We will fight NDC boot for boot over Majority seats - NPP's Annoh Dompreh

NPP MP for Nsawam Adoagyiri, and Chief Whip for the NPP caucus, Frank Annoh Dompreh says he and his colleagues will on Friday use “any means legitimate” to fend off any attempts by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) members to occupy the Majority seats.

He says the issue of which party is the majority is no longer debatable and that NDC members will not be allowed to take up the right side of the Speaker as they did on January 7 when MPs-elect met to be inaugurated and to elect a Speaker.

The NDC despite having 137 seats in Parliament, took the majority side in the Speaker Election, forcing the NPP MPs to occupy the minority side of the immediate past administration.

The action of the NDC MPs led to a momentary stand-off, degenerating later into a near-fight between some legislators. with Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Eufaula, NPP MP for Ablekuma West sitting among NDC members who in claims of her 'rightful' place.

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But Annoh Dompreh, speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme on Monday, said come Friday, the NPP members are not going to be as docile as to be bullied again by the NDC MPs because they from the NPP, will take over the Majority side using “any means legitimate.”

Defending why he thinks the NPP is in the majority, Annoh Dompreh said given that the two sides have 137 seats apiece, and with Independent MP for Fomena, Andrew Amoako Asiamah declaring to sit with the NPP and thereby making their numbers 138, there can be no longer any debate about who is in the Majority.

Parliament regroups on Friday for the first time since rising from their rancourous investiture and election of Alban Sumana Bagbin as Speaker of the 8th Parliament.

The NPP members, according to Annoh Dompreh, expect the NDC to come to bully their way to attempt to occupy the majority seats again, however, he and his colleagues are determined it does not happen again.