Leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has refuted claims that Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin won by 138 votes.
This comes after Bagbin himself confirmed on the floor of Parliament that he won the Speakership with 138 votes, however, Kyei-Mensah disagrees.
In a panel discussion on Joy FM’s Newsfile, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu queried “how did he come by that” insisting that the election of the Speaker was by consensus.
“When we went into the dialogue I said there should be a rerun…then Haruna went out to consult his people came back and flatly rejected my position. Then I suggested us to swear in Bagbin as Speaker then later we conduct the election afresh…Haruna stepped out again to consult and came back with a disagreement and then Okudjeto who was following him (Haruna) said Bagbin should be sworn in as the Speaker…finally we then said by consensus that Bagbin won without premising it on any number……” he stressed.
Source: GhanaFeed.com