Deputy Majority Whip Richard Acheampong has questioned whether the Minority’s decision to recall Parliament over the recent narcotics seizures is reasonable, given that the House is already scheduled to reconvene next month.
Speaking to Joy FM, Acheampong said the Minority had the right to trigger the recall if it had secured the required support.
“I’ve seen the recall notice and it is within their right to. If you have 15% of the 276 Members of Parliament, they can put up a petition and the Speaker has no other reason not to call the House,” he said.
However, he questioned the need to bring MPs back from recess when Parliament had only recently been recalled to conduct important business, including the vetting of ministers and judges.
“If you remember, we were on recess and the House was recalled less than two weeks ago to undertake very important business, the vetting of ministers and then the judges and all that. And my friend Habib knows that we will reconvene next month,” he said.
Acheampong said the Minority should also consider the financial implications of another recall.
“Anything that we do in this country, reasonableness is very important,” he said.
“Looking at your numbers, you recall Parliament for one day and you will come to fight on this motion and the motion is lost. Are you thinking about the cost to the state?” he asked.
The Minority, led by First Deputy Minority Whip and Tolon MP Habib Iddrisu, invoked Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution and Order 53 of Parliament’s Standing Orders on Friday, September 18, seeking an extraordinary sitting to investigate a series of narcotics seizures involving consignments linked to Ghana.
The Minority says it has secured the required 15 per cent of MPs to trigger the recall.
Acheampong maintained that the Speaker would ultimately determine whether the request should result in Parliament being recalled.
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