Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to focus on winning parliamentary seats at the polling stations rather than attempting to “manufacture” a majority within Parliament.
This statement follows a recent incident in Parliament where the Speaker declared four seats vacant, temporarily shifting the majority in favor of the NDC. However, the Supreme Court overturned the Speaker’s ruling within 24 hours, restoring the status quo until further interpretation of the relevant constitutional article is provided.
Speaking at a campaign rally in Nkawkaw on Saturday, Dr. Bawumia taunted the NDC for their brief majority status, saying, “A few days ago, they (NDC) did something in Parliament and claimed to be the majority side. But their majority lasted just 24 hours. It was the shortest-living majority in history.”
He emphasized that a parliamentary majority is determined by wins at the polling station level within constituencies, not by actions in Parliament. “They need to understand that if they want a majority, they should come to the polling station, come to the constituency, win an election, and then go to Parliament. You don’t sit in Parliament and manufacture a majority for yourself,” he said.
Dr. Bawumia confidently declared that the NPP is on track to secure a decisive majority in the December elections, asserting that victories are achieved on the ground, not in parliamentary chambers. “We will meet them in the constituencies, we will meet them at the polling stations. What I can assure you is that from what I’ve seen—having been to over 200 constituencies, campaigned on the ground, and analyzed the data—I can tell you, if we held elections today, the NPP would have a decisive majority in Parliament,” he said.
He further urged NPP members to stay united and continue working towards victory in the upcoming elections. “The election is not today. It’s on December 7. But if we continue as we are, and we all come together, by midnight on December 7, you’ll hear that the NPP has won a decisive majority in Parliament. We will win at the polling stations,” he stressed.
In a bold move, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared itself the new majority in Parliament, despite a recent Supreme Court order.
The declaration came during a press conference held shortly after the court’s decision to stay the Speaker’s ruling that had temporarily granted the NDC a majority status.