Speaker Of Parliament Clears Air On Viral Agyenkwa Budget

Rt Hon Speaker Alban SK Bagbin has cleared the air on the viral Agyenkwa Budget after the mass rejection by Ghana’s Parliament.

The speaker, through his social media handles, explained the legal colorization of the situations that led to the eventual walk out by the majority side of the house.

The full statement from the speaker is seen below :

138 Honourable Members were Present!
Please let it be known that there were more than 137 MPs on the Floor when I put the question for the approval or rejection of the Economic Policy and Financial Statement of the government for the 2022 financial year often referred to as the Budget for 2022. After the rejection of the request by the Minister of Finance to be given more time to consult the expanded leadership of Parliament, one member of the Majority Caucus came to sit on the last row of the seats on the Majority side by the side-door facing the Speaker’s lobby. That took the number of attendants at that moment to 138. So when the question was put by me to the Plenary, the Hon. Gentleman remained silent.

I am asking Ghanaians to please disregard the survival antics by the ever loquacious Leader of the Majority Group in today’s hung Parliament. The budget was lawfully rejected!