Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Member of Parliament for Suame Constituency in the Ashanti Region, has criticized the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for holding a press conference on his own.
Speaking in an interview on Angel TV on November 22, 2024, the former Majority Leader expressed his disapproval of Bagbin’s decision to address the media without consulting parliamentary leadership.
This criticism follows a recent Supreme Court ruling against Bagbin’s declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant.
According to Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Bagbin’s actions undermine the collective representation of Parliament, setting a bad precedent for governance.
“I have a problem with the press conference. If you are a speaker, you are a Speaker for Parliament, and you can’t speak on your own. If you speak for Parliament, it means that whatever you say must reflect input from the Majority and Minority Leaders, to ensure you genuinely represent …