Vacant seats brouhaha: Sam Jonah reacts to development in Parliament

Ghanaian business mogul and current chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Sir Sam Jonah has said the recent development in Parliament goes beyond mere procedure and protocol.

In a dramatic turn of events, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on Tuesday (22 October) adjourned the House indefinitely.

The decision follows chaotic scenes as the Members of Parliament from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) moved to occupy the seats of the Majority Caucus, the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The Supreme Court has directed Parliament to recognise and allow the four Members of Parliament whose seats were declared vacant by the Speaker to continue to serve as MPs until the case is determined

The Speaker has since announced the House will resume sitting on Thursday 7 November after the Supreme Court ruled on the matter.

Reacting to the development at the Graphic National Development Series in Accra on Tuesday(5 November), Jonah said a deeper crisis lurks beneath.

“But ladies and gentlemen, it isn’t only about religion. The challenges we face in governance are profound and deeply rooted in a rather tragic mindset. Currently underway is a virtual crisis in Parliament that has led to the indefinite suspension of sittings. Issues at stake, go beyond mere procedure and protocol.

“A deeper crisis lurks beneath: the erosion of integrity, patriotism, nationalism, within in our body politic. Indeed, when public office becomes a pathway to personal wealth rather than service to the people, we set the stage for undermining of our sovereignty.”

“And when the legislature, the very embodiment of democratic law, ethics, and virtues, exhibits signs of malaise, our sense of optimism as a nation plummets,” he said.

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