Crack the whip on Adwoa Safo, Ken Agyapong, and two others over absenteeism – Ras Mubarak petitions Parliament

A former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has petitioned Parliament to crack the whip on some four absentee Members of Parliament who have breached the 15-day rule in the House.

According to him, the four legislators including MP for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, Ayawaso Central MP, Henry Quartey, Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong and Ahanta West MP, Ebenezer Kojo Kum have all absented themselves from the chamber for more than fifteen sitting days without the express permission of the Speaker.

In the petition, Mr Mubarak appealed to the Speaker “to direct for their conduct to be referred to the Privileges Committee for consideration and necessary action.”

Article 97 (1) (c) of the 1992 Constitution and Order 17 of the Standing Orders of Parliament state emphatically: “A Member shall not absent himself during a meeting for more than fifteen sittings without the permission in writing of the Speaker. Any member infringing this Order shall have his conduct referred to the Privileges Committee.”