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General news for Saturday, January 9, 2021
Source: rainbownradioonline.com
2021-01-09
Member of Parliament for Builsa South Dr. Clement Apaak
The leader of the Members of Parliament (MP) of the New Patriotic Party (PNP), Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has provoked the ire of the Member of Parliament for Builsa Sur, Dr. Clement Apaak, by saying that the Rt. The Honorable Speaker Alban Bagbin did not win the elections held, but was conferred the position.
For this statement, he has described him as someone who is “blatantly dishonest.”
The former majority leader of the VII parliament in an interview revealed that during the voting exercise to determine who was to be the Speaker, contrary to reports, both candidates obtained 136 votes.
He told Ghanaweb that two of the votes were not counted, while one was rejected because both candidates had been contaminated.
According to him, he asked for a replay.
However, his suggestion was resisted by the NDC and, after unsuccessful attempts, the leadership decided to compromise so that the office of the Speaker of Parliament would be conferred on the NDC candidate, Alban Sumana Bagbin.
But Dr. Apaak, who is angry at the claims of Suame’s deputy, has refuted the claims by insisting that the president was duly elected.
“Hon. Kyei Mensah Bonsu, the now minority leader, should stop being arrogant. Truly, if he and his team had a choice, they would come to the Rt Hon. Alban Sumana Bagbin the Speaker of Parliament?
Hon. Rt. Hon. Sumana Bagbin was duly elected Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the Republic of Ghana. This was despite all the plots, plans and antics of Mr. Akufo-Addo unfolded by his henchmen after a meeting on the night of January 6 and the early hours of January 7. Kyei Mensah Bonsu was part of that meeting held in a well-known hotel.
In fact, several henchmen of Akufo-Addo were seen in Parliament, ostensibly to oversee the execution of his plots and to ensure that Professor Mike Oquaye was elected president.
The Hon. Carlos Ahenkorah’s action was known to Kyei Mensah and was duly sanctioned by the clique in charge of ensuring that Prof. Mike Oquaye was elected Spokesperson. Mind you, as confirmed in the President Select program on January 7, Prof. Mike Oquaye was appointed Speaker of Parliament.
So the brazen claim that Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Bagbin was not elected is a feeble attempt to save face after all the clique plots and schemes failed due to the determined effort of the NDC MPS-ELECT. “
Read their full statement below.
Friends, Kyei Mensah Bonsu has been shown to be blatantly dishonest. In any case, not even my three-year-old son who drowsily contemplated the events of the early morning of January 7, 2020 in the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana in relation to the election of a Speaker, his two deputies and the oath of the elected deputies, you will believe this palpable lie that Kyei has made up.
The truth is that after many hours of confrontations due to the fact that the side of the PNP that he leads refused to comply with his instructions, to abide by the secret voting protocol dictated by law and based on practice or, if it wishes, the secret ballot, he and his team reluctantly agreed. what is correct.
Then the 275 of us voted. The ballot box was opened and the ballots sorted. There was a void ballot after ranking according to the number of Candidates: Prof. Mike Oquaye number 1 and Alban Sumana Bagbin number 2. The votes for Prof. Oquaye counted were 136.
It was after this that we at the NDC began to rejoice because the result was obvious, that our Father and nominee, Hon. Bagbin had won. Clearly, with just one void ballot, common math showed Bagbin getting 138 votes. For those who are not good at math, 275 minus 1 + 136 = 137. When 137 is subtracted from 275, the answer is 138.
Kyei Mensah himself then had a brief chat with Hon. Carlos Ahenkorah, and after Kyei Mensah pulled an elected NPP deputy to the counting table, Carlos Ahenkorah snatched the ballots from a Clarke and was fired. Carlos Ahenkorah was apprehended.
The leadership then went into conclave and returned to confirm that Bagbin was indeed the victor. And the process continued with the inauguration of President Bagbin. When MPS-ELECT took office, the next was approval from the 1st and 2nd Parliament Vice Presidents. We did not vote for these positions, we agreed.
Hon. Kyei Mensah Bonsu, the now minority leader, should stop being arrogant. Truly, if he and his team had a choice, they would come to the Rt Hon. Alban Sumana Bagbin the Speaker of Parliament?
Hon. Rt. Hon. Sumana Bagbin was duly elected Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the Republic of Ghana. This was despite all the conspiracies, plans and antics of Mr. Akufo-Addo unleashed by his henchmen after a meeting on the night of January 6 and the early hours of January 7. Kyei Mensah Bonsu was part of that meeting held in a well-known hotel.
In fact, several henchmen of Akufo-Addo were seen in Parliament, ostensibly to oversee the execution of his plots and to ensure that Professor Mike Oquaye was elected president.
The Hon. Carlos Ahenkorah’s action was known to Kyei Mensah and was duly sanctioned by the clique in charge of ensuring that Prof. Mike Oquaye was elected Spokesperson. Mind you, as confirmed in the President Select program on January 7, Prof. Mike Oquaye was appointed Speaker of Parliament.
So the brazen claim that Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Bagbin was not elected, it is a feeble attempt to save face after all the clique plots and schemes failed due to the determined effort of the NDC MPS-ELECT.
I’m still a citizen!
Dr. Clement Apaak MP for Builsa-South
