The Majority Leader cannot be unseated – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minority leader said Osei Kyei Mensa-Bonsu will win against his opponent Mr George Prempeh

The Majority Leader cannot be unseated – Haruna Iddrisu

Minority Leader in Ghana’s Parliament, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, said his Majority counterpart, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, despite the stiff competition from an independent candidate, will win the upcoming parliamentary elections in Suame.

 Osei Kyei Mensa-Bonsu faces Mr George Prempeh, with links to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), yet contesting as an independent candidate for the Suame seat.

 Mr Prempeh was unable to contest the NPP primaries because the delegates endorsed the current Suame MP to go unopposed.

However, the Minority Leader, during a comment on the floor of Parliament, suggested that attempts to unseat the incumbent Suame MP would cut no ice.

He was speaking during the motion for the House to adopt the Business Statement for the Third Week.

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As reported by GNA, Mr Haruna suggested that legislators must ensure there was a balance between their presence in their constituencies and the work in the House, as they endeavoured to retain their seats in the next elections.

Mr Iddrisu called on the ministers of state and the Majority Leader to prioritise bills to the House rather than stampeding the House with bills in what he called “the November of the four-year mandate.”

He said bills like the National Ambulance Bill and the National Blood Transfusion Bill could wait in preference to critical bills of government like the Council of State and Anti Money Laundering bills.

Mr Iddrisu commended the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Gloria Akufo, who was present in the House, for writing to inform him on legislation she would want to be worked on.