Afenyo Markins asks for deep collaboration among MPs from both sides of the house
Right from the night of the inception of the 8th parliament of the 4th republic, many instances of strong disagreement broke down into chaos, and in some instances, resulted in fisticuffs. Many have condemned the House for its open show of intolerance and unruly conduct.
The leadership of the House has thus had cause to render public apologies for the conduct of the House, with many saying much is expected from the lawmakers.
The Deputy Majority Leader, however, believes the second meeting would be more cordial if MPs built bridges.
“I expect NDC MPs to be walking to the offices of their colleagues, have national discussions but disagree on party issues. I expect NPP members to even invite NDC members for dinner, breakfast or lunch in their homes. I expect colleagues across the aisle to be visiting brothers in their various homes. In so doing you are not compromising your political position, but you are rather fortifying the relationship that will help the country to grow; not to say that if you are in a good relationship with an NDC man because you’re an NPP man, you have compromised your political stance.”
Alexander Afenyo Markin charged the MPs as they return to work to “let Ghanaians know that we love our country and that we are patriotic, we are comrades, and we believe in the Ghana project that is why we are in that Parliament, but we are not there to fight [and] to undermine each other”.
