Former MP petitions Parliament to sanction Adwoa Safo, Ken Agyapong, two other NPP MPs
According to him, four Members of Parliament have all absented themselves from the Chamber for more than fifteen sitting days without the express permission of the Speaker.
A former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has petitioned Parliament to crack the whip on some absentee MPs who have breached the 15-day rule in the House.
According to him, four Members of Parliament have all absented themselves from the Chamber for more than fifteen sitting days without the express permission of the Speaker.
The four include MP for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, Ayawaso Central MP, Henry Quartey, Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong and Ahanta West MP, Ebenezer Kojo Kum.
In the petition, Mr Mubarak called on the Speaker “to direct for their conduct to be referred to the Privileges Committee for consideration and necessary action.”
Article 97 (1) (c) of the 1992 Constitution and Order 17 of the Standing Orders of Parliament state emphatically: “A Member shall not absent himself during a meeting for more than fifteen sittings without the permission in writing of the Speaker. Any member infringing this Order shall have his conduct referred to the Privileges Committee.”
Source: Thenewsroomonline
