The Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin, says the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is voting itself out of power with some of its policies.
He explained that NPP will lose the 2024 general elections if it manages to get the electronic transaction levy, commonly known as the e-levy bill passed.
The passage of the electronic levy has been the subject of controversy in Parliament, of which voting led to open brawl twice in the house with the latest incident happening on Monday, December 21, 2021.
But the Speaker of Parliament on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at a meeting with old parliamentarians, advised the NPP to reconsider the levy to save the party from losing the next general elections.
The Speaker indicates that governing parties always vote themselves out of power because they fail to listen to the masses, emphatically saying that he won’t be surprised should the NPP lose the 2024 general elections.
“As you go around trying to convince Ghanaians to vote for you and your party, others with big pockets are facilitating your parties and when you win power, they get the positions, not you. So they don’t have that understanding, so there is that missing link.”
“So they come to impose their ideas on you to rather take party interest first not Ghana first, and we always vote ourselves out of power, which my colleagues in the NPP are doing now. So don’t be surprised in the next election, if they don’t win. It is very clear that if this e-levy goes through, they have lost the election.”
Touching on the recent brawl in Parliament, Speaker Bagbin said he has also rejected any blame, noting that as Speaker, he has worked with the leadership of the house to conduct business and to apply the rules fairly.
“Now they say I refused to preside and that is why some numbers were not in the house. I am not a Chief Whip of any of the caucuses in the house and I am also not entitled to bring members to the house. That is not my duty.”
“I am to preside and apply the rules and I have applied them fairly according to my understanding through literature and experience and I am not even sure that the members listened to what I read that day about the rules,” he mentioned.
Source: Daily Guide
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If you listened carefully to this speaker, you would agree with me that the speaker is being very economical with intelligence. This type of behavior is a defense mechanism by which a person tries to conceal his vile intentions. I do not want to suggest that the speaker will scruple to take a bribe for his actions. I'm being very careful here with my choice of words. But there is a strong cause for concern about knowing why the speaker is doing what he is doing.
Biased and confused Speaker........... I blame the two NPP MPs who voted for this guy as Speaker. NPP party must do everything possible to try and identify the two MPs (traitors) and sack them from the party. They have cause all these problems for the party. Prof Mike Ocquaye will do a better job than this Bagbin guy...
Yes....he is VERY COMFORTABLE under NPP than under NDC. Onyame ahuoooooo......!
Shameful Speaker ever! Is that not what your party NDC wants? So why the frustration. You know the E-levy is the best, but....
If NPP loose what is the beef of the speaker? This speaker is not serious at all. Ghana , some leaders are shallow in communicating to the populace , Why should the speaker thinks that the mere rejection of the budget means NPP will win the election . VERY SHALLOW THINKING OF GHANA SPEAKER. Sex speaker grant the approval of the budget for NPP to lose the election and stop your uncultured behaviour
How is that your business?
Eh!!! Nsem wo world ooo. But this must be 4 years nonstop bronya for you and the NDC. Unless you’re telling me life under NPP is very comfortable for you than under your own party. Eh!! Wonders will never end, the catholic congregant expressing to be more catholic than the Pope. Asem b3 ba dabi
So all NDC MPs, including their speaker are so worried that the NPP will loose the elections if they pass the E-levy so they have to fight against it? Wonders shall never end. Is it not what they usually do anytime NPP brings something? Am surprised that this has not even ended at the court like the free SHS.
Now I can’t think both far and near. So let me stop thinking moo. W’adwene ye a wobr3 ampa! Bagbin! Oooooh dabi dabi! SMFH.
Speaker has turn himself into a fortune teller - Amazing. If NPP loses in 2024, is it a big deal for him? This man has got show leadership as number 3 which he cherishes so much. So far, he has shown that he is not a leader.