Parliament was in a state of disarray on Friday, March 24, 2023, after Speaker Alban Bagbin briefly suspended the voting of President Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees.
The House agreed to decide the fate of seven candidates today. During the debate on a secret balloting, the Majority and Minority side clashed as the former sought to reschedule the meeting due to their numbers.
The Minority would not have it and tried to convince the Speaker. This resulted in disorder as MPs shouted on top of their voices – an action that prompted the presence of the Marshalls.
Unable to obtain decorum, the Speaker suspended the sitting briefly.
The Minority, displeased by the action chanted in union “We will vote” as the Speaker left the chamber. They kept chanting for close to three minutes with some Majority MPs interjecting with “You can’t vote.”