Member of Parliament for Nkoranza South, Hon. Emmanuel Agyekum has stated that there was no way for them to have sat unconcerned for the standing orders of parliament to be overlooked in the chamber.
According to him on Kessben 92.9 FM Maakye, parliament is governed by laws, therefore it is absolutely unaccepted for a speaker who serves as a referee to have his vote count on the floor of parliament when presiding over the business in the chamber.
The Majority and the minority caucus had physical exchanges after the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin excused himself from the sitting and asked his deputy to continue with the business of the night.
The minority raised an objection against the deputy speaker of parliament who wanted his vote to be counted on the E-lvey tax proposed in the 2022 budget.
The objection resulted in massive chaos on the floor of parliament as the Majority thought it was right for the deputy speaker to have his vote count.
Hon. Emmanuel Agyekum speaking on Breaking said the standing orders do not allow a speaker who presides of a vote to also vote.
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