I Didn't Do Well As Speaker In Tackling Absenteeism Among MPs – Mike Ocquaye Admits | Parliament

Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye, a former Speaker of Parliament, has admitted that he couldn't cope with the problem of absenteeism amongst Members of Parliament (MPs) efficiently throughout his tenure within the seventh parliament.

He defined that though he tried to stamp his authority on absenteeism he couldn't reach that motion.

“I admit that I was not successful in dealing with absenteeism within the lawmakers during my tenure as Speaker of Parliament even though I attempted to stamp my authority on the menace,” Prof. Ocquaye bemoaned.

He indicated that concerning the problems involving Sarah Adwoa Safo, the MP for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Henry Quartey, MP for Ayawaso Central Constituency, each within the Greater Accra Region and Kennedy Agyapong, MP for Assin Central Constituency within the Central Region, who absented themselves from Parliament for greater than 15 days, confessed that he didn't actually reach absenteeism.

“I have to confess that one space which I didn't actually succeed is absenteeism within the House, I didn't reach tackling it and I didn't reach tackling punctuality however I did it some time and stopped which was unlucky and likewise I didn't reach making certain that there was even a file of how lawmakers voted," he mentioned.

“Members should vote in a sure course, we had two former Members of Parliament contesting for president, who had been John Dramani Mahama and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in contrast to the United States when Barack Obama's file was introduced out as a Senator however we would not have that within the nation."

“It is also important to have these issues because you want to know for instance, if you want to be president, what is your record on women and your record on oil,” Prof. Ocquaye identified.

He hinted there can be an period the place the 2 sides would haven't any choice however to rely solely on consensus constructing to get proceedings in Parliament concerning disagreements within the House in order to develop as a result of there can be no various to consensus constructing in relation to the transfer by the Minority to vote out Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance.