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Parliament Setting the Stage for Coup in Ghana – Annor Dompreh
The Majority Chief Whip Frank Annor Dompreh has stated that happenings in the 8th Parliament is creating the grounds for military intervention.
The 8th Parliament has been characterised by chaos over major decisions.
Among other things, the MP told Fawe FM in Nsawam that “but where we are heading towards, we the MPs are setting the stage for something like this [Military intervention ] to happen. It is very sad”.
Expressing concerns over the nature of disagreements in the House, the Nsawam -Adoagyir MP noted: “Where we are now in fact, look, if we members of Parliament do not advise ourselves, should something happen, all of us will be affected. And if you look at our history, anytime there has been this military intervention, Parliament stands dissolved first. So that has affected Parliament.
“Parliament is not very strong. So we want to build Parliamentary democracy but because of military interventions it is not very strong”.
The MP blamed a group he calls ” the Hawks” among the minority Caucus for the stalemate and misunderstanding in the 8th Parliament.
He said the Hawks are some Minority MPs strongly linked to former President Mahama who have been kicking against agreements reached with minority leadership through consultations.
“There are some people among the minority Caucus known as hawks. They are in the middle bench . They are very close to their flagbearer to be .They act as liaison.These hawks kick against decisions of their leadership”.
