The Parliament has postponed proceedings to the 18th of January, therefore ending any attempt to accept or reject the E-levy bill.
This was due to a fight that had ensued between the minority and the majority in parliament on Monday night December 20th, 2021. Which had left some MP’s injured.
The majority leader, Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu prompted the house to postpone to keep a calm surrounding for the consideration of the contended E-levy bill.
The minority leader, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu in support of Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s move, had said the move will also authorise for further discussions on the disputed proceeding of the E-levy.
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These proceedings were brought to a stop last night December 21st, 2021. When the First Deputy speaker of Parliament, Mr. Joseph Osei Owusu left his seat for the Second Deputy Speaker, Andrew Asiamah to take part in the voting.
Yet disclaiming, the majority leader had said the Speaker had wanted to excuse himself to take his medication and not partake in the voting. He observed that the First Deputy Speaker’s sickness was very severe and shaking like a leaf.
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Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu speaking on Joynews said, “it the case that a Speaker can’t even excuse himself to visit the loo? Is it the case? The man was indisposed. He was shivering. And he went to the clinic, the record is there. So we had to persuade him to come and sit. He was in the chamber and he was shaking like a leaf.”
He also said the act wouldn’t have been illegal if the claims were true.
The minority in Parliament have, however, charged the majority side of trying to force their own interest on parliament no matter the cost.
After all, they have sworn to resist such actions by every means.
