We are the Majority and will Jealously Protect our New Majority status-Ato Forson
The new Majority Leader Dr. Casiel Ato Forson has pooh-poohed the ruling by the Supreme Court saying they are now the Majority in Parliament and will therefore jealously protect their new status.
According to him, the Speaker’s ruling which was premised on a precedent by Former Speaker Prof. Mile Ocquaye makes them the legitimate majority in Parliament.
Dr. Ato Forson was speaking at a news conference at the Parliament House on Sunday.
“We are the Majority and will Jealously Protect our newly Majority status and we will not abdicate our status as majority”,the new Majority Leader emphasized.
He argued that any interference of the business of Parliament is unlawful, nullified and void.
He also revealed that the new majority is going use their numbers to abolish the e-levy and betting tax.
It would be recalled leader of NPP Caucus immediately run to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court set aside the ruling by the Speaker.
But the new majority leader insists they will resist any attempt to deny them of their status.
The legislators affected by the ruling are the NDC’s Peter Yaw Kwakye Ackah of Amenfi Central constituency, Andrew Amoakoh Asiamah of Fomena, Kojo Asante, NPP MP for Suhum in the Eastern Region, and NPP’s Cynthia Morrison of Agona West constituency.
Source:newsflashafrica.com
