Minority Chief Whip, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka is incensed by the prevailing posture of the Speaker of Parliament, likening his behaviour in the house, more or less, to dictators such as Mobutu See Seko of DR Congo and Idi Amin of Uganda.
Muntaka who has previously complained about how Prof. Mike Oquaye is running affairs in Parliament told Media General’s Mercydarlyn Lokko the behaviour of the Speaker is now “unbecoming”.
His comments come on the heels of the passage of the controversial Legal Profession (Professional and Post-Call Law Course) Regulations, 2018 on Friday following a voice vote in Parliament.
The Legislative Instrument after 21 days will give legal backing to the contentious law school entrance examination.
A former Deputy Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine had argued that the LI was unconstitutional and urged the house to reject it.
During the debate on the LI, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak said the house would be engaging in an illegality if it is approved.
After opposing views have been expressed, Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, put the question for the approval or rejection of the LI and ruled that the ayes had won.
The Minority Chief Whip attempted to challenge the ruling of the Speaker but was ignored after he together with some Minority MPs stood on their feet for more than 10 minutes.
Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, later in an interview expressed disappointment in the Speaker’s ruling saying his conduct is a threat to the country’s democracy.
“They way he is behaving, I think that all of us, all of us need to be very concerned and very worried about the way Speaker is conducting himself because it is too much unbecoming of [him],” he pointed out.
Muntaka wondered “[Prof. Oquaye] who has written so many books on theory and now he has the opportunity to turn his theory into practical and he is completely messing up.
“I doubt if Mobutu or Idi Amin would be behaving the way he is doing”.
Meanwhile, US-based Ghanaian professor, Stephen Kweku Asare, who filed a suit at Ghana’s Supreme Court asking for nullification of the use of interviewing and entrance examination as the basis of admission into the Ghana School of Law and won, told 3FM News he was disappointed in the way Parliament conducted itself on the LI.
“It ended so poorly,” he observed, “such an important issue should not be done using a voice vote”.
“Seven members stood trying to catch the attention of the house but the Speaker willfully neglected them. I am very, very disappointed in him,” he said, serving notice that he would explore other avenues to get the issue of entrance exams addressed.
Source: 3news.com
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You have so soon forgotten the behaviour of the past Speaker, hon Doe Agyaho. You should learn to respect the Elderly.
We are in the rule of men so forget
hmmm.. there has not been any humble and patient speaker like prof mike oquaye.. not even sekye Hughes...to be compared. the hatred and the disrespect are too much .. aden..oh.. is about time that the alinko boys get sanction from the house, some fetching water and others weeding like the SHS days .. is enough.
If the speaker is like Idi Amin, then u the minority' leader u are like Aldof Hitler'
LEAVE MR PAMPERS ALONE,HE IS LUCKY THAT HE ESCAPE OF CARRYING EBINI IN ACCRA.
Suicide bombers parading themself as MP always attacking the Speaker of parliament. God have mercy on u guys. U better change cause Ghanians respcts their elders, don't no where u guys are from...
You people have someone who plagiarizes as your leader, how do we as a people expect you the minority to think? The minority can't think. They no original thoughts of themselves than to plagiarize and make it seem as if their (minorities') thought. This is why they fail all the time in parliament. Eti wooois! Block headed bunch of plagiarists.
Even Doe Adjaho who benefited from Wayome cash was made an NDC speaker of parliament.... Look at the way he handled the John Mahama's Kanazoe ford bribe saga? Even we tolerated him..... Mr. chichinga and pampers man we all know hat you did when you were made a minister...if you cannot stand the heat resign from parliament..... If we were a true democracy you don't even qualify to be a cleaner in parliament leff alone an MP......
this is very good to know. in fact we need more idi amins and mobutus in ghana to deal with stup1>d politicians like u muntaka. i really like the way the speaker is dealing with the minority. i pray it will get to the point where they will even boycott siting. that will be the best news for mother ghana. if africa had more of idi amin and mobutu, trump wont be calling us sh)th0les today. keep up the good work Hon Speaker. we are ully behind u. deal with them and put them in their right places until they start using their brains. I am really enjoying this!
Because he has NOT been allowing the minority to MISBEHAVE in Parliament and Ghana? Press conference minority and party! NDC tweeeeeaaaaaaa!