The Minority has expressed dissatisfaction over the actions of the Majority in Parliament blocking the Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Ernest Yaw Kumi from making a statement in Parliament.
The Majority caucus insists that the convict against for whom a bench warrant has been issued cannot be allowed to deliver a statement.
Addressing the media on Friday, February 21, the leader of the caucus said he was not pleased with the actions of the Majority.
“The practice is that when you make your argument, you sit quietly and allow your colleague opposite to also make his argument, but what did we see? The Majority Chief Whip interrupted me, and when they realised again that their argument before the house, those arguments were being defeated, the Majority himself now got up and shouted Mr Speaker, adjourn,” he noted.
He further mentioned that he had not been informed about any court ruling against Mr Kumi.
“I am the leader of our side, I haven’t been invited to a meeting where I have been told that the process has been served. So I don’t know what the NDC is up to,” he added.
The leader also signaled a threat to the minority in relation to the government’s first State of the Nation address on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
“As for the NDC, if they think that they are using Ernest Kumi to do politics, today is Friday. We are reminding them that next week Thursday the President will be coming to the chamber, we have reminded them, they’ve forgotten that they are in government,” he cautioned.
A Koforidua High Court on February 11 issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Ernest Yaw Kumi after convicting him of contempt of court.
The court issued the bench warrant for Kumi’s arrest after he failed to attend court.
The conviction comes after he disobeyed an interim injunction against him on January 7, prohibiting him from being sworn in and admitted as the Member of Parliament-elect for the Akwatia constituency due to an ongoing legal contest over his election.
Mr Kumi presented himself in Parliament to be sworn in on January 7, 2025.
The Judge, Justice Senyo Amedahe held that the convict, throughout the hearing of the contempt case, failed to appear in court in person.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.