Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has vowed to prevent the Majority side from having more speakers than the Minority during the debate on President Mahama’s State of the Nation Address (SONA).
His statement came after the Majority proposed a rule for the debate, where for every three MPs from the Majority side who speak, one MP from the Minority side would be allowed to speak.
Afenyo-Markin argued that both sides of the House should be afforded equal opportunities, a principle that has traditionally been upheld in parliamentary proceedings.
He emphasized that it has never occurred in the history of Parliament for the Majority to have more speakers than the Minority, and he vowed not to allow such an imbalance.
He also reminded the Majority that they would not hold their position forever and should not use their current power to intimidate the Minority.
“Mr. Speaker we will not allow the Majority to use its numbers to intimidate us. Mr. Speaker they should know that they are not going to be in the Majority forever,” he said.
Afenyo-Markin expressed disappointment in the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, for sitting in Parliament and supporting the Majority’s proposal.