The Minority in Parliament has voiced dissatisfaction with the Clerk of Parliament, accusing him of omitting the names of some NDC Members of Parliament from the House Votes and Proceedings on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
The Clerk also neglected to record a walkout by the Minority prior to the passage of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy), according to the group.
Mubarak Muntaka, the Minority Chief Whip, warned the Clerk’s staff on the floor of Parliament not to be political in their work.
“I can say on record that, except for Hon. James Quayson, MP for Assin North, every single member on our side was in the house. [All the other members claimed to be absent] were in this house” he said.
He went on to call the absence of the Minority’s walkout in the official parliamentary text an “unforgivable error” and “a deliberate mistake.”
“With the greatest of respect to our Clerks, it is true that people react to their party affiliations, but what we expect from them is fairness and accurate reporting. This partisan behavior, we will not tolerate. Their action was deliberate and intended for a purpose, and unfortunately, that purpose has been achieved.”
The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, called the Minority’s comments against the Clerk of Parliament unjust and demanded that the submission be removed from the house’s records.
“What I disagree with is the argument that the Clerk and the Clerk attendants are being partisan. That statement coming from a leader of this house is not acceptable. The Clerk cannot be heard and respond on the floor, so I think that the issue should be addressed by all. This is not a matter we should split hairs on. I think that this is a matter we must sit in conclave to resolve. This part of the submission that accuses the clerk must be expunged from the records” he suggested.
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