The Majority Caucus in Parliament has criticised the Speaker of Parliament's decision to suspend the approval of Ministers and Deputy Ministers of State, branding it as undemocratic.
They accused the Speaker of intentionally withholding approval for these appointees, thus hindering the President and his government from receiving their assistance.
In a press release on Wednesday, March 20, the NPP MPs urged the public to denounce Speaker Alban Bagbin's actions.
"The upshot is that Mr Speaker has torpedoed the Government's work by depriving the President and Ghana of the able men and women who will assist him in running the Government machinery."
"It is our humble belief that it is the Speaker who is undermining our democracy and not Mr President."
They also condemned the Speaker for adjourning the House without consulting the leadership of the House.
"The decision of Mr Speaker to adjourn the House without recourse to its members, especially the Leadership, is most arbitrary, capricious, and undemocratic. The settled practice has always been that the Leadership of the House guide the Chair to conduct the Business of the House."
On Wednesday, March 20, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin halted the approval process for Ministers and Deputy Ministers of State nominated by the President and vetted by the Appointments Committee of Parliament.
This action came in response to a pending court application seeking an injunction against the approval process.
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