate with the Majority.
Source: GNA
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ANOKWA NDC PAA! I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE SEEN A DISPLAY OF SSTTUUPPIIDDTTYY FROM INTELLECTUALS LIKE NDC BEFORE. SO WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO GAIN FROM THIS SSIILLYY PIECES OF TTRRAASSHH. WAS IT A JOKE OR WHAT? GOD HAVE MERCY
Any country that has f000*ls representing the minority has a problem with democracy. Democracy is an expensive game played by enlightened, civil and wise people. The democracy in our part of the world where idiocy is classified as brave and f0000*ls as heroes it makes it look like throwing precious jewelry in front of pigs, what do you expect from them. Where in this world did you see people who call themselves Honorables using adhesives to close their mouths? and your guess is as mine! and such people think it is their right to rule a country like Ghana with a large population of her sons/daughters abroad and doing marvelously well,helping others to develop their countries. We still have the ign****barred word*** ones who will still vote for these people but thank GOD majority are discerning and wouldn't take such jokers serious to come back with their infantile minds to rule us again.God Bless Our Homeland Ghana and Make Us Great and Strong.
THIS IS BAD OMEN FOR NDC MPS. OF LATE EVERYTHING THEY DO BACKFIRE. YET THEY CANNOT STOP TO THINK TO TO DO THINGS RIGHT. THEY KEEP MULTIPLYING THEIR EVIL. IN GHANA PEOPLE WEAR BLACK WHEN BEREAVED. WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS A BAD OMEN. IT IS BAD. THEY MUST GO TO THEIR CHURCHES AND MOSQUES AND ASK FOR FORGIVENESS FROM GOD SO THAT THEY DO NOT CAUSE ANY EVIL TO THEMSELVES TO CAUSE THE DEMISE OF THEIR PARTY. GHANANIANS ARE LOSING TRUST IN THEM. MANY NO MORE BELIEVE IN WHAT THEY SAY.
Because you are stupiiiiiiiid
Why is the minority being so stuuuuup1d?
WE KNOW THE HISTORY OF N.D.C., WHEN IT COMES TO DEMOCRACY IN GHANA.THE N.D.C. CAME INTO BEING AS COUP, ENTITY.ITS BECOMING HARD FOR THEM TO TRANSFORM FROM COUP MENTALITY TO A DEMOCRATIC MENTALITY.
YOU BETTER RETURN ALL THE SALARIES YOU HAVE COLLECTED, AND LEAVE THE PARLIAMENT FOR YOUR HOMES.LAZY PEOPLE