Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has asked the Minority Chief Whip, Mubarak Muntaka to tone down his language when he is angry.
According to him, his attitude looks so disrespectful, adding that it does not augur well for the honorable House.
Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' program, he explained that the Speaker as the Head of the House needs to be respected no matter your political affiliation.
He said the Minority Chief Whip’s attitude towards the Speaker looks so disrespectful and must be condemned in no uncertain terms.
"There is no way you should describe the Speaker of parliament as lawless even if you don’t agree with him on issues, it is so disrespectful," he said.
"Culturally, we all learn to give respect to the elderly so apart from parliament, Muntaka should know that the Speaker of parliament is old enough to be his father," he added.
The Minority in Parliament walked out of the Chamber after it's Chief Whip Muntaka Mubarak told the Speaker he was making the House lawless.
This was after Prof. Mike Ocquaye had refused to halt proceedings over lack of quorum. The House was considering the Corporate Insolvency Bill with only about 60 MPs in the chamber out of 275.
One-third of parliamentarians are needed to form a quorum. Muntaka Mubarak says Prof. Mike Ocquaye's decision not to halt proceedings is a shame.
"You are condoning illegality. That is why there must be rules and order, now what you are doing means you are indulging in illegality," he said on the Floor.
He said the Minority kept telling the Speaker the House does not have the numbers and thus they do not have the quorum but Prof Ocquaye carried on with proceedings.
"What is then the use of our constitution and the standing orders? This is not fair, you are abusing the privileges of this House. You are making this House lawless Mr. Speaker," the Asawase MP told the Speaker.
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Is there a better way of describing the behavior of the speaker? When someone does not follow lay down rules and regulations such as the constitution and standing orders of parliament, how do you describe such a person than LAWLESS
AS SUHIYINI IS MATURING IN PARLIAMENT MUNTAKA IS BECOMING SO IMMATUREEEEE. SINCE 2016 WE HAVE MONITOR CLOSELY THE CHARACTER OF AND GROWTH OF MPS. SOME WHO WERE SO INEXPERIENCE HAVE GROWN SO WELL. OTHERS LIKE MUNTAKA ARE NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF GROWTH BUT BULLYING. THE DETERIORATING CHARACTER OF SUCH MPS IS NOT WITNESSED ONLY IN PARLIAMENT BUT ALSO WITHIN THEIR OWN PARTIES IN THEIR CONSTITUENCY.
Mutaka and Haruna can choose not to enter the parliament house/chambers again. These ***barred word*** guys will not come to Parliament chamber 2021. They can date it today. I swear in Jesus Name they're not coming again. More NDC parliamentarians are loosing this year's elections on the various seats. they're arrogant and disrespectful in orderly manner. Tweaaaaaaa
These people don't like Ghana. They are thinking about why they are not in position now to create loot and share. The time is gone. You created all the hardships and you want power back to further destroy Ghana. Allah will not do that to Ghana
There are rules and laws governing the house! No one including the speaker can flout those rules! The chamber is not to come and show father and son love. If the speaker is disrespecting the constitution and standing orders,he must be made aware come what may! The speaker should know better! What kind of lawless behaviour is that. If he the speaker wants to be treated as a father figure,then he should present himself as such. As for Osei Mensah Bonsu, he should go to bed with his hypocrisy. Today the speaker is a father figure...has he forgotten what he said about Prof Mills?? Osei Kyei Mensah, allow people to contest you in your constituency and see if you will still be MP...Gibberish!!!
Kyei Mensah Bonsu you are hypocrite. Are you talking about Muntala not respecting Speaker of Parliament. Have you forgotten what you did to Professor Mills.
Kyei-Mensah Bonsu might not even be a human being. ***barred word*** Ashanti ***barred word*** with this type of hypocrisy!! He has forgotten what he did to Prez Mills during a State of the Nation Address. Mr MENSAH, you did worst things to RT. Hon. Doe Adjaho. Recently we saw you going berserk and insulting every influential person in your Suame Constituency with words such as "empty barrels". Manage your anger and leave the decent Hon. Muntaka alone. You cannot tarnish his image as most Ashantis do when you seek to run people down. Is the Speaker a good man? no!!!
See who is advising. someone who on live TV insulted Doe Adjaho at vetting of ministers. You now know it is bad to be disrespectful to the elderly.
It was so distasteful to watch him speak on TV and this guy is called"Honourable" No wonder we are where we are?
When you allow useles things to be your MP, these are the things that follows. As for this current crop of NDC young guys, the least said about them the better.