Former President John Mahama has called the proceedings to the eke took of the speaker of the 8tu Parliament as infamy and a low point in democratic practices.
He expressed much shock at the incidence of ballot box snatching in the Parliament house by Tema West MP Elect and the invasion of the house by the military as scenes he never expected to happen in a highly democratic country.
He finally called on the newly elected Parliament to conduct into the two incidences and exact appropriate sanctions.
Congratulations Rt. Hon. Alban Sumani Kingsford Bagbin on your election as the Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic.
The events of last night stretching into the morning of 7th January have been both a great occasion for Ghana’s democracy and at the same time a day of infamy, which will go down as a low point in our democratic practice.
The election of Speaker Bagbin affirms what a great democracy we can build for ourselves and how dialogue and consensus-building can make us even stronger as a nation.
The attempt to snatch ballot papers by the MP-elect for Tema West and the invasion of the Chamber by armed military personnel are images one had never expected to see in our 4th Republican Parliament. The recent use of the military in civil democratic processes has become a major worry and gives the impression that this administration is continually seeking to resurrect the exorcised ghosts of our military past. Parliament must investigate the two incidents and exact appropriate sanctions.
Congratulations to the leadership of the NDC Caucus and the Caucus members for your dedication and commitment.
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