Parliament is an intellectual platform, not a boxing ring – NAPO to NDC MPs
Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has condemned what he described as ‘unruly conduct’ displayed by the NDC Minority Caucus during the sitting of Parliament on October 22, 2024.
He reminded the NDC MPs, who deliberately sought to provoke the Majority Caucus into violent confrontation with them by deliberately taking over their duly assigned seats in Parliament, that, Parliament as an august House, is a place for intellectual debate, not a boxing ring.
“The free-for-all-fight and bloodshed they [NDC Minority] were expecting in parliament last Tuesday, we didn’t give them. We didn’t give them because we are disciplined and mature. We understand that Parliament is a place for intellectual debate, not a boxing ring. Unlike them, the NPP always prioritizes the peace and stability of this country,” he noted.
The Manhyia South legislator, who has been in Parliament for almost 16 years, advised his colleague parliamentarians on the NDC side, to stick to their primary mandate of enacting relevant legislation and championing the welfare of their constituents.
He added that boasting about engaging in fights and other violent confrontations in Parliament is most reprehensible and unbecoming of honourable members of Parliament.
Dr. Bawumia’s Running Mate, Napo, as he is popularly known, made these remarks at a Stakeholders Engagement on Thursday, 24th October, 2024, when he was addressing students of the Pantang Nursing and Midwifery Training College, as part of his constituency-focused tours in the Greater Accra Region.
He used the opportunity to highlight some of the achievements of the NPP government in the health sector particularly the Agenda 111 policy and the restoration of nursing trainee allowance that was canceled by the NDC. He pleaded with them to continue to repose their confidence in the NPP and Dr. Bawumia to better their lots.
