Ahanta West MP was present in Parliament and voted for E-levy – Majority deny absence claims
Claims suggesting that Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister Ebenezer Kum was not around on Tuesday 29th March 2022 when the E-levy was approved have been debunked by the Majority group in Parliament.
Interestingly, the votes and proceedings of the house captured the sick Mr Kum as present and voted for the E-levy.
According to the Effutu lawmaker Alexander Afenyo –Markin the records of parliament cannot be disputed.
The Minority in the house accused the Majority of not having the required number in Parliament to approve the E-levy. They have therefore sued the Attorney General over the approval.
But Mr Afenyo-Markin in response said said “Chieftaincy Minister was present in Parliament per the records.
“Pay attention to a ruling by Mr Speaker, we are getting a bit confused as to this physical presence and you have come to Parliament, you are at the committee, you are doing this, you are doing that, I don’t want to get into that debate yet.
“But I can tell you that relying on the vote which we got today, his name did not register as absent. The records are clear.”
He declined to answer how the minister came to the house due to his health condition.
“I have not heard of how he came, I have not been told how he came, I don’t want to respond to people’s claims of how he came. Whichever way he came is immaterial to me,” the Effutu lawmaker said.
