Politics of Tuesday, 29 December 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comMuntaka proposes 3 ways to solve standoff in upcoming 8th ParliamentFile photo of an an empty ParliamentMinority Chief Whip in the outgoing 7th Parliament has suggested three ways to deal with the hung 8th Parliament that is scheduled to be inaugurated early January 2021. The Speaker of Parliament performs the important task of moderating debates, making key rulings on procedure, announcing results of votes on bills, among many other tasks. Although an independent candidate has opted to back the NPP, analysts say it does not translate into 138 seats for the NPP. So that it becomes like you have shown much goodwill that will carry the life of the Parliament instead of taking entrenched positions,” he said. According to Mubarak Muntaka, with the current make-up of Parliament, a single bill that can take an hour to pass could take three hours or more to decide.

Source: GhanaWeb December 29, 2020 14:03 UTC