Samuel Ntim Darkwa, a former Clerk to Parliament, has taken a swipe at the majority group in parliament.
He described the Majority’s approach to government business in the hung parliament as immature and lacking in leadership.
Mr Ntim Darkwa, who served as a cabinet minister under Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, stated that the majority must devise new ways of conducting public business in parliament.
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When asked about how the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament have performed so far, particularly in relation to the E-levy proposal, Mr Darkwa said in an interview with TV3’s Komla Kluste, “I think it’s a lack of maturity.”
“Certainly, when you are in a crisis you must show certain qualities of of leadership not the same things, that, I am in the Majority, you will have your say and I will have my way. You don’t do that because for any motion that is put before the House if the votes are equal it means nobody gains.
“If the motion is 10 saying no, and 10 saying yes you lose the motion, so nobody benefits from that one. So you must try this time for the sake of the nation.”
The Majority are going through extreme difficulties in getting the E-levy proposal approved by Parliament after two failed attempt following rejection by the Minority in Parliament.
The situation has forced the government to to organize nationwide consultations to sensitize the public on the proposal.
