Ghana’s parliament leadership has formed a 20-member mediation committee to resolve the impasse over the 2022 budget proposed to the house by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
The majority and minority caucuses each have ten members on the mediation team.
The group is likely to discuss the complex and contentious topics that have resulted in the impasse.
The team has also been tasked with finding a peaceful resolution to issues that could be handled at the leadership level rather than on the floor.
Majority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh announced that the team will begin work today, Thursday, December 2, 2021.
The MP for Nsawam-Adoagyire Constituency in the Eastern Region made the revelation in an interview on Accra-based Neat FM.
According to him, what is happening in parliament is despicable and does not auger well for the country’s democratic space because it is fast-derailing the gains chalked since 1992.
He explained that the committee will be meeting until it comes out with modalities to settle the impasse.
“What is happening is disgraceful to the tenets of parliamentary democracy in the country,” he posited.
He said until the team finishes its work, parliament will not sit, adding that these issues need to be addressed to bring some sanity to the house of representatives.
