The former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has labeled former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu’s motion for the removal of MPs as ‘bizarre’ and a ‘shocking frolic.’
The motion, which has stirred significant controversy within political circles, was introduced by Iddrisu with the intent for the speaker of parliament to declare the seats of the MPs vacant.
Mubarak in an article on Tuesday argued that the motion for the removal of MPs was unnecessary and could divert attention from more pressing issues needed to be addressed ahead of the December polls.
“A decision on a motion in Parliament by the former Minority Leader to remove some four MPs who are contesting as independent candidates in the December 2024 Parliamentary election was deferred by the Speaker of Parliament. While we await the decision of the Speaker, I must say the motion was a bizarre and shocking frolic that completely ignores the most pressing issues in the country.”
“Members of Parliament who spoke in support of the motion completely ignored one of the issues high up on the minds of Ghanaians yearning for a credible election in December – how to reign in the intransigent Electoral Commissioner and getting her to produce nothing but a free and fair election on 7th December. That should be the priority of every elected Member, especially those in opposition. What is the electoral fortune of the motion? With almost seven weeks to the December election, how does removing four rogue MPs resolve the issue of the Electoral Commissioner’s adamant posturing?”
“It doesn’t in any significant way clip the wings of President Akufo Addo, who should have been impeached by now. We have had almost 1,500 Ghanaians die in road accidents in the first quarter of 2024 alone according to public records. The country had recorded nearly 10,000 injuries from road accidents within the first six months of this year. It is a major disaster that requires serious and urgent action by all stakeholders, including Parliament, which ought to enact the necessary legislation to stem the tide, and appropriate the necessary funds to deal with the crisis.
“There’s also the wanton destruction of our water bodies, forest reserves and a plastic pollution crisis, plus President Akufo Addo’s government running the economy aground. And the first act by the Minority is not a motion to impeach the President for his colossal failure to tackle the illegal mining crisis, nor a bill to prosecute parents like Bishop Salifu Amoako, whose minor children commit high crimes.
“Practicality and common-sense dictates that the NDC and its MPs must be focused on reining in the Electoral Commissioner, whose posturing and impunity is very worrying. At the time of writing this article, we are 52 days away from the December 7 election. There would be no by-election even if the four rogue MPs are removed,” he stated.
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