The Minority in Parliament on Tuesday walked out immediately the Speaker introduced the new Member for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, Lydia Seyram Alhassan.
Ms Alhassan was victorious in Thursday’s by-election, which recorded incidents of violence despite a string denial by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC).
The commotion, which mainly occurred at the residence of the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Delali Kwasi Brempong, led to the withdrawal of the party midstream voting.
Despite the withdrawal of the NDC, the widow of the immediate past MP for the constituency polled 12,041, representing 68.80 per cent to emerge victorious.
After Ms Alhassan’s introduction for the administration of oath of office by First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei-Owusu, Minority Chief Whip Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak caught the attention of the Bekwai MP to announce his side’s boycott of the exercise.
The Asawase MP stated that because of the security challenges that were encountered during the by-elections, the NDC will not be part of the exercise on the floor of the House.
“Our side of the House cannot be here to witness this wearing-in,” he stressed to jeers from colleagues of the caucus.
They, thus, walked out.
Ms Alhassan was, nonetheless, sworn into office and officially took the seat as MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency.
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In 1992, only NDC MPs were in parliament. Nothing happened in Ghana then. we are still a country. NDC why run away from a harmless widow? I will only trust you NDC MPs when you run away again and again anytime this widow is in the house. How long will you run away from a harmless widow?
Ndc never withdrew they knew they were going to lose! how do you call voting day withdrawal when everything was put in place and thd voting was on course? they lost and lost heavily! Ayawaso election 30% for the ndc show a clear dress rehearsal for the outcome of the natonal election come 2020! somebody tell John mahama to form his own political party with his vigilante groups because ndc is for JJ Rawlings and his family and he is tired of the violence in his party! if John mahama want violence he should form his own party that's all! he has no shame! Dela Cofie is telling you to leave their ndc in peace fir them and form your own Bole Bamboi national party! eeeeeiii! how can you hijack somebody's property and destroy it? you failed and failed miserably and it is about time for you to hand over that party to competent people!
F00L15H NDC! Are they ever going to be in the house when the lady is also there?
very disappointed of MINORITY MPs.They should be punish for that gross insubordination
I am so disappointed in madman and heartless. Obviously, your names depicts the kinds of people you are. Tell me, if she had not contested, wont someone else have taken his place? Shame on you people. All you know is bringing women down
So will the NDC ever return to the house. The Hon.Lydia is going to be there every day till the next election.Much ado about nothing. hahahaha
so was that her prayer ? for the husband to go so she can take over ? @goodman
@heartless. Are you genuinely okay, "upstairs"?
so how is she going to feel sitting in her husbands chair.So was that her dreams ? is she going to remove her husbands picture and replace it with her's. will she change the furniture the husband was using ? Heartless woman. you think its an achievement.