The
Minority
Caucus
in
Ghana’s
Parliament
has
taken
over
seats
typically
occupied
by
the
Majority,
escalating
the
ongoing
standoff
between
the
two
sides.
Led
by
its
leadership,
the
Minority
made
this
move
as
Parliament
reconvened
on
Tuesday,
October
22,
2024,
for
a
much-anticipated
session.
This
bold
action
has
further
intensified
political
tensions
between
the
opposition
National
Democratic
Congress
(NDC)
and
the
governing
New
Patriotic
Party
(NPP),
as
both
parties
jostle
for
control
of
the
Chamber
amid
a
series
of
legal
and
political
conflicts.
Minority
The
Minority’s
decision
to
occupy
the
Majority’s
seats
is
seen
as
a
reaction
to
the
recent
ruling
by
Speaker
of
Parliament
Alban
Bagbin,
who
declared
four
parliamentary
seats
vacant
on
October
17.
This
ruling
effectively
reduced
the
NPP’s
numbers,
shifting
the
balance
of
power
in
favour
of
the
NDC.
With
the
NDC
now
holding
136
seats,
they
have
become
the
de
facto
majority,
while
the
NPP
retains
135
seats.
The
vacant
seats
include
two
from
the
NPP,
one
from
the
NDC,
and
one
held
by
an
independent
MP.
In
the
end,
it
wasn’t
death
that
surprised
me
but
the
stubbornness
of
life!