The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has alleged that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government is pursuing a deliberate strategy to secure an overwhelming parliamentary majority to push through constitutional amendments.
His comments come amid heightened tensions in Parliament after Minority MPs blocked Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga from responding to calls for the withdrawal of a letter declaring the Kpandai parliamentary seat vacant.
Parliamentary proceedings were briefly suspended as Minority MPs, dressed in black, chanted, banged tables, and disrupted the session.
The dispute arose following a December 4 letter from the Clerk of Parliament to Electoral Commission Chairperson Jean Mensa, declaring the Kpandai seat vacant after a High Court ruling. Minority MPs condemned the letter as “out of place” and a violation of due process.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, December 9, Oppong Nkrumah likened the situation to past public service shake-ups, alleging that similar “pre-advertised agendas” had been used to remove key officials, including the Chief Justice.
According to him, the same strategy is being deployed to target the Electoral Commission.
“There is a pre-advertised agenda to get rid of the EC Commissioner and her deputies. It is being rolled out, and they will say it is procedure,” he claimed.
He further asserted that the plan extends to securing a dominant NDC majority in Parliament to facilitate constitutional reforms.
“We are telling you… there is a pre-advertised agenda to ensure an overwhelming majority in this chamber for the purpose of constitutional amendments,” he said.
Oppong Nkrumah emphasized that the Minority will continue to resist any attempts to pressure Speaker Alban Bagbin into declaring the Kpandai seat vacant, noting that the Speaker has already ruled on the matter.
“No amount of pressure should be brought on him to make that declaration,” he stressed.
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