Member of Parliament for Builsa South Constituency Dr. Clement Apak said the Majority Leader Mr, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has proven to be shamelessly dishonest for his pronouncement on the event that took place in the Parliament during the election of Speaker of Parliament.
Meanwhile outlining the details on the night of the dissolution of the 7th Parliament in an exclusive interview with the media, the MP for Suame indicated that during the voting exercise to determine who was to be the leader of the House of Legislature, contrary to the reports, both candidates garnered 136 votes.
He further explained that two of the votes were unaccounted for, while one got rejected because both candidates had been tainted.
However, he said, that the former MP for Nadowli Kaleo, Alban Bagbin did not win the speakership race but upon dialogue both leadership of the house, concluded to give it the Mr. Alban Bagbin.
However, Dr. Apak believes there is some level of dishonesty from the position of the Majority Leader. He further explained that the truth is that after many hours of standoffs because the NPP side he leads had refused as he instructed, to abide by the law dictated and practice driven protocol of secret voting or if you like, secret ballot, he and his team reluctantly agreed to do what is right.
“Thereupon, we voted, all 275 of us. The ballot box was opened and the ballots sorted. There was one spoiled ballot after sorting in accordance to the number of Candidates: Prof. Mike Oquaye number 1 and Alban Sumana Bagbin number 2. The votes for Prof. Oquaye counted were 136.”
“It was after this that we in the NDC started jubilating because the outcome was obvious, that our Father and nominee, Hon. Bagbin had won. Clearly with only one spoiled ballot, common maths showed that Bagbin obtained 138 votes. For those not good at maths, 275 minus 1+136=137. When 137 is subtracted from 275 the answer is 138.” He explained
Here are the details:
Folks, Kyei Mensah Bonsu has proven to be shamelessly dishonest. In anycase, not even my three-year-old son who sleeply watched the events of the early hours of January 7th, 2020 in the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana in relation to the election of a Speaker, his two deputies and the swearing in of MPs-elect, will believe this palpable lie Kyei has concocted.
Truth is that after many hours of standoffs because the NPP side he leads had refused as he instructed, to abide by the law dictated and practice driven protocol of secret voting or if you like, secret ballot, he and his team reluctantly agreed to do what is right.
Thereupon, we voted, all 275 of us. The ballot box was opened and the ballots sorted. There was one spoiled ballot after sorting in accordance to the number of Candidates: Prof. Mike Oquaye number 1 and Alban Sumana Bagbin number 2. The votes for Prof. Oquaye counted were 136.
It was after this that we in the NDC started jubilating because the outcome was obvious, that our Father and nominee, Hon. Bagbin had won. Clearly with only one spoiled ballot, common maths showed that Bagbin obtained 138 votes. For those not good at maths, 275 minus 1+136=137. When 137 is subtracted from 275 the answer is 138.
The same Kyei Mensah then had a short chat with Hon. Carlos Ahenkorah, and after Kyei Mensah pulled an NPP MP elect at the counting table, Carlos Ahenkorah snatched ballot papers from a Clarke and bolted. Carlos Ahenkorah was apprehended.
Leadership then went into conclave and returned to confirm that Bagbin was indeed the Victor. And the process continued with the swearing-in of Speaker Bagbin. When MPS-ELECT got sworn in, the next was the approval of the 1st and 2nd deputy speakers of Parliament. For these positions we did not cast ballots, we agreed.
Hon. Kyei Mensah Bonsu, the now minority leader, should stop being arrogant. Truly, if he and his team had a choice, will they make the Rt Hon. Alban Sumana Bagbin the Speaker of Parliament?
Hon. Rt. Hon. Sumana Bagbin was duly elected as the Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the Republic of Ghana. This was in spite of all the plots, schemes and shenanigans of Mr. Akufo-Addo as deployed by his henchmen aftert a meeting on the night of January 6th and the early hours of January 7th. Kyei Mensah Bonsu was part of that meeting held at a well-known hotel.
In fact a number of Akufo-Addo henchmen were spotted in Parliament, ostensibly to oversee the execution of their plots to ensure that Prof. Mike Oquaye was elected Speaker.
The action of Hon. Carlos Ahenkorah was known by Kyei Mensah and was duly sanctioned by the cabal put in charge of ensuring that Prof. Mike Oquaye was elected Speaker. Mind you, as confirmed in the programme of the President Select on January 7th, Prof. Mike Oquaye was named as the Speaker of Parliament.
So, the shameless claim that Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Bagbin was not elected is a feeble attempt to save face after all the plots and schemes by the cabal failed due to the determined effort of the NDC MPS-ELECT.
I remain a citizen!
Dr. Clement Apaak
M.P for Builsa-South
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