Majority caucus cannot appoint leaders without party involvement – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has clarified that the majority caucus in Parliament does not have the authority to independently appoint its leaders without the involvement of the political party overseeing the process.

Bagbin made this statement during a parliamentary session on Wednesday, February 21, clarifying the protocol for appointing caucus leaders within Parliament.
He underscored the crucial role of the political party in guiding and influencing the selection of leaders within the majority.

This clarification by the Speaker comes at a time when reports indicate that the ruling party is planning to change the leaders of its majority caucus in Parliament.
“I have heard, listened and I know that the parties are having problems with this new definition of the new leaders,that is only where this confusion is coming from. The old order refers to party or parties, but this new one does not refer to a party but caucuses.

“The old order defines the majority leader to mean a member of parliament designated by the party or parties holding the majority of the seats as their recognized leader in the house. Now this new order says designate means appoints.
The Speaker charged MPs who disagreed with him to proceed to the courts to challenge his opinion.

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