The ‘Mighty Minority’ will certainly not be pushovers

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has assured that the party’s minority in Parliament will not be intimidated or bullied. This comes after Speaker Alban Bagbin suspended four MPs for two weeks following a chaotic incident.

Nana Boakye stated that the Minority will insist on following due procedure and consensus-building in the House, despite the Speaker’s “autocratic posturing.”

In a Facebook post, on Monday, February 3, he said “Today, the leadership of the New Patriotic Party paid a courtesy visit to Parliament to meet with the MIGHTY MINORITY caucus and commend them on their excellence thus far in conducting parliamentary business.

“In the face of the autocratic posturing of the Speaker, as seen by his recent unilateral suspension of three NPP MPs, we assured the caucus of our continued support and encouraged them to be resilient and unafraid of the NDC majority and the Speaker’s bullying tendencies.

In response, the caucus promised us that, rain or shine, they will insist on following due procedure and consensus building in the House. Our gallant men and women in the house of Parliament certainly will not be pushovers.”

The party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, also criticized the Speaker’s action as “selective” and “autocratic.”

The party sees this selective, and autocratic posture of the Speaker as very dangerous, with all these actions packaged to cow the minority into submission, consequently weakening its potential to hold the government accountable,” the statement read.

The party reiterated its unflinching support for its MPs, calling on all Members of Parliament to stand united in the face of “repression and unfairness.”

“The party hereby reiterates its position that it stands with its eighty-eight (88) gallant Hon. Members to address all forms of repression and unfairness in the application of the rules governing Parliament and the nation,” the statement concluded.

The NPP has reiterated its support for its MPs and called on all Parliament members to unite against “repression and unfairness.”